The participants at the District Leadership Team meeting gathered without our recovering district governor - whose birthday was on Saturday, 3/16. We celebrated with DG Bill on a Stick!

As we Countdown to History, Rotary and its partners have increased surveillance efforts to find the polio virus wherever it hides. Intensive surveillance followed by immunization campaigns prevented outbreaks in Brazil and Israel. Watch the 4 minute video above to learn more.

By Jody Driver as told to Chris Waugh

Baby boomers recall the ravishing effects of polio on some of their friends in school. But since a vaccine came out in the late 1950s, polio disappeared in the US. Younger generations often have little appreciation of the value of the vaccine that prevents this paralytic disease. Jody Driver, of the Florence Oregon Club, does. ~Chris Waugh

I was 8 in 1952, and a very active child.

It came on like the flu. I got a fever and was achy, but then I had trouble walking. Mom & Dad took me to the doctor. Polio was rampant at that time. All the wards in the hospitals were filled with children who had it. By then, I couldn’t walk.

My mom and dad didn’t want me in one of the polio wards, so they hired the doctor to come to our house every day. One day he’d give me a shot of Erythromycin in one cheek, then the next day the other cheek. The shots relieved the pain. And they did exercises that I couldn’t do myself. They would manipulate and massage my muscles, constantly.

The Rotary Club of Sisters was named the 2018 Non-Profit of the Year at the February 7^th Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Ceremony. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce citation described Sisters Rotary as an active and dedicated group of individuals who live Rotary’s motto of “Service Before Self”. The Rotary Club of Sisters provides hardback books to all first graders, dictionaries to third graders, scholarships for graduating Seniors, and swim lessons for those who need them. The Rotary Invitational Track Meet, the Community Halloween Parade and the Rotary Hoedown are popular events.

Please submit photos, news, and brags to district5110enews@gmail.com. We welcome your news and announcements. eNews is produced in DACdb ezBulletin and sent to active D5110 members via PMail. Please submit your SHORT stories and great photos of Club events accomplishments and service projects. Submission deadline is Thursday evening the week before publication.

~ INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

As of 28 August 2017 our new broker is Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG).

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Rotarians will need to use this user name and password to enter the website:

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Rotarians can also contact Gallagher by email: rotary@ajg.com and by phone: 1.833.3ROTARY (1.833.376.8279).

~ RI DIRECT CONNECT

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