Rotary District 5030 Governor visits Shoreline

Ezra Teshome in Ethiopia
Photo courtesy Rotary International

By Jan Hansen

Tuesday the Rotary Club of Shoreline was honored by a visit and presentation from Ezra Teshome, this year’s Governor of District 5030. Ezra has a long list of recognitions including being 2010 World Citizen, and invited to the White House. He is perhaps best known for his many years of work getting children immunized against polio. He’s a leading member of Rotary International, which has done more to fight polio than any organization.

Ezra regularly visits the country of his birth, Ethiopia, where he participates each year in the vaccination campaign and many other projects that have touched thousands of lives. Over the last two decades he has taken over a thousand Rotarians and friends to Africa to administer the two drops of vaccine that will protect against Polio. It is the goal of Rotary to eliminate this horrible disease from the earth, and we are almost there. Last year there were only a few cases in only three countries. The Rotary Club of Shoreline is dedicated to making a difference in Shoreline and the world. Ezra Teshome is an example of one humble man who has made a difference in the world.