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It's World Polio Day! The day when we reflect on the progress we have made against this horrible disease and reset our focus to eradicate it for good. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Global Polio Initiative which is an international effort to eradicate the disease. Rotary plays a major role with the initiative.Closer to home the Resort Municipality of Whistler has declared October 24th as World Polio Day and we thank the Mayor and Council for recognizing this important day. A copy of the proclamation is on the left (Please click image to read the proclamation).
Rotary will feature a Livestream event from the College of Physicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that begins at 6:30PM Philadelphia time or 3:30PM Pacific time. The livestream will feature global health experts and celebrities sharing our progress on the road to polio eradication. A recording of the livestream will be made available on endpolio.org after the event.
During the regular Tuesday morning meeting the Rotary Club of Whistler had two thumping good speakers who really got the blood flowing with or without caffeine.
At the same meeting Bryce Reynolds, Program Coordinator for Soap for Hope, Vancouver Island gave us an inspiring presentation on the collection, re purposing and distribution of used soap, liquid and bars from hotels and other locations. The bars of soap or single use ampoules of soap may be used only once then discard into trash. Entirely volunteer supported and organized, the soap once prepared, is shrink packaged in small or large amounts with a cloth and distributed to poverty stricken, challenged areas over the globe and in our own needy communities across British Columbia. Bryce was so effective in his delivery that a person wanted to dig right in and help.
The Resort Municipality of Whistler hosted the Subaru- Ironman - Canada banner event for the 6th time July 25th to the 30th this year. The Rotary Club of Whistler rolled out the red carpet. under the leadership of Murray Wood, dedicated Rotarian and this year's Assistant District Governor. His team warmly and heartily welcomed, using our special brand of cheer for the athletes and their families helping make their introduction to Whistler and the big race happen.
On August 4th and 5th the Rotary Club of Whistler served up pancakes outside of Dusty's in Creekside to the salivating masses that lined up for this tasty breakfast treat. Money Man David Oakes, long time dedicated Rotarian is in the background and Pancake Chef Gill Forester is in the white hat concentrating on perfect pancakes after tirelessly organizing the event and the donations. Perky pancake flipper Marg Pallot with her endless cheer and smile doled out these yummy cakes to an ever waiting line up. Some youngsters proudly boasted chowing down on as many as 12 cakes, drizzled with Canadian Maple syrup, each of the two mornings!
During the July 24th Rotary Club of Whistler morning meeting at the Whistler Racket Club Ewa (Eva) Zebroswski daughter of Walter Zebrowski, namesake of Eva Lake, updated the us on how she would like to increase the rewards and the receivers of the Walter Zebrowski Scholarship.
During the Tuesday July 24th morning meeting of Rotary Club of Whistler Napalese trekking guide Kalu Tamang entranced 25 members and guests at the Whistler Racket Club with facts and stores including breathtaking photos of what life looks like among the world's tallest peaks and the devastation following a major earthquake that ravaged his country. 
The new 2018-2019 Board of Directors for Whistler Rotary Club are inducted on the sunny evening of June 19th at the monthly dinner meeting held at The Venue.
On June 8th at the 
The Rotary Club of Whistler is excited to announce the creation of an Environmental Education Fund for the purpose of providing annual seed funding to local or international environmental sustainability education projects or scholarships. The fund has been created with a very generous donation of $20,000 from the Environmental Education Action Programs Society (EEAP) at our March 29th Alumni Night celebration.
