On Tuesday, July 23rd Thie Convery of the Rotary Satellite Club of Dundas Valley Sunrise: STamp Out Polio, Thie’s mother Sandra Bouchard, and the Stamp Out Polio club chair Frances Manias attended the “Help Rotary Strike Out Polio” at the $1 Million Baseball Game with the Pittsburgh Pirates playing the St. Louis Cardinals.Rotary International President, Stephanie A. Urchick, challenged Rotarians to donate US$10,000 or more, with the first 25 PolioPlus supporters getting an invite to her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to join her and RI General Secretary and CEO John Hewko, in a private suite at the game (graciously donated by Rotarian Bob Brooks).
Other Rotarians joined in to watch Stephanie throw out the opening pitch, while celebrating over a million dollars raised for this initiative.
- Ralph Montesanto