Rotary Meeting April 26, 2022

President Elect Kathi Fuhrman opened the meeting at 12:25pm and Ken Wenger led the pledge and prayer.
 

ATTENDANCE: 26 members were in attendance which represents 34.62% of our membership.  We had the 8 April students of the month as guests.

 

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH: Kathi asked the 8 students to tell us about their experience in Rotary this month. They each received a 4 Way Test coin.

 

Donna Haar - the Hanover Garden Club has a perennial sale on May 7th at St Mark's Church.

Greg Staub - there is still time to register for the upcoming District Conference.

Ralph Jodice - there is a Junior Achievement opportunity coming up on May 12 at New Oxford Interm School.  Contact Ralph for more details.

Bob Kalinoski - the Scholarship Committee will be reviewing applications from students.  If you would like to participate, contact Bob

Terry Gingrow - there have been some problems with our billing due to the changeover in the folks doing the billing.  We will get it straightened out so please bear with us.
Kathi for Dale Brubaker - there are 3 opportunities to volunteer coming up.  Contact Dale for more info.

PAUL HARRIS AWARD: DISTRICT GOVERNOR Greg Staub presented a Paul Harris award to MARYBETH HOCKENBERRY.

 

PROGRAM:  Deb Stambaugh Polio Plus  
Pa.Polio Survivors Network - Information and Inspiration for Polio Survivors and Their Families.  www.papolionetwork.org; Deb Stambaugh, Central Pa Coordinator; papolionetwork3@gmail.com or 717-969-5049
Deb showed a video which portrayed the current status of the fight against Polio and where we stand now.

 

Deb also shared the following after the video:

- The vaccine information cards are the result of the Partnership with The Rotary Clubs of Pa, Survivors of a Vaccine Preventable Disease, and The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Pa (CHOP)

- According to Dr Paul Offit, MD at CHOP, this partnership is bringing a new twist to the message - "VACCINES WORK!"

- The information is now available in several languages in addition to English: Spanish, Hindu, Mandarin Chinese, Russian,  Persian(Dari).

- Other opportunities that the network offers include : an in-person support Group for Survivors; a Zoom Support Group that meets Monthly; a Monthly Newsletter that is sent in the USA, Canada and abroad; a private Facebook Page "Bruno Bites" offered thru Dr Richard Bruno; there are 3 Dr's on their team that write articles for the Newsletter along with Survivor Stories.

 

Finally, Deb emphasized that their project has been endorsed by the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the PA State Immunization Coalition.

 

Thank you, Deb, for keeping us updated on this most important effort.