Downtown Rotary
Heidi Doerhoff Vollet
Having just completed second grade, Paul was looking forward to joining family and friends from the Jamestown area in a summer of fun - sandlot baseball, swimming, community movies on the town square. But the specter of polio soon put an end to those gatherings. For Paul, it began with a fever but soon led to paralysis of his right arm and left leg. The diagnosis of polio was devastating.
His summer became one of therapy, surgery and arm and leg braces. Although recovery cost him several months of third grade, Paul did recover, and is now part of Rotary's war on polio. He encouraged Club members to join in the fight through their donations. "This Club has been a leader in the effort to eradicate polio," he said, "one of the most humane efforts in human history."
