Pints for Polio

Contact: Jennifer Willis
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24
Oct
2017
Lincoln
Oct 24, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Infusion Taproom
845 Twelve Bridges
Lincoln, CA  95648
United States

Pints for Polio - WORLD POLIO DAY CELEBRATION

WHEN:    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH,  5:00 PM TO 6:30 PM 

WHERE:  INFUSION TAPROOM

                845 Twelve Bridges, Lincoln

WHO:      ALL ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

WHY:      FUN, FELLOWSHIP, CELEBRATION & REFLECTION

ON SUCCESS TO DATE 

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

SEE YOU THERE !!! 

(p.s. – this is not a fund raiser)

 

LOOKING BACK

  • 1979: ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES FIGHT AGAINST POLIO IN THE PHILIPPINES
  • 1988: ESTIMATED 350,000 POLIO CASES IN 125 COUNTRIES, VAST MAJORITY ARE CHILDREN UNDER 5
  • 2016: 37 REPORTED CASES – AFGHANISTAN, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN
  • 2016:       ESTIMATED 16 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM THE SAVAGE EFFECTS OF THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE