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Club Announcements:
END POLIO NOW Month
October is END POLIO NOW month for Rotary International. During October, club members are encouraged to donate to the Rotary Foundation. Designated to PolioPlus or Polio Eradication of at least $ 25.00 and no more than $ 500.00 before October 31, 2025, will have their contribution matched on a 2:1 basis by the club. All a member needs to do make their check payable to The Rotary Foundation and write Polio on the memo line of the check. Members can bring their check to a Tuesday meeting and give it to the Sergeant-at-Arms at the front table or mail it to: Rotary Club of North Jackson. P O Box 12934, Jackson, MS 39236-2934.
Save the Dates
Our club's annual Holiday Party will be held December 9th at Neelam's home. More details to come. Also, due to the December holidays, our club will not be meeting on December 23rd & 30th.
Prayer
With the ancient Psalmist, O God, we echo the praises given throughout the centuries by all who have recognized your greatness. As Rotarians we recognize and readily acknowledge that our chief purpose of service others has divine origin, a mandate to all men and women of faith. We tender our thanks for the gifts of food and fellowship which we enjoy, and for the mutual support we experience. Let our table conversations be uplifting, our concern for others genuine, and the time spent together productive and rewarding. Amen.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays
Jared Rogers Oct. 29th
Larry Anderson Oct. 30th
Don Roberts Nov. 3rd
Anniversaries
None
Membership Anniversaries
Terrel Williams 38yrs. Nov. 1st
Ben Walton 25yrs. Nov. 1st
Patrick Smith 33yrs. Nov. 1st
David Martin 30yrs. Nov. 1st
Together these members have 126yrs. of total club membership!!!
October 21, 2025, Meeting
Kent Buckley, a polio survivor, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson during its October 21, 2025, meeting. Buckley, the son-in-law of Club Past President Rob Whitley, informed club members about growing up with polio. He was 4 1/2 and his baby sister was 10 months old when they got polio in 1958. They got polio by receiving the vaccine from an unshaken vial which gave them a concentrated dose of the vaccine. It was unheard of for the virus to be received that way. They both had to wear corrective shoes with braces. Today, Buckley stills has left leg issues that was affected by Polio. Shown from left to right in photo below is, Past Club President Rob Whitley, Buckley, and Club President Neelam Goel. Here is the link to the meeting video.
