Ending the crippling disease of polio worldwide is Rotary International’s signature cause. Larry Hatch, End Polio Now Chair for Rotary District 5100 — which includes Wilsonville — will talk about the history of polio, and give an update on how things stand currently. He’ll discuss some of the challenges that still exist, and how Rotary and the Global Polio Eradication Effort plan to meet them head on.
The Rotary Club of Wilsonville meets weekly Thursdays at noon to carry out its purpose of providing service and fellowship to members and the Wilsonville community. Guests are welcome. Lunch is available off the menu; please arrive and order by 11:45 a.m. if you are ordering lunch. For more information, email president@wilsonvillerotary.com.
Biography:
Larry joined Rotary as a charter member of the Forest Grove Daybreak Club in 1991. He served as club president resident twice. He served three years as an assistant district governor, then served as district governor in 2018–19. He currently serves as club treasurer, as well as End Polio Now chair for District 5100. After serving as a Military Police officer for the Army in Vietnam, Larry began a 41-year career in public safety. He served 13 years as a police officer, then became assistant director of Washington County 911 for 28 years, retiring in 2015. He believes we must all be global citizens and chose Rotary his pathway for service. To that end he is a proud Rotary Foundation Triple Crown donor and recently achieved major donor level 3 status with The Rotary Foundation. He lives in Forest Grove. He has a daughter (Christy), a granddaughter (Abbey), and a great-grandson (Elias).
