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Rotary Club of Americus Hosts Special Fundraiser for World Polio Day
An Evening with Ronda Rich and Barbara Dooley Draws Laughter Through Storytelling

Proceeds from Event will be donated to End Polio Now

As part of World Polio Day activities, the Americus Rotary Club welcomed Ronda Rich and Barbara Dooley to the historic Rylander Theatre for a special evening of humor and storytelling to bring attention to Rotary’s pledge to eradicate the disease. The Rotary Foundation and Polio Plus are slated to receive proceeds from the evening’s ticket sales. Polio is a cause near and dear to Ronda, who sits on the Roosevelt Warm Springs advisory committee, and to Barbara who has worked with her late husband Vince Dooley to raise money for Rotaries polio eradication initiative for many years.

The evening was filled with laughter and more as the two women, who have been dear friends for years, shared stories of their backgrounds, from Ronda's upbringing as a young girl from Appalachia to Barbara's courtship and marriage to the legendary coach Vince Dooley. Both ladies stayed to visit with attendees and Ronda and her husband, television producer and writer John Tinker held a book-signing following the evening's festivities. Ronda is a best selling author and her latest book Saint Simons Island, a Stella Bankwell mystery, is currently on the best-seller list.




Posted by Angela Smith
October 23, 2023

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