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Week 17 Foundation Minute
OUR ROTARY SUCCESS WITH THE POLIOPLUS CAMPAIGN
Because of Rotarian support, more than 2.5 billion children have received polio vaccines and have been protected against this crippling disease for life. There are currently only two countries that are endemic: Afghanistan and Pakistan. We must not stop our efforts until we give the children a Polio Free world!
Gates Foundation partnership with Rotary has its roots in District 6440.
Rotary Voices, July 2018: a tribute to a tireless polio eradication volunteer, PDG David Waring recounts highlights from the life of Jack Blane, Rotary Club of Wheeling and giant in the history of District 6440.
Jack was District Governor of 6440 in 1979 when the war on polio began with the commitment to deliver oral vaccines to the six million children in the Philippines
At David Waring’s 2007 district conference Jack Blane had a dinner conversation with invited guest Bill Gates, Sr. Six months later the Gates foundation announced its challenge grant of $100 million. Since that time over $1 billion dollars has been contributed.
Will you help The Rotary Foundation make history by eradicating Polio from our
planet? Give today at endpolio.org.
District 6440 PolioPlus Society Launch – Charter Membership Opportunity
We are excited to launch the District 6440 PolioPlus Society to support Rotary’s promise and recently announced endgame strategy to achieve and sustain a polio-free world by 2026. We invite you to become a Charter Member.
PolioPlus Society members pledge to donate $100 every Rotary Year to the Rotary Foundation PolioPlus Fund until the world is certified polio-free. To become a Charter Member make your pledge and donate $100 to the PolioPlus Fund by June 30, 2022. Click here to join now.
Charter Members will receive a specially designed limited edition Recognition Pin. They will also receive special recognition on the District website and at the District Conference.
