2014's Polar Plunge Makes "This Close" Much More Likely

The following message from District 7930 cites the results of the recent Polio Plunge fundraiser in which President Obie participated and in which many Lynn Rotarians supported and donated funds.  The District sends congratulations to those involved and identifies the many thousands of vaccines which will be made available to children all around the world.  Next year, let's make it even more successful and fund even more vaccines!!

 

"Rotary District 7930 is the place where a monumental event took place on February 1, 2014. Hundreds of committed Rotarians, Interactors, Rotarators and friends braved the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Gloucester, Massachusetts to raise awareness and money to help End Polio Now! Many more, in the thousands, made personal contributions to those plungers to raise almost $80,000 to eradicate Polio from our planet. These donations, when combined with the 2 to 1 match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, represents a total of almost a quarter million dollars. Since the cost of a single immunization is 60 cents, the 2014 Polar Plunge, along with all those who participated in any way, will provide 400,000 vaccines to children in the hope that they can be free from this disease during their lifetime. We owe a special thanks to the Rotary Club of Gloucester and the Polar Plunge Committee for all their hard work ensuring the success of this event.
 

 

In the "This Close" video, picture yourself and our entire team at the end of the video, as a testament to all of us helping Rotary change the world. You should be very proud of your commitment to this great cause. Hopefully, in 2 or 3 years, we can proudly say that we all contributed in a big way to eradicating Poliio from our planet."