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PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY J ULY 10, 1985. WHITBY FREE PRESS Hohbs named Rotary district governor By JAN DODGE ce 1957, received his of- guests, such as charter hundred million (North America) do flot in the polio and brace year which begins in Free Press Staff f icial district governor's member Don Wilson, childi-en neyer have the see it as a problem. pi-ogram. July>. For the firat imne in pin from Don Clark, the signalled the importan- opportunity to receive Hobbs has worked on Hobbs said he has "When I joined Whitby Rotary Club's retiring district gover- ce of the occasion, vaccination againat a number of Rotary been back to India five Rotai-y it was because I 52-year history a mnem- nor from Picton et the As district governor to communicable disease. projects in developing or six imes and la in- wanted something else ber, has heen installed as noon Rotai-v meeting district 707 Hobbs will Ten die evei-y minute; countries. In India in volved with to do at that particular District Governor. Dr, Ken Hobbs, who has been practising medicine in Whitby sin- The week of July 15-21 has been designated "InterpreLation Aware- nesa Week". This week is a great chance to become aware of what an Inter- preter la and does. Take time out to visit museuma, science cen- tres, galleries, national and provincial parka, histoi-ic ites and nature centres and meet an In- terpreter in person. Learn to appreciate the finer thinga in life. Durlng this week, the Central Lake Ontaio Conservation Authority will be holding some public events. For in- formation cail 579-041. îast Tuesda~y at the Whitby Curling Club. Popping champagne corks and special i'hey are as follows: July 16 - "lAcid Ramn" alide and film presen- tation at Heber Down Conservation Area campsite, to be held at 9:30 P. M. july 18 - -Whiff I, Taste It, Hear It, See I, Touch It!,, This is a guided walk being held at Bowmanville Valley Conservation Area, at 6:30 p.m. july 20 - "Nature Flicks" - Corne join the movie night being held at Heber Down Conser- vation Area Campsite. This staits at 8 p.m. with a walk and movies starting at 9:30 p-. serve 62 area clubs, covering an area from Alliston in the west, to Belleville in the east, and including ail of Metro Toronto. In his inaugural ad- dreas Hobbs, a medical volunteer for Rotai-y in India, Hong Kong, and West Africa, outlined the One Hundred Club, a projeet which he is in- stigating. He la asking that 100 Rotarians from the district each donate $1,000 toward Paul Harris Fellowships. This money can then be earmai-ked for the Polio 2005 program, spon- soi-ed by the Rotai-y Foundation. The aim of this program la to eliminate polio world- wide by the year 2005. Speaking to his fellow rotarians, Hobbs said, "You and I can be miracle woi-kera if you and I ai-e the keys. "IL depends on each of us to accept respon- sibility to eliminate inequalities and in- justices in the developing world. One The installatlon of Dr. Ken Hobbs as District Governor marked a fi-time honor for the Whitby Rotai-y Club. At the Whitby Curling Club last Tuesday for the event were from left Blair Buchanan, president of the local club; Dr. Ken Hobbs; Eva Hobbs; Don Clark, retiring district governor from Pic- ton; and Marjorie Clark. FreePress Staff Photo rehabiitatio &f'th t Tm..I*A-lf a five from measies. 1979 he assisted wiLh a Following the meeting measles vaccination Hobbs said that in program, the fi-st stage developing countries, 50 of which has been com- percent of ail com- pleted. The second stage municable deaths are target is to vaccinate a due to measles. -When haîf million childi-en polio is erradicated, over the next f ive years. then we'Ill tart on In 1980 Hobbs spent meases" two montha as a He said it was difficult medical volunteer at a to get support for a refugee camp in Hong measles program Kong and in 1981 he because people here worked in West Africa handicapped there as well. As district governor, Hobbs will visit every club in the district to of- fer his help to local clubs. - '. There ai-e 3,500 Rotarians in district 707 and he must visit each of the 62 clubs in Christmas (halfway through the Rotarian j fluence that Rotai-y can have," he said. Hobbs, 57, who joined Rotai-y in 1976 was president in '83-'84. He has also had municipal experience. He served on council from 1967 to 1975 and pioi- to that chalre&_ the public àchool board from 1960 to 1965. Interpretatioli awareness week