Our club is planning NOW with Glenview, Deerfield, Highland Park!! (& more...)
On Friday, April 16th Rotarians from the Northbrook, Highland Park, Deerfield and Glenview clubs came together for planning (brainstorming) our joint effort that we're going to do for the upcoming October 24th World's Largest Polio Walk.
Ben (HP), Liz (Deerfield), Rick (G2), Jody, John and Kathi (Nbk) were at this meeting and came up with ideas like walking from Ravinia to RI headquarters (RR idea!!!); signs and QR codes along the route, with Interactors interviewing and Facebook Live reporting along the way!! John mentioned making sure of the historical point of view too!
At Saturdays’ District training Liz and I spoke to Juliette at Buffalo Grove and maybe got some buy in from Lake Forest, Buffalo Grove and River Cities to join in on our trek!!
We are excited and will keep the clubs updated and be planning pre-October events to get folks involved! This is a Zone 25B & 29 event – across the USA & Canada!! SAVE THE DATE OF OCTOBER 24, 2026.
Our district is preparing and we can all help! We are fortunate to be in the RI neighborhood!!
Join us in hosting the World's Largest Polio Walk on October 24, 2026!
Rotarians from Zones 25b & 29 will be participating in the World's Largest Polio Walk by joining forces to walk together at 10 a.m. CDT for an end to polio.
How to prepare! Get a team together to fundraise.
Here is some inspiration from our fellow Rotarians: https://youtu.be/bPXU4YythnM
Hosted by District 6440, the walk is planned to take place throughout the Midwest. Guess how many states how many clubs are participating?
World’s Largest Polio Walk scheduled for October 24, 2026, the current participation plans are centered around a large-scale collaboration across the central United States:
Scope of Participation
- Target Districts: The primary push is coming from Rotary Zones 25B and 29, which collectively represent a massive footprint across the Midwest and Central United States.
- Geographic Reach: The event is designed to span multiple states, with organizers from District 6440 (Illinois) coordinating with clubs throughout the central U.S. to ensure a unified start time of 10:00 a.m. CDT.
- While a final "club count" for 2026 is still growing, the zones involved typically represent hundreds of clubs.
Growth and Planning
Organizers are currently holding monthly planning sessions to recruit more districts and clubs to break the standing world record.
The goal is to have every club within these two massive zones (which cover areas like Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota) activate their members for this single, synchronized walk.
