A disease that literally paralyzed hundreds of thousands of people through out history, as recently as back in the 1980's, has almost disappeared.  Perhaps because we don't witness the devastating effect of Polio, we often forget its terrible consequences.  This past Saturday Rotarians from around our district gathered for the Yvette Palmer Purple Pinkie 5k and 1 mile fun walk, to raise funds to continue to stamp out Polio.  In attendance were Polio survivors whom are again feeling some of the long term symptoms of the terrible disease (pictured below).  They praised Rotary and their efforts to eradicate Polio.  In that effort the event raised over $16,000 for Polio Plus which will be increased by an additional $32,000 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  That's $48,000 towards Rotary's Polio eradication efforts!
 
On another note, please keep an eye on the calendar for upcoming events. To highlight a few, on Thursday 11/3 our normal breakfast meeting will be moved to an evening meeting at LCTI. Please let Ceil know if your attending.  An new addition to the calendar this week is an evening service activity. Kris DePaolo has coordinated Emmaus Rotary Club to prepare and serve dinner for the Allentown Rescue Mission on Tuesday November 15th! Kris will be looking for volunteers to make and serve the meal over the next couple of weeks. 
 
This Thursday is our club board meeting immediately following our normal breakfast meeting.  Club members are welcome to sit in.  Feedback and new ideas are encouraged.