The Rotary Club of Marquette

10/22/2026

Last US Polio patient using an iron lung.

Martha Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient using an iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma.

10/21/2026

We did it! We had a successful Feeding America food distribution without our fearless leader Joe Meyskens to guide us! Thanks to all who helped make this possible.

10/21/2026

Thanks to the Marquette Regional History Center for being a partner in the local Rotay Clubs efforts on World Polio Day.

MARQUETTE — The last polio patient in the United States who used an iron lung, Martha Lillard, died in late June 2026 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. With her passing, a significant era of medical care came to an end. In the early 20th century, poliomyelitis, or polio, struck fear in parents around the worl...

10/21/2026

Monday, we were privileged to be present when Karlyn Rapport received the Evergreen Award for the second time. She is the widow of Rotarian Jim Rapport.

MARQUETTE — Karlyn Rapport was named the recipient of the 2026 Evergreen Award at Monday afternoon’s ceremony, making her the first person to ever be presented with the award twice. The Evergreen Award, which was established in 2007 growing out of the Zonta Club’s Athena Award, recognizes extr...

10/20/2026

There will be great weather and a great menu for the Feeding America food distribution Wednesday!

10/18/2026

Upcoming meeting topics
From Program Chair Kim Parker

10/19: Evergreen Awards
10/26: Club Day
11/2: Frank Lenz/Nuclear Power

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Promotional interview for World Polio Events on October 24th.

https://www.myupnow.com/news/my-up-mornings/marquette-area-rotary-clubs-rally-together-for-world-polio-day-events/article_bc5e2329-444e-4551-89d0-f40e8ee5aa09.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8Y2pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5bM3j2QyUSKFLwZqjO2fEmz93TLv_08LX_a9_bSB0sJlSnNtXPBEWUsUq7sA_aem_ogKiL8_a2Yf7K_B7XfCrEQ

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — For more than 45 years, Rotary International has been working to eradicate polio worldwide, and local Rotary clubs are inviting the community to join that effort