Service Above Self 
 

SUNDAY IS FUN-DAY at Shermerfest

  
October 1st...will be a day that shows
the community what Rotary is about!
 
Our club will be hosting the RILEE Iron Lung Display at Shermerfest all day and the Ducky Race kicks off at 3 PM!
 
This display is being used as an educational tool that will illustrate Rotary's primary mission - To End Polio NOW! 
 
We need volunteers to set up and man the tents in the morning.  Donna Lee Gulley will be coordinating the Purple Pinkie -interactive opportunity. We have Rotary crayons, Polio coloring pages and End Polio Now Stickers for kids!
 
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
  • Bring friends, family, co-workers to enjoy the day with you!! 
  • Please use your social media to reach contacts to join in the fun!
  • RILEE (Rotary Iron Lung Education Exhibit)
  • Iron Lungs were LIFE SAVING, the idea is to spark an emotional connection between youth (Post Polio generation in the U.S.) to Rotary’s international work.
  • Rotary International’s LARGEST and most extensive International project is to END POLIO
  • In 1988 Rotary created a partnership with the WHO, CDC & UNICEF
  • At that time 125 countries still had polio with 350,000 cases a year
  • Polio is caused by 1 of 3 viruses that only live in the human intestine and is
  • spread from person to person.
  • It cannot be cured, but it can be prevented by vaccine.
  • Since 1985 Rotary has contributed more than $1.7 Billion to eliminate polio Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation match Rotary’s contribution 2:1
  • Today, there are only two countries that have never stopped transmission of the wild polio virus: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • The polio cases represented by the remaining one percent are the most difficult to prevent, due to factors including geographical isolation, poor public infrastructure, armed conflict and cultural barriers.
  • Until polio is eradicated, all countries remain at risk of outbreaks.
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