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Agenda for On Line Meeting
22 October 2019
6:30 PM PDT
- Welcome from President Derek Moore
- Roll call and Introductions
- Inspirational/International Moment
- Current Announcements and News
- Program
- Comments and Questions
22 October 2019
John Nanni, Rotarian and Polio Survivor
John Nanni – District 7630 PolioPlus Chair
A member of the Rotary Club of Middletown-Odessa, Delaware. John has been active in leadership roles in his club, having served as Club Secretary, Website Committee Chair and District PolioPlus Committees and is his Club’s President for 2019-20. John has given over 175 Polio Talks to Rotary Clubs, District Assemblies, District Conferences, RYLA, Rotaract and Interact Clubs and Zone Training Seminars from Rhode Island to North Carolina….
“The 3 P’s in my Life: Polio, Post-Polio Syndrome and Rotary’s PolioPlus”
Currently John is:
– District 7630 PolioPlus Chair (all of Delaware & Eastern Shore Maryland)
-TRF Major Donor
– Member of the Paul Harris Society
-Member of Rotary Foundation Benefactor Endowment
– USA Coordinator for the “World’s Greatest Meal to Help End Polio Now”
– Rise Against Hunger Community Engagement Board Member
– Rise Against Hunger Philadelphia Regional Rotary Ambassador
John is the recipient of Rotary’s Regional Service Award for a Polio Free World
A graduate of State University of New York at Delhi (pronounced Dell High).
– Board member of the Polio Survivors Rotary Action Group – PSA
– Board member of State of Delaware Architectural Accessibility Board
– Board Member of the Polio Network of NJ/DE, a polio survivor support group
– Platelet Donor: 298+ donations (= 37+ Gallons)
– volunteer driver for MOT Meals on Wheels
– former Founder & Owner of Paper And Ribbon Supply Company, Cherry Hill, NJ
– former Board member of 6 different non-profit art organizations
– 800+ Volunteer hours each year in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 1,000+ hours in 2018
– Accessibility Advocate for all.
John is a polio survivor (Class of 1953), paralyzed from his neck down for 6 months just prior to the Salk Vaccine distribution. He now uses a wheelchair for most of his daily mobility due to severe Post-Polio Syndrome issues.
John and his wife, Christine, live in Middletown, DE and are professional singers with “Rhapsody in 2” Duet Cabaret Act; mainly singing Broadway Showtunes.
29 October 2019
Allison Sutherland, Chair of Rotarian Action Group for Peace
5 November 2019
District Governor, Melanie Rice
