MC Norm Kelly introduced PDG Budd O’Malia from the Rotary Club of Plymouth, who was the keynote speaker for the Celebration. Budd talked about the Club’s activities over the last 90 years.
 
He spoke of the Tunkhannock Club’s participation in the exchange student program (of which PDG Budd is currently outbound coordinator) since 1960 and introduced Anika Sehne, who was Tunkhannock’s short term exchange student to France this summer.
 
PDG Budd also mentioned the two 2015-2016 Tunkhannock Club sponsored full-term outbound exchange students: Emily Dunning who is now Denmark and Stefan Sehne who is in Brazil.
 

Short-term exchange student Anika Sehne with PDG Budd O'Malia
 
The Club’s annual sponsorship of students for the week long and life-changing Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) at Keystone College was detailed, as was the Club’s sponsorship of the very active Tunkhannock High School Interact Club. The Tunkhannock Interactors have also embraced the guiding principle of “Service above Self” in all their projects.
 
PDG Paul then asked everyone to use guided imagery to picture a school somewhere in the world with and without polio and the children crippled by this disease. He emphasized that this Rotary Challenge needs everyone’s support to reach the goal of a polio-free world in the not too distant future.
 
MC Norm Kelly closed the program by thanking the members of the 90th Anniversary Committee for planning this celebration and asked everyone to enjoy the music of the Jimmy Welch Band and the dancing.