On October 24, World Polio Day, Rotarians, their families, and friends picked up bowling balls and raised funds to eradicate Polio from this earth. The Post Bulletin and KIMT-TV covered the event bringing more awareness to Rotary's efforts to get rid of this debilitating disease. Mayor Kim Norton posted a video on the Kim Norton - Mayor of Rochester, MN Facebook page which can be viewed here. The video underscores the tremendous progress that has been made to eliminate polio and acknowledges that we still have some work left to do!
If you would like to make a donation to Rotary to assist in the efforts to eradicate polio, there is a recognition points matching opportunity from Rotary District 5960. If you contribute at least $100 to PolioPlus, the donation will be matched 1:1 with Recognition Points. If you donor give at least $365 (equivalent to $1.00 per day) to PolioPlus, the District will utilize Recognition Points to make the donor a Paul Harris Fellow. Members and non-members can give completing this form and mailing it to The Rotary Foundation, or you can make a payment online at www.rotary.org/en/donate. Note: you need a My Rotary account to give through Rotary Direct,. Click here for easy set-up instructions.