RAISING AWARENESS OF THE RISKS OF DIABETES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENSRotary made a $500 donation to the Foundation to support its educational programs, particularly promoting awareness of the risks of Type 2 (adult onset) diabetes among children and teenagers stemming from poor diet and lifestyle choices.
SAVE THE DATE!The Gala auction put on by the Alliston Rotary Club is always a special evening. BUT, this year we have live comedy from three Yuk Yuk's comedians to add to our auction. The line-up is as follows:Pete Johansson has earned the title of global headlining comic with a relentless schedule that takes him to every corner of the globe with his unique socially progressive and intellectually challenging, yet accessible comedy that has garnered him a worldwide following. This demand was recently bolstered with his first comedy special 'You might also enjoypete johansson' released by Netflix simultaneously in 82 countries and a critically acclaimed and powerful appearance on Comedy Central's 'This is Not Happening'.Laurie Elliott is a stand-up comic, actor and television writer. She is a winner of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and is a four-time winner of Best Female Stand Up at The Canadian Comedy Awards. Patrick Haye has grown to be a favourite wherever he plays. He has been featured on the Panel on CBC's, George Stroumboulopoulus Tonight and has opened for Gerry Dee (Mr. D), Brian Callen (Mad TV, The Hangover), Eddie Griffin (Undercover Brother), and Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber, Half Baked).
On Friday May, 24, Rotary Club members and their guests attended a wine pairing event to raise money for Polio eradication. The event SOLD OUT!
A bit of background information:
Rotarians have helped immunize more than 2 billion children against polio in 122 countries. Since 1988, we’ve seen a worldwide reduction in polio cases of 99.9%. For more than two years, we’ve seen wild polio cases in only two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. We are "THIS CLOSE" to Eradicating Polio for good!
On Friday May, 24, Rotary Club members and their guests attended a wine pairing event to raise money for Polio eradication. The event SOLD OUT!
A bit of background information:
Rotarians have helped immunize more than 2 billion children against polio in 122 countries. Since 1988, we’ve seen a worldwide reduction in polio cases of 99.9%. For more than two years, we’ve seen wild polio cases in only two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. We are "THIS CLOSE" to Eradicating Polio for good!
