• World's Largest Polio Walk is Oct. 24. We will meet at 10 AM at the parking lot of Doc's Backyard in Sunset Valley. Wear the t-shirt or your tie-dyed Rotary Rockstar one. David Grobig of the Southwest Club is coming and will tell SW Rotary Club at their meeting Thursday. Please bring family and friends, the more the merrier! Stay after the walk for lunch and socializing at Doc’s.
• Our Pies for Polio event is at BJ's Brewhouse in Sunset Valley on November 19 from 6-8. It was fun and successful last year so let’s make it happen again this year! Invite friends.
• Lisa is still working on finalizing the sales and profit report for the Runway to Paradise event, but says we made more than we planned.
- Cyril Bernier, our Assistant Governor and member of Cosmopolitan Rotary Club, thanked us for the Runway to Paradise event. His wife participated in the Dance-off and a member of his club, Lindsay, won the raffle! This weekend’s Polio Walk, clubs from throughout the District and Region are participating. On the first page of this month’s Rotary Magazine, Rotary International President Yinka appreciates a polio free Nigeria and Africa, but the wild virus is still endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Our work is not done. Read the magazine for more information on creating impact.
Last year District Governor Todd Smith had the goal of one million dollars donations.
- This year, District Governor Jeff Coleman has a goal of one million dollars just to the Annual Fund. Sign up to donate through Rotary Direct.
This year’s Foundation Gala is February 6 in Georgetown.
- RYLA is coming up; think about reaching out for candidates. The early bird price to sponsor a candidate lasts until November 30.
