POLIO NEWS AND INFORMATION

1. Global Polio Update
If you would like to have more oinformation about the current Global Polio situation, please click HERE.
 
2. RIDE TO END POLIO - so close now.
Monday 24 October is WORLD POLIO DAY. Ending Polio is the number one priority of both Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. Each Club is asked to make a commitment to contribute US$1,500 ($2,175). Over the past four years we have conducted the All Stations challenge train ride to End Polio. Over those four years we have raised in Greater Sydney over $450,000 to ending Polio before the Gates Match. This year more than ever we need you commitment and support.
 
Attached (please click HERE) is the train timetable lets you know when we will be stopping at a station near you. Even if you Club is not on a trainline, PLEASE do you bit by joining us and riding with us for a station or two. It is a great Fellowship day, a great PUBLIC IMAGE Day and it puts the Rotary Brand out there in front of the public.
 
Start planning you fundraising for this event. Go tohttps://raise.rotary.org/ and start you online fundraiser. Or, go to https://raise.rotary.org/dave-anderson/challenge and support the page that is already on the site. If a Rotarian contributes via this site, the members Club gets the credit. If a non-Rotarian contributes, than the District gets the credit. The donor email address is the identifying link to your Club or District. 
 
The plan this year is to raise $200,000. Please do your bit to ensure that your Club meets its commitment to ENDING POLIO.  Please look to sponsorship of Dave and myself. $1 per station from an individual or even $10 per station from Clubs together with your individual member sponsorship can help you achieve you Club commitment. Also if you have not already done so, Please go to www.rotary.org and go to Rotary Club Central and put your goal in place for Ending Polio. 100% of Clubs that did not put a Goal in place last Rotary year, did not give to ending polio.
 
Dave and I look forward to meeting all of you on the train on MONDAY 24 October. It is a big day if you want to ride the full 181 stations with us, starting at Cronulla ay 4:30AM. PLEASE COME and join us. And as a famous Rotarian from the 1960’s (Joe the gadget man) used to say “Don’t forget to bring you money with you?” Cheque or proof of bank transfer would also be good.
Mark Anderson
Senior Coordinator | Fund Development
Rotary Foundation
 
3. WORLD POLIO DAY - MORE INFORMATION
The email sent to all Rotarians has more information about what else Clubs and Rotarians can do to prepare for the World Polio Day on Monday 24th October. To view the email, again, please click HERE.
We also all received an email from Rotary Down Under (RDU) regarding merchandise for Rotary's End Polio initiative. To view the email, again, please click HERE.
 
4. What is your Club going to do for the World Polio Day?
We’re at an urgent point in our work to achieve a polio-free world and to adapt the lessons learned to improve health systems worldwide. Learn about the state of polio eradication and its broader relevance to global health with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization director-general, Jennifer Jones, president, Rotary International 2022-23, and other key global health leaders on 21-22 October.

We invite you to attend this important livestreamed event, World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond: A healthier future for mothers and children. The conference will also feature: 
  • Regional breakout sessions highlighting Rotary maternal and child health projects 
  • Discussions on community-based solutions to improve global health  
  • A UNICEF session on the power of vaccines 
  • Highlights on Rotary’s Programs of Scale for malaria and maternal-child health 
At a time when some 830 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes each day and 7,000 newborn babies die daily, we must focus on the “Beyond.” Building on the investments already made in polio eradication will bring much value to a wide range of health initiatives, particularly immunizations and the health of mothers and children.   

We hope you’ll take advantage of this free livestreamed conference focused on creating healthier futures for mothers and children. Registration for the event is not required. Visit the World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond website to learn more about the event programming and save the dates to your calendar, so you don’t miss this important event.  
 
5. You would also have received this email from the RI President at the end of last week.
Take action for World Polio Day!
In her World Polio Day message, Rotary International President Jennifer Jones explains why we need your support on World Polio Day.
 
Tell us how your club is supporting Rotary’s polio eradication efforts for World Polio Day.    
 
Help eradicate polio by making a donation in honor of World Polio Day. Your contribution will be tripled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.