Grey Bruce Boomers Fall 2021

y Doug Archer
THE BUCKET LIST
In January 2018, Saugeen Shores residents Tony
and Sylvia Sheard were in a small village in India,
surrounded by crowds of children and their parents.
Seated outdoors at a small wooden table, the two were
there to save lives.
Even before the sun had risen, the families had begun
to arrive. They came on bicycles and old motorbikes.
Some arrived by ox cart. All were desperate to ensure
their infants and toddlers received protection from a
debilitating disease.
One by one the children were brought forward so that
Tony, Sylvia and other volunteers could administer two
drops of the polio vaccine. It was all part of Rotary
International’s humanitarian effort to eradicate polio
across the globe.
“Rotary works toward a world where people unite and take
action to create lasting change across our communities
and across the globe,” Tony explained. “And I always
knew I wanted to be a part of it.”
So when he finished his career as a senior manager in
the power generation sector, he volunteered with the
Southampton Rotary Club, turning his time, talents, and
energy to serving his town and the world at large.
Tony got involved in scores of projects, from building
community playgrounds and splash pads to funding
student scholarships and literacy programs. Through
Rotary, he distributed produce and dry goods at local
food banks, participated in road clean-ups, raised money
for women’s shelters and area hospitals… the list goes on.
It didn’t stop there. Tony and Sylvia also decided to get
involved in the Rotary Youth Exchange.
The largest student exchange program in the world, Youth
Exchange promotes the advancement of international
understanding and goodwill by giving high school
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