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Thanks to a wonderful invitation from Rotary District 5550 Governor June Cathcart, Cycle to Walk was able to spread its message of Polio Eradication, Education, and Rehabilitation to several hundred Rotarians hailing from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Dryden, Ontario – and everywhere in between – as part of their annual District Conference.

A special thanks to Doug O’Brien, past 5550 District Governor, as well as the conference committee, for adjusting the agenda to accommodate the Cycle to Walk campaign into your already-full schedule. District Governor Cathcart has supported the Cycle to Walk since day one, and her support has been fantastic. Today was a true demonstration of how Rotary Shares, and Rotary Cares.

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Recently, students at Golden Horn Elementary School participated in Cycle to Walk’s “Purple Pinky Project” fundraiser, where each student paid $1 to have their pinky coloured purple. Allow me to explain:

When Rotary International conducts mass immunization days, hundreds of thousands – and even millions – of children are immunized from polio in just a matter of days. Each child’s pinky finger is temporarily dyed purple with gentian violet to indicate that they have received the polio vaccination. Making children’s pinkies purple ensures that everyone receives the polio vaccination, and nobody gets a double-dose.

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Thank-you to the Right Reverend Rod Andrews, Anglican Bishop for the Diocese of Saskatoon, and his wife Jacqueline Plante for welcoming the team into their home last night.  Bishop Andrews even cycled with me for the first leg of the cycling day. It’s always great to start the day off right!

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This afternoon was a very special event for the Cycle to Walk team. The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Dr. Gordon Barnhart, hosted the Cycle to Walk team and the President of the Saskatoon Rotary Club, Bill Edwards, for tea. Thank-you, Your Honour, for supporting the Cycle to Walk campaign, sharing your personal connection to polio, and making us feel so welcome here in Saskatchewan.

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Saskatoon certainly knows how to show its support for the Cycle to Walk campaign to end polio! We had a full day of activities today that began this morning just outside City Hall. Cycle to Walk participated in a flag raising ceremony to honour the first day of Rotary Week with Mayor Donald J. Atchison, Rotary District 5550 Governor June Cathcart, and many Rotarians and community members.

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It was sure worth battling the winds to arrive into the Battlefords. Over the past couple of days the team really enjoyed meeting many community members and spreading the message of Cycle to Walk,  we could truly feel the excitement of the campaign spreading within the community.

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