| Posted by Gary Troyer on Apr 22, 2013
On Monday, April 22, PK Rotary President Ryan Weld with PR Chair and Asst. Dist. Commissioner Gary Troyer received over $200 from Scouts in Troop 237 of the Blue Mountain Council. This donation was the culmination of a joint learning and funds collection effort. Scouts prepared donation jars, learned about Polio and vaccinations in general, and collected donations. Rotary provided information, jar labels, and a participation patch. Shown with Ryan is Gary awarding the participation patches to the Scouts.
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| Posted by Steve Howland on Mar 05, 2013
For Rotarians needing makeups, Columbia Daybreak notes the following temporary meeting location changes: Meetings will be off site for April: 7th @ Red Cross Real Hero's breakfast (TRAC) 14th @ a program at Columbia River Eye Clinic 28th @ the SIGN facility in Richland |
| Posted by Gary Troyer on Jan 22, 2013
It only takes a plane ride for an infected to infect the non-vaccinated! Protect your fellow citizens and yours; childhood vaccinations are important! Pakistani health officials Monday [21 Jan 2013] called for infants leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after virus samples linked to a southern Pakistani city were discovered in Egypt. Two sewage samples from Cairo were analysed and found to resemble a recently discovered strain in the Pakistani city of Sukkur, a joint statement by health officials, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said. ...
P-K Rotary has lead on Pennies to Pound Polio locally -->http://tricitiesrotary.org |
| Posted by Jon Funfar on Dec 31, 2012
(Kennewick) – After three decades at Leo’s Catering in Kennewick, the Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Club is moving its weekly meetings to the Clover Island Inn starting January 9. The club made the move after the retirement of the owners of Leo’s this summer. The move insures a predictable place to meet for the foreseeable future. “We’re all very excited about the move. Clover Island Inn will be a great place to meet” said club president Ryan Weld. The Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Club meets at noon on Wednesdays at the Clover Island Inn, 435 Clover Island Drive, 4th Floor, in Kennewick. For further information, visit the club’s website at www.pascokennewickrotary.org. For more information on the Clover Island Inn, visit www.hotelkennewick.com. Please also see map. |
| Posted by Gary Troyer on Dec 05, 2012
Blue Mountain Council/BSA and Rotary February 14 – March 14, 2013 Our two groups will participate in joint fundraising effort for community awareness about the endgame for Polio Eradication. Scouts will prepare donation containers, perform community canvass, visit businesses, augment the Public Health Merit Badge, and receive a Rotary sponsored activity badge. The time encompasses both organization’s birthdays. Rotarians are encouraged to work with the local BSA Packs, Troops, Teams, Crews, Posts, and Order of Arrow regarding the End Polio Now program. See the downloads section for further information. (Contact Gary or Kris Troyer at 509-946-3425 or the Blue Mountain Council office 509-735-7306 for information.) As of the end of 2012, the effort is down to 3 countries and about 200 cases: Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. India showed a year of no new cases at the beginning of 2012 (Polio free declaration requires 3 years of this performance.) Clinical description is at WHO website. The current tally of 202 cases and locations is shown on this map. However, these areas have been shown to be the most difficult and expensive due to remoteness, culture, and social upsets. Since 1985, Rotary has been instrumental in the effort worldwide. |
| Posted by Kris Troyer on Nov 07, 2012
Pasco-Kennewick Membership Chair Kris Troyer and sponsor Floyd Ivey officially welcomed Ms Kathleen Lawrence into the club as a new member on November 7. Way to go Kat! 
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| Posted by Gary Troyer
On Oct 10, Rotarians Randy Schneider and Rob DiPiazza (left in each pic) became contributors to the Rotary Benefactors. Pres. Ryan Weld recognized Randy, and Club Foundation Chair Randy recognized Rob. Thank you for your efforts and consideration.  |
| Posted by Gary Troyer
PK Rotary's member Josh Chittenden as the Rotary Duck helps pick up ducklings after the 'Chuck-a-Duck' contest at the Tri-City Americans' seasonal opener hockey game on Sept 22. |
| Posted by Gary Troyer
P-K Rotary Foundation Chair Randy Schneider recognized two members with Paul Harris awards at the September 12 meeting: Bob Clark and Dan Boyd. Thank you for your support. |
| Posted by Gary Troyer
On September 12, P-K Rotary presented a donation of $5000 to Lourdes (Hospital) Counseling Center Children Summer Day Treatment Program representatives Dana Oates and Tim Hoekstra. This donation was through the championing of Rtn. Kathy Ruggles who initiated the effort and presented by Rtn Gary Troyer. This support assists the summer school vacation gap in normal school year programs.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer
Tri-City Rotarians captured the 2nd Place Award in the Sr. Division at the Prosser State's Day Parade on Sept 3, 2012. Picitured are Rotarians Randy Schneider, Janelle Harvey, Gary Troyer, "The Duck" (Justin Raffa) with the award, and Kris Troyer. Several clubs were represented and members and offspring had fun tossing candy to the spectators along the route. After the parade, members mingled with the crowd at the city park for hamburgers, hotdogs, carnival rides, and stage entertainment. A number of 'Duck Race' tickets were also distributed. More Pictures. |
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| Posted by Gary Troyer on Jun 25, 2012
The April 2012 Rotary supported cataract surgery team to Ethiopia led by Dr. James Guzek is featured in a short documentary on Voice of America. It is part of an Africa news segment, the second in order after the Egyptian presidential election news. See it at http://www.voanews.com/media/all/latest.html?z=1432 (at time mark 3:25). |
| Posted by Steve Howland on Feb 26, 2012
Pasco-Kennewick Rotarian Marjorie Kaspar at the Rotary Club of Southern Districts in Western Australia exchanging friendship banners with Ray Smith.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer
Randy (Tri-Cities Sunrise Rotary) and Betty Milne have agreed to sell Betty's Book for $18.00 and $5.00 will be donated to Polio Plus for every book sold. This is a great opportunity to get a great book and help eliminate Polio world wide
About the Book
The Blanket of Blessings is loosely based on the author’s great Aunt Angie who came acrossthe country in a covered wagon, came to live with the Indians along the way,and moved on to California in the late 1800’s. Angie lived to the age of 103 and had plenty of stories to tell. The Blanket of the Blessingsis based on just one of them.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer on Jan 20, 2012
We are elated to announce and share with you that Rotary celebrates India's first polio-free 12 month period as of January 13, 2011!
See the full Rotary International Press Release describing the achievement in the main story
Please also check out the new India focused "This Close" PSA featuring some of the biggest stars in India including Amitabh Bachchan, A.R. Rahman, Tanvi Shah and Anil Kapoor. http://youtu.be/S1dWEWoAtF8. Rotary District 5080 is keeping the ball rolling (or we might say the feet moving ). Our current and next district-wide fundraising for the Rotary PolioPlus Foundation are through our District 5080 Run/Walk Plus and the District Conference "Community in Motion" Fun Run/Walk. These are described here and here, the former in progress, the latter developing. |
| Posted by Gary Troyer
The world polio eradication is still working towards zero. The incidence has been cut by a factor of 2x from 2010 to 2011. Here are the numbers: | Reported Polio Cases |
| | Country/region | All 2011 | | Pakistan | 189 | | Chad/CAR (re-infect) | 140 | | DRC (Congo) (re-infect) | 92 | | Afghanistan | 74 | | Nigeria | 51 | | Western Africa (coast) | 50 | | China | 21 | | Angola | 5 | | India | 1 | | Kenya | 1 | | Total | 624 | | Total 2010 | 1352 | The program is working, but more left to do. We are 'This Close!"
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| Posted by Gary Troyer on Jan 02, 2012
Feb 23, 2012 at 12:00 PM Three Rivers Convention Center: The Keynote Speaker will be the one, the only, the incomparable Al Frumkin, Esq. Al is a Rotary Past District Governor who is active in the Foundation and is a fantastic speaker and will bring us a touching look at Rotary and he is also likely to be entertaining, thoughful, and humorous in his presentation as well. Bring quests to this meeting as his presentation is fun and always motivational!> |
| Posted by Gary Troyer on Oct 11, 2011
Today, Steve Howland and Lorraine Cooper presented the principal, Dale Kern, and his staff at Kennewick's Westgate Elementary with our check for $585.00 to help with supplies for the large population of refugee children the school serves.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer on Jun 28, 2011
Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Club Awards Scholarships to Local High School Students.
$2,000 scholarships were awarded to the following students to pursue degrees at colleges and universities of their choice.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer on Jun 10, 2011
Pasco-Kennewick Rotary received recognition for supporting 'End Polio Now'.
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| Posted by Dottie Stevens
Annual P-K Rotary scholarships were announced at the regular meeting on May 25, 2011.
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| Posted by Dottie Stevens on May 25, 2011
Honorary Paul Harris Award presented at Pasco-Kennewick Rotary regular meeting on May 2, 2011.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer
New free application for IPOD, etc., now available for download and use by Rotary members.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer on May 20, 2011
PK Rotarians Gary and Kris Troyer just returned from attending their Grandson's High School Graduation and Granddaugter's Baby Shower in Emporia, Kansas. Enroute, they visited Rotary clubs in Logan UT, Englewood CO, Emporia KS, Cheyenne WY, and Butte MT. PK Rotary Club banners were presented at each club. See a few pictures of presentations in the photo journals.
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| Posted by Gary Troyer on May 05, 2011
Grace Clinic's Jean Murrow, RN, BSN, MHA - Clinic Director and Jeanne Berretta, MD - Medical Director, received $5000 donation from Pasco-Kennewick Rotary, presented by President John Intravartolo at the regular club meeting on May 4, 2011.
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