Rotary Club of South Louisville/Okolona
Established in 1963, the Rotary Club of South Louisville/Okolona is one of the oldest in the area. Currently with a membership of 35 professionals who feel a responsibility to give back to the community, the Rotary Club of South Louisville/Okolona supports the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, College Scholarship Fund, student assistance at Fairdale High School, South Louisville Ministries and other worthy organizations.
If you would like to know more about our Rotary Club,
please join us for one of our weekly lunch meetings held each Wednesday at noon at the Holiday Inn I-65
South Airport, 3317 Fern Valley Road at I-65.
The South Louisville/Okolona Rotary Club is happy to host several fund-raising events throughout the year.
March 14, 2009
Local Rotary President Makes a Bald Statement Against Polio
South Louisville/Okolona Rotary Club president, Dale Breitenstein, challenged the group to help raise money for Rotary International’s PolioPlus program. To help motivate his 40 member club to raise funds, Breitenstein agreed to shave his head during their regular weekly meeting if they met the challenge.
The group raised $7,200. With a match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation it brought the total to $14,400.
“It was the most fun I’ve had in a long time” said club member Greg Scheller, shown here playing barber. “Dale was a good sport and his challenge definitely helped drive the very successful fundraising effort. This money will inoculate over 6000 children against Polio” said Scheller.
The PolioPlus program represents the largest private-sector support of a global health initiative. Rotary’s role was recognized by former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan as a model for public/private partnerships in the 21st century. Other spearheading partners on the global eradication team include the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Once eradicated, polio will join smallpox as one of only two diseases ever eliminated. And the volunteers of Rotary will continue their humanitarian work, living up to its motto, “Service Above Self.”
Club President Dale Breitenstein shown here with his new bald head. Requests for large file pictures can be made to Greg Scheller. His address is greg@schellers.com
The Annual Golf Scramble is held every August at
Quail Trace Golf Club for the benefit of the Rotary Club of South Louisville/Okolona
Scholarship Fund. This event, which is now in its sixth year, has been
instrumental in building the fund to more than $60,000.
The Apple Sale at the Mid-America Trucking Show has been an event which has unified the entire membership for more than
ten years. Attendees of the Trucking show come to the booth during
late March to purchase apples, donate money to our children's charities
and share in some fun times.
This Rotary Club is a participant in the Salvation
Army Bell Ringing every December for the benefit of the Salvation
Army and the many organizations it supports.
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