World Polio Day came to the Twin Cities on October 24! The I-35W Bridge was lit in shades of red and yellow to honor Rotary International’s fight to end polio with its 30-year long initiative, End Polio Now. City Councils in Minneapolis, Edina, Burnsville, and Apple Valley declared October 24 as World Polio Day in their cities. 

Rotary International marked the annual event by announcing it would give an additional $40.4 million to the global effort to end polio. Click to read “World Polio Day Plans.”

Rotary District 5950 End Polio Now Chair Tim Mulcrone (Chanhassen) summarized recent developments, saying, "As if near total eradication of polio wasn't enough, the greatest public private health care initiative in history is creating health care infrastructure in areas that never had it, building international trust and fueling the ‘WE CAN DO IT’ attitude for the next global initiative.  That's the plus in PolioPlus."

For more information, contact Tim at 952-239-1594 or timmulcrone@aol.com.