(pictured with Rotarian John Kurvink)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone that purchased tickets

 

We held our Annual Wheelbarrow Raffle this weekend at 5 different locations, Save-on Foods, IGA, Walmart, Safeway and Superstore

Congratulations to all of our winners and Thank you to Rotarians and Friends for selling the tickets

A BIG Thank you to Save On Foods @saveonfoods, IGA Penticton @igastoresbc, Walmart @walmart, Safeway @safeway and

Real Canadian Superstore @realcanadiansuperstore

All proceeds go to the Soupateria and the Salvation Army Food Bank

Save On Foods prize being presented to the winner by Rotarian Lori Lalonde and

Save On Foods Manager Mike Jakubowki

 

Karla Ziegler won the IGA Penticton Wheelbarrow - Her husband Chad picking it up

 

 

Sam Der won the Safeway Wheelbarrow

He is pictured here with Rotarian Derek Blaszak

 

 

Real Canadian Superstore winner was Teri Brant

Shown here are Teri, her daughter, Superstore Manager Rick Dunsmore and 

Rotarian George Gordon

 

Arnie Atkin won the Wheelbarrow at Walmart .

Arnie is kindly donating the groceries to Soupateria

 

 

 

Drew Nagy - the Foundation Chair of the Rotary Club of Penticton spoke about the Polio initiative and what it means to our club

 

Today, on World Polio Day, Rotary and its Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners announced that wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide. WPV3 is only the third infectious human disease-causing pathogen to be eradicated in history, following smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2. This achievement means that two of the three wild polio strains have now been wiped out, an important marker of progress against the disease.

The announcement comes on the heels of recent news that Nigeria has gone three years without a case of wild poliovirus, which means that the entire African region could be certified wild poliovirus-free in sometime in 2020.

“The eradication of wild poliovirus type three is a critical step in Rotary’s fight to eradicate polio,” said Michael K. McGovern, Chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee. “Even as we’re addressing major challenges in Pakistan and Afghanistan, we continue to make historic progress that shows us that eradication is possible. Today is World Polio Day—a time to reflect on our efforts, how far we’ve come, and the work that still needs to be done to fulfill our promise of a polio-free world. It’s important that we remain optimistic and harness the momentum of this good news as we tackle the remaining challenges in the global effort to end polio.”

The fundraiser had great food, games and fellowship

Thank you to Drew, Neil and Rhonda for organizing the event