Members of the Tri-Cities Rotary Club were recently treated to a presentation by some young, potential future Rotarians. 11-year-old Ethan Owen and his 8-year-old sister Nora presented an oversized check for $250 to the club to help combat polio worldwide. The money they raised comes from sales of their lemonade stand, Ethan & Nora’s Fresh Squeeze. The two set up their stand during Folk Fest in downtown in October to raise money for Rotary's Polio Plus.
“Rotary International is committed to eradicating polio across the world and, in fact, celebrates
World Immunization Week April 24-30,” said Tri-Cities Rotary Club’s President-Elect Mary Ellen
Miller. “For these young people to see the importance of helping many children from other
countries, who they do not know and will likely never meet, is so impressive. They truly have a
heart for service which is what Rotary is all about.”
Former TriCities Rotary Club President Phil Owen is their father. “Mandy and I have been blown
away watching Ethan and Nora and their friends make an impact in the world. They made their
mission ‘To quench thirst and create smiles,’ and they are living that out. They’ve contributed
over $2,000 so far to charitable causes. We are proud that they chose to impact the world
through Rotary’s ‘Polio Plus’ initiative this year!”
The budding young entreprenuers told us the secret to their success includes specialty drinks
like the “Arnold PAL-mer” that includes their homemade lemonade mixed with Pal’s Ice tea.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.6 billion dollars and countless volunteer hours
to the fight to #EndPolio. Together with partners, Rotary immunizes over 400 million children
every year.
Tri-Cities Rotary Club meets Mondays at noon at Northeast State. The second Monday of each
month they serve at Second Harvest Food Bank for their “Power of One Hour” program. Visitors
are welcome anytime. For more information, please visit Tri-Cities Rotary Club on Facebook and
Instagram.
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