PURPLE PINKIE RACE TO SAVE LIVES
Saturday morning, October 22 at LCCC about 80 runners and walkers participated in the five county Rotary District 7430 7th Annual Yvette M. Palmer “Purple Pinkie” 5K Run and 1 mile Fun Walk event. Twenty nine of the district Rotary Clubs sponsored participants and made donations.
We raised over $15,000 for Polio Plus fund of Rotary, which will be tripled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Present at the event were five polio survivors who have Post-Polio Syndrome, One of them talked about living with the results of having had Polio. She focused on the importance of the world-wide commitment by Rotary International to eradicate this terrible disease. aND SHE PRESENTED US WITH A CHECK FOR $2,200.
Over 30 volunteers and a lot of planning went into this event led by AW’s Herb Klotz
Twelve Rotary Interact students from Parkland High School worked during the race.
Rotary District 7430 Governor, Linda Young, from the Saucon club worked the registration desk and addressed the runners before the race.
Past district Governor, Bill Palmer -- husband of the late Past District Governor Yvette Palmer for whom the event is named -- gave the “GO” command to start the race. Yvette’s daughter, Kim, and granddaughter, Arista, participated in the race as they have each year,
Ginny and David Sandoval and their son and daughter EACK took home a medal for the 5K
run. And Marti, our Y.E. student volunteered too.
Bob Gordon rode his bicycle again this year and led the runners and walkers on the proper route.
Race Director Herb Klotz said "Despite the bad weather, over 80% of the registrants showed up, and Rotarians put on a great event to raise money for the most important program that the Rotary Foundation supports: ELIMINATING POLIO IN THE WORLD"
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