Rotary Club of Tryon in Action:

The Rotary Club of Tryon hosted their first international speaker of 2021 at last week’s meeting. Club members were very fortunate to hear from Neil Kirby about the work being done by the Red Rubber Ball Foundation in Africa. Anyone who has ever started a philanthropic venture soon realizes the need is much greater than…

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Much of Tryon didn’t have power last Friday, but that didn’t stop your local Rotarians. The Rotary Club of Tryon, with help from the Harmon Field Board and the Town of Tryon, recently dedicated a Little Free Library near the playground at Harmon Field. A few months ago, the Town of Tryon asked the Rotary…

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Thanks to your donation and those of your fellow Rotary Club of Tryon members, 11,400 children will be vaccinated against Polio! 31 of the Rotary Club of Tryon’s 43 members have already contributed to the Rotary District 7670’s Take Out Polio Now campaign! That’s the difference just one club can make in the world. There…

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In 1985, when Rotary International started their End Polio campaign, there were 350,000 cases of Polio in 125 countries. The hard work and financial support of Rotarians around the world has lowered that number to 54 wild polio cases in 2020. At last week’s meeting, Rotary Club of Tryon members heard from polio survivor, and…

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The Rotary Club of Tryon, in partnership with Rotary District 7670 and the Rotary International World Fund, has awarded Tryon resident Daniel Herres with a Global Grant Scholarship. Daniel will use the scholarship to attend the College of London where he will be earning a Masters of Science in Humanitarianism, Aid & Conflict. In September,…

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As part of our service to the community, the Rotary Club of Tryon awards college scholarships to high school seniors each year. Although the process was a little different last year due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the Club was able to recognize the hard work of our Seniors with scholarships. The Rotary Club of Tryon…

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Tryon’s resident author, Sally Hursey, visited the Rotary Club of Tryon a few months ago to share the story of her latest book: Heroes of the Heart. The book is about seven dogs that rescued seven veterans and the one man who made it happen! Sally contacted Bill Brightman, a Vietnam veteran and founder of…

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At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Tryon, one of the members mentioned that the service projects the Club does are important, but he also likes attending the meetings to learn more about what is happening in our community. A few weeks ago, George Alley, Executive Director of Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry, did…

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With the wildfires fires on the West coast in the news, the Rotary Club of Tryon invited Polk County Ranger Ryan Searcy & Mountain Valleys RC&D Outreach Coordinator Jen Haas to discuss fire safety in our area. During his presentation, Ranger Searcy let the Rotarians know that wildfires aren’t just a problem for the West…

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