As our district prepares - our club is encouraged to PLAN now! Will you help?
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.
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.
Our Spring fundraiser will take place April 24,2026 in the ABC Room at the North Suburban YMCA from 7-9 PM.
The event will feature a series of games played, culminating in a raffle at 9 PM which will have one prize of $1500.
Tickets to the event will be $50 each and purchasers will be entitled to take part in all games, snacks, nonalcoholic drinks, game prizes and the raffle at 9 PM.
Each nonexempt club member shall be responsible for the sale or purchase of $150 worth of tickets or a donation to the club's special projects foundation of $150.
Tickets will be available and distributed later this month. Bring a guest to play - for only $15 (does not include raffle)
1st and 3rd Tues of each month 12:15 to 1:30
Max and Benny's
461 Waukegan Road
Northbrook
2nd Tue of each month 5:30 to 7 PM
Acorn Grill
Heritage Oaks Country Club
3535 Dundee Road
Northbrook
4th Tue of each month 5:30 to 7
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