Rotarians from all over District 6920 gathered on Jekyll Island last weekend, April 26-28. Some were found on the pickleball court, at the luau, in the House of Friendship socializing and bidding on silent auction items, learning about World Polio Vaccines, and hearing from the GRSP students.
A few keynote speakers were researchers and updated everyone about the latest science around Alzheimer's Research (CART) and Polio Plus efforts. CART funds are making a difference in finding ways to stop the progressions of the disease. Early intervention is showing to be more promising than reversing the disease.
There were only 3 emergency cases of polio last year compared to 6 the years before. We are closer than ever to eradicating wild polio. Rotarians go to great lengths to immunize children in Pakistan and Afghanistan. We saw a video of someone taking a zipline over a rushing river to reach people living in remote areas.
Enjoy these snapshots below.
