Comments on: Video interview: Richard Maus on polio eradication http://northfieldrotary.org/archives/211/ District 5960, Club #2157, Northfield, Minnesota Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:20:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Griff Wigley http://northfieldrotary.org/archives/211/#comment-106 Griff Wigley Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:24:47 +0000 http://northfieldrotary.org/archives/211/#comment-106 Page 8 of the <a href="http://www.rotary5960.org/Newsletter/Newsletter_2008-02.pdf" rel="nofollow">District's Feb. newletter</a> has details on the polio eradication trip to Nigeria. <br /> Page 8 of the District’s Feb. newletter has details on the polio eradication trip to Nigeria.

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://northfieldrotary.org/archives/211/#comment-105 Griff Wigley Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:50:12 +0000 http://northfieldrotary.org/archives/211/#comment-105 Thanks, Charlie. I've edited the blog post to include Jim Pokorney's name. Sounds like we need a blog post on that drum! Thanks, Charlie. I’ve edited the blog post to include Jim Pokorney’s name.

Sounds like we need a blog post on that drum!

]]> By: Charlie Cogan http://northfieldrotary.org/archives/211/#comment-104 Charlie Cogan Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:16:38 +0000 http://northfieldrotary.org/archives/211/#comment-104 Nice interview and thanks to Griff for getting this done. Richard is too modest. He has become a district spokesperson for polio eradication and done talks at several clubs and I'm sure his talks have generated giving, but also made polio real to people who never had to live in fear of the disease. His book was also featured in "The Rotarian" magazine last year, so it will have inspired people across the world (magazine's circulation over 500,000 copies). Jim Pokorney was also on our 2003 team and the drum Richard mentioned is significant because it's a "talking drum", which can be used to spread news in rural areas where there is no TV and even radio can be sketchy. Richard's been a great addition to our club and has helped out in many different efforts. He was already very active before he joined Rotary and when I mentioned his name at a talk in Wayzata, someone in the crowd immediately jumped up and said, "I know Richard, we used to teach together", which just reminds us that people who come to Northfield and share their talents have often been doing so long before they settled here. Nice interview and thanks to Griff for getting this done. Richard is too modest. He has become a district spokesperson for polio eradication and done talks at several clubs and I’m sure his talks have generated giving, but also made polio real to people who never had to live in fear of the disease. His book was also featured in “The Rotarian” magazine last year, so it will have inspired people across the world (magazine’s circulation over 500,000 copies). Jim Pokorney was also on our 2003 team and the drum Richard mentioned is significant because it’s a “talking drum”, which can be used to spread news in rural areas where there is no TV and even radio can be sketchy. Richard’s been a great addition to our club and has helped out in many different efforts. He was already very active before he joined Rotary and when I mentioned his name at a talk in Wayzata, someone in the crowd immediately jumped up and said, “I know Richard, we used to teach together”, which just reminds us that people who come to Northfield and share their talents have often been doing so long before they settled here.

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