District 5950 and Polio Plus

                Following the lead of Rotary International, our efforts in raising funds for polio eradication have centered on the clubs rather than individual Rotarians.  We asked each club to commit to giving $1500, and if we obtained that we would arrive at  $94,500 as a district.  Not all clubs could or were willing to contribute that much, but most did, and some clubs gave much more.  We also got a huge donation from an individual Rotarians and used $10,000 of our District Designated Fund to apply to PolioPlus in honor of PolioPlus Chair Tim Mulcrone..  As a result, we will end of year having raised more than $110,000 toward polio eradication! 

                Is there anyone in the district who does not know Tim Mulcrone?  Tim has been our PolioPlus chair for three years now, and has done a fantastic job!  Tim has spoken at numerous clubs (not just in District 5950) on the cause about which he is most passionate, having seen polio affect his own family.  He comes prepared to talk to clubs for 5 minutes or 25 minutes, or anything in between depending on the club’s agenda, whatever it takes to get his message across.  He was Count Dracula at Halloween season, a leprechaun during St. Patrick’s season, and a cabaret singer at our Zone Institute last fall.  There is nothing he won’t do to raise money to finally eradicate this disease.  He has made our district a very successful participant in this historic effort.  Rotarians, if Tim has not spoken to your club yet, go to your club president and program chair and insist that he be put on your schedule.  You will not be disappointed.