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Rotary Review
Bill Trant, Governor
As Rotarians, we “live by” the Four Way Test. We should take a closer look at,
“Is it Fair to all Concerned?” Through club projects and giving, we have proven
that Rotarians have dedicated ourselves to improving conditions and fairness to
those near and far. Whether it is ringing bells for the Salvation Army, providing
Christmas for children or helping with sanitation and clean water in communities
throughout the world, Rotary District 6880 is committed to Making a Difference
Please send all Dis- through service.
trict 6880 news to
the Rotary Review October is also the month for World Polio Day. On the 24th, live streams filled
at : all aspects of social media and the internet to get the word out that we are “this
khugs67@gmail.com close.” Since 1985, when Rotary launched its PolioPlus Program, it has contrib-
uted more than $1.7 billion and countless volunteer hours to immunize more
than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. Presently, only Afghanistan, Nigeria
and Pakistan are the only countries that have never stopped the transmission of
the wild poliovirus. Thanks to PDG Jim Golson for always providing informa-
tive articles for the Rotary Review about Polio.
Thanks for all you do to “Make a Difference.” I am honored to serve with you.
Important Links:
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5 Things You Might Not Know
About Ending Polio
Submitted by PDG Jim Golson
The road to eradicating polio has been a long and difficult one, with Rotary leading the fight since
1985. Going from nearly 350,000 cases in 1988 to just 10 so far this year has required time, money, dedi-
cation, and innovation from thousands of people who are working to end the disease.
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2. Celebrities have become ambassadors
in our fight to end the disease.
They include WWE wrestling superstar
John Cena, actress Kristen Bell, action-movie
star Jackie Chan, golf legend Jack Nicklaus, Grammy Award-winning singers Angelique Kidjo and Ziggy
Marley, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall, co-founder of the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates, and world-renowned violinist and polio survivor Itzhak Perlman.
The Paul Harris Society of District 6880 is one way for us to say
thank you to our Rotary Foundation for what we have received and
to ensure that we will be able to continue working to improve the lives and living conditions of people who
are less fortunate within our communities and around the world.
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cess. A year and a half after she began the
adoption process, Doctor Metzger was
matched with her six-year-old daughter. Doc-
tor Metzger said that adopting a child rather
than a baby is like jumping into the deep end
of parenting. Her daughter had some social and academic struggles when they first met, but
through the love and attention Doctor Metzger has provided in the past six months, she has
made tremendous progress. Pictured are Isabelle Warren, Dr. Barbara Metzger and President
James Bruce. (above)
The October 3 Troy Rotary meeting was hosted
by Robert Jacobs and Ross Jinright. Ross intro-
duced Chanda Rigby, head coach of the Troy
University women's basketball team. During the
six years that Coach Rigby has been at Troy,
100% of the women on the basketball team have
graduated. Other achievements of the team in-
clude three consecutive seasons with more than
twenty wins, back-to-back Sun Belt champion-
ships, appearances in the NCAA tournament, and
professional contracts for five former players.
Coach Rigby said that this year's team is the most
talented group she has had at Troy, and that they
have set high goals for themselves, including
winning another championship, having the most
wins of any team in the conference, and returning
to the NCAA tournament. She tells her team that
they all have a purpose, and that purpose is to do
extraordinary things. Pictured is Head Coach
The October 10th Troy Rotary meeting was hosted by Ben Chanda Rigby
Ji and Pete Jordan. They invited Greg Herring, Quality (right)
and Mission Success Senior Manager from Lockheed
Martin’s Pike County Operations. Greg moved to Troy
last year, but has worked for Lockheed Martin for thirty
years. Pike County Operations has thirty-eight buildings
on more than 3800 acres, and is responsible for manufac-
turing, final assembly, testing, and storage for several mis-
sile programs. Additionally, there are multiple support
functions at the facility, including production engineering,
metrology, production planning and control, manufactur-
ing operations management, and security. Pike County
Operations opened in 1994, and has won many awards in
the past twenty years, including the 2007 Alabama Quali-
ty Award, which Greg said they hope to win again. Ap-
proximately four hundred fifty people are currently em-
ployed at the facility, with a projected employment of six
hundred by 2020. Pictured are Ben Ji, President James
Bruce, Greg Herring, and Pete Jordan. (above)
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The September 19th Troy Rotary
meeting was hosted by Karen Herring
& President James Bruce. They invit-
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ed Thomas Brown, M.D., Oncologist/
Hematologist now at Troy Regional
Cancer Center. Doctor Brown has
over thirty years of experience in the
field. He earned his medical degree O
from the University of Alabama-
Birmingham and completed his fel-
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He comes from Dothan once each
week and plans to expand his practice
to full-time in Troy. Doctor Brown
spoke about the advancements in Pictured are Doctor Brown’s assistant Ursula Wilson, CRNP,
drugs for curing cancer. New targeted Troy Rotary President James Bruce, Doctor Thomas Brown,
CAR T cell control has become a ma- Amy Minor, CNO, RN and Karen Herring, Troy Regional
jor development assisting in arresting Medical Center Marketing Director.
cancer. Many improvements are be-
ing made today to treat cancer and we
may be getting closer to cures for
several kinds.
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Rotarians to speak to us, Donna Marietta,
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spoke about the history and challenges of
MACOA including the well-known func-
tion, Meals on Wheels. Pictured, Presi-
dent Lance Brown, Donna Marietta and
Clare Weil. (left)
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1. Rotary Club’s Rest Stop tent displaying their new club banner.
2. Various riders in this year’s Bike Ride.
3. Additional riders in this year’s Bike Ride.
4. Rotary’s snacks for Bike Ride. Pictured in background Susie Griggs (left), wife of Rotarian Noah
Griggs, Sr. and Rotarian Carmen Rodgers (right).
5. Tallassee Rotarians Stephanie Weldon (left) and Jan Dzurilik (center), current Club President.
In September, member Mike Sledge asked for dona- C
tions for Hurricane Harvey victims. And as usual, our
club responded and filled his van. We also raised
$120 which the club matched. This will be added to
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Atmore 38 38 0 1 4 46.05 39
Brewton 66 65 -1 -1 3 61.00 29
Brundidge 24 24 0 -1 4 81.00 8
Demopolis 42 42 0 1 4 93.90 1
Elba 19 19 0 0 3 64.59 25
Enterprise 61 58 -3 -1 3 78.79 13
Evergreen 17 16 -1 0 4 90.60 2
Fairhope 85 82 -3 -1 4 77.97 16
Foley 65 66 1 0 4 54.55 33
Geneva 28 27 -1 -1 4 80.56 9
Jackson 26 27 1 2 4 61.00 30
Luverne 29 28 -1 -1 1 90.00 3
Mobile-Sunrise 65 62 -3 -2 3 58.29 31
Monroeville 15 15 0 0 4 72.00 18
Montgomery 40 43 3 5 5 76.38 17
Sunrise
Montgomery 18 21 3 3 4 70.00 22
Sunset
Opelika 84 87 3 0 4 44.25 41
Opp 27 28 1 0 4 69.65 23
Ozark 0 0 0.00 49
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Prattville 32 32 0 0 3 56.30 32
Prattville- 30 30 0 0 3 48.28 38
Millbrook Sun-
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Robertsdale 38 37 -1
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Selma 40 40 0 2 79.49 11
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Tallassee 21 20 -1 0 4 34.00 44
Tuskegee 13 13 0 0 4 53.84 35
Wetumpka 25 24 1 4 80.00 10
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York- 0 9 9 0 2 78.00 14
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