50/50 Fundraiser in Support of Wounded Warriors Launches!
The Whyte Avenue Rotary Club has teamed up with the Strathcona Rotary Club to raise funds for our clubs and to support Wounded Warriors Canada through a 50/50 cash raffle. The winner could take home up to $5,000 and the minimum prize for the winner is $2,000. The draw will take place on Canada Day.
Wounded Warriors Canada is a national mental health service provider utilizing clinical best practices and evidence-informed care to create an environment of compassion, resiliency, and hope for Canada’s Veterans, First Responders, and their families.
Purchasing a ticket help support the many projects that our Rotary clubs are involved in and supports the important work that Wounded Warriors does. If you are an Alberta resident, you can click the link below to get your tickets.
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever. As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
The help of all Rotarians is needed to create awareness and funds to reach our goal of raising $50 million by June 30 to maximize the 2 to 1 match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a total of $150 million. Every donation helps us obtain the vaccines, transportation and materials needed in the fight against polio.
Can you help us reach our goal? Consider donating today at endpolio.org/donate.
Are you interested in supporting or learning more about our Foundation? Ask Tamara Larsen, Foundation Chair, for information.
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