Pool for Polio

Posted by Tamara Larson on Nov 18, 2016

Our first annual Pool for Polio took place on Tuesday, November 8 at The Billiard Club on Whyte Avenue. We were joined by family and friends, other Rotarians and Rotaractors from our District. Special guests included District Polio Chair Patrick Gibson, District Governor Laura Morie and Past District Governor Jackie Hobal.

Along with the doubles pool tournament, we heard from Jackie Hobal about her personal journey as a polio survivor and how it impacted her family and her life.

Thank you Jackie for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us!

There was some great bidding on our silent auction items! The net proceeds from ticket sales, donations by our guests and the silent auction items, we raised $2400! With matching grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Government of Canada (5:1), the total contribution going towards the Polio Eradication cause is $9600! Congratulations everyone on such a successful event and helping eradicate polio world wide. We are THIS CLOSE!

Thank you to Foundation Chair, and President Elect, Kathy Strobl for her leadership on this great initiative along with committee members Saiyed Jaffer, James Wynters, Lynn Kazairwe and Kat Lahola for their hard work! And to all who contributed silent auctions, a big THANK YOU for your continued support of our club and all that we do.

Here some more pics from the event: