Hamburg News

Posted by Eileen Hotho

RIDERS FOR POLIO

The Rotary Club of Hamburg participated October 6, 2021, in the Rotary District 7090 2nd Annual Dr. Ron Mergl Memorial Pedal for Polio sponsoring a duo of Hamburg bicycle riders who rode more than four hours to raise funds in an international effort to eradicate polio.
 
The bi-national Rotary district united bicyclists on both sides of the Niagara River along the US-Canadian border in Western New York and Southern Ontario a few days earlier on October 2 in 15-mile routes along the Niagara River, but clubs throughout each country also created individual routes over several days.
 
 
Members of the Rotary Club of Hamburg sponsored bicyclist Tom Nemmer, a neighbor of Rotarians Barb and Dale Stanley. Tom and teammate Jay O’Donnell rode just over 52 miles as part of the fundraising effort.
 
The Hamburg Rotarians last year raised $1,100 and hope to increase that amount with the community’s help.  As of October 20, $545 had been raised and the final total will be tripled with assistance from the Gates Foundation.