Pints for Poliofest

Pints for Poliofest

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Polio is a long-forgotten disease in Canada but others in the world are not so fortunate. So, Rotary Club of Vegreville hosted the First Pints for Poliofest event on October 18 at Vegreville Elks Hall to help to eliminate polio in other countries.

“This is an initiative that the Rotary Foundation has been doing for many years. It is extremely important because the proceeds help to vaccine people so they don’t get polio in foreign countries as there have been some cases of polio over there,” Rotary Club President, Ashley Browning said.

This event had a very low admission cost as they wanted everyone to have a chance to enjoy a fun evening out with a German-style meal and a LEGO-Walk of Fire game where participants had to walk across LEGO pieces on the ground and by doing so, they were entered to win a Barbeque. The second game was Beer Bottle Walk where participants had their names entered in for a draw for Molson cooler.

There was also a silent auction, 50/50 tickets where the proceeds from this will help the Rotary Interact Club to go on their Belize trip where they will build a playground there.

Afterward, the emcee, Jamieson Brown played the DJ music for the dance.

You can be part of this rewarding club as the Rotary Club of Vegreville is a non-profit organization that is always seeking new members who believe in their motto; service before self.