TOGETHER, WE WILL END POLIO NOW

Rotary District 5890 End Polio Now Committee
Paul & Karen Kurt
To learn more about Rotary's dedication to the eradication of Polio, please click here.
2022 WORLD POLIO DAY:  ONE DAY, ONE FOCUS, ENDING POLIO!
"Paddling For Polio Rubber Duck Race" Saturday, October 22nd
 
On October 22nd, our goal is to raise $50,000 which will be matched 2-for-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation raising the total to $150,000 to help End Polio Now! 
When a contribution is made to The Rotary Foundations "PolioPlus Fund' by using Rotary's Multiple Donor Form or an online contribution to The Rotary Foundation, rubber ducks will be reserved for you.  Click here for all the details.
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20,000,000 cHILDREN SAVED FROM THE PARALYSIS OF POLIO SINCE 1988

PolioPlus is the most ambitious program in Rotary’s 118 year-history.   The Global Polio Eradication Initiative it is the volunteer arm. Rotary has led the private sector to rid the world of this crippling disease for over 30 years. PolioPlus is recognized worldwide as a model of public-private cooperation in pursuit of a humanitarian goal.  Click to find out more about polio.
 
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rotary's Polio Infrastructure is being utilized to help tackle COVID-19 around the globe - Learn how - Click here!

Over $2.1 Billion USd

Rotary has contributed to eradicating Polio.

Over 3 Billion Children

have received the oral polio vaccine since Rotary's PolioPlus program’s inception in 1985.

Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Rotary paved the way for the formation of this initiative which was established in 1988.

1,000's of Rotarians

from around the world have volunteered for National Immunization Days to immunize children.

PolioPlus Helps Fund transportation, vaccine delivery, social mobilization, training, & more.

Eradicate Polio

Rotarians work to encourage governments to commit political & $10 billion in financial resources needed to eradicate polio.
CLICK HERE to visit Rotary's World Polio Day Resource Center with ideas and material to plan and promote your club event.  There are videos, materials, banners & posters, Infographics, event materials, press releases, Instagram and Facebook materials, and more!
2022 WORLD POLIO DAY:  ONE DAY, ONE FOCUS, ENDING POLIO!
Sunday, October 24th is World Polio Day!
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!
A Win Against Polio is a Win For Global Health!
 
World Polio Day is Sunday, October 24th.  Since 1985, Rotarians have been relentlessly working to eradicate polio!.  We invite everyone to attend one of the following End Polio Now events here in the Houston area to help create awareness and help wipe polio off the planet!
"Paddling for Polio Rubber Duck Race"
Our goal is to raise $50,000 which will be matched 2-for-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation raising the total to $150,000 to help End Polio Now! 
When a contribution is made to The Rotary Foundations "PolioPlus Fund' by using Rotary's Multiple Donor Form or an online contribution to The Rotary Foundation, rubber ducks will be reserved for you.  Click here for all the details.
 
Help End Polio Now! Click to donate in remembrance or in honor of a loved one!

Why Eradicate Polio?

 
To end polio, we must stop transmission of the virus in the three countries where it remains endemic: Afghanistan, and Pakistan. We must also keep all other countries polio-free until we're certain it won't resurface. Up to 60 high-risk countries still operate large-scale immunization campaigns to protect children against polio.
3 Polio Survivors playing
Polio Global Eradication Initiative
The goal of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is to complete the eradication and containment of all:
 
- Wild polio viruses
- Vaccine-related polio viruses
- Sabin polio viruses,
 
So that no child ever again suffers paralytic poliomyelitis.
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Every Donation Counts

Triple your impact when you make a contribution to The Rotary Foundation's End Polio Now campaign thanks to a 2-to-1 match that will be made by Gates Foundation's!