Summer 2010 Rotary Event Gallery

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July Meetings

July 8th – Rotarian presentation on International Convention

July 15th – Annual Twin Bridges Rotary Golf Outing and lunch at Country Drive Inn

July 22nd – District Governor Dan Stec

July 29th – Member profiles and monthly birthday fun meeting!

Christina Homer – living with Polio

Christina Homer, who lives with Post Polio Syndrome, shared her powerful and inspirational story with the Twin Bridges Rotary and several other clubs from District 7190. 

This is the first time that Christina has shared her whole story publicly.  We thank her for her courage, her frankness and for being such an inspiration to so many.

Christina was stricken with polio at the age of 4 months. She was hospitalized in a polio ward until the age of 5 where she spent most of her time in an iron lung. During this time period,  parents were urged not to maintain contact with their children, so the most Christina ever saw of her parents was an occasional face in a window. She received no human contact nor affection from her care givers and she was not taught anything, not even how to speak. When she finally appeared to be cured of polio at the age of 5 she became a “polio poster child.” 

Christina suffered criticisms from her peers growing up.  She was always “different”.  She later attended high school and college and lived a few decades of a “normal life”.  She beat the odds!  She was told she’d most likely not survive to see 40 nor ever give birth.  She acheived both and now lives with her loving husband, remains active in the Polio Survivors community as well as the arts.

You can help Rotary International erradicate Polio from the planet.  We have 4 countries to go. 

• Gates Foundation:  $200 Million Dollar Challange
• Global Polio Eradication Initiative spearheading partners
• Help Eradicate Polio by Giving now

Below is a small clip from today’s presentation (turn up your volume).

5th Annual Karaoke Contest October 2nd

The Twin Bridges Rotary Club 5th Annual Karaoke Contest at Phelan’s Banquet House, Route 9, Clifton Park, on Friday, October 2nd, at 7pm.

Click here to download our Karaoke Flyer

This event is the Club’s major fundraiser of the year with proceeds supporting Rotary’s involvement in local community efforts and international service.

We proudly sponsor the “Spirit of Thanksgiving” dinner at Salty’s Pub & Bistro, so no one eats Thanksgiving dinner alone. We also support local charities such as:

• Hannah’s Hope Fund
• Chamber Angels
• Mechanicville Domestic Violence Shelter
• Jonesville & Mechanicville Food Pantries
• Ronald McDonald House
• Regional Food Bank
• Ms. Shen Softball
• Shenendehowa Senior Center
• Interact Involvement for our future Rotarians
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters
•  …and international outreach and development
  programs like:
• Shelter Box
• Birthing Kits
• Gift of Life

We hope you will join us for great food, cold refreshments, fabulous entertainment,  and …even as a contestant!

Changeover Dinner

Thursday June 18th

6pm Fairways of Halfmoon