Madison Rotary had over 30 people attend the Polio Plus Gala held on October 20, 2018 at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Over $70,000 was raised to support the eradication of Polio in the world. These funds will be matched 2 to 1 by a contribution from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Barry Rassin, RI President, was the keynote speaker. He announced that so far only 20 new cases of Polio have been reported worldwide. An additional highlight of the event was the recognition of the 2018 Vocational Service award winners and Liz Parker of the Madison Club was one of three recipients in the state. Jeannie Tsukamoto was all recognized as becoming a member of the Rotary bequest society name Rotary as a beneficiary in her estate plan.