Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge – 2008-12

There is now unprecedented opportunity to finish the job and eradicate polio.  Consequently, every Rotary, Interact, and Rotaract club is being asked to organize a public fundraising event for each of the next four years to help meet this challenge.  All members of the family of Rotary, especially newer Rotarians, are also invited to join Rotary’s legacy by making a personal gift.

Eradicating polio means that no child ever again will be paralyzed by or die from the wild poliovirus.  Additionally, the US$1 billion spent annually on polio could be used to address other public health concerns.  Now is the time to respond.

In 1985, Rotary made the historic decision to immunize all the world’s children against polio.  A little more than 20 years later, the world is nearly polio free.  With you help, polio will be defeated.

A chance to make a difference