Purple Pinkie Polio Race
Posted by Ron Searfoss on Oct 03, 2016
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This is a 7430 District Event. So far there are 26 Rotary Clubs sponsoring the event. Please join us to raise funds to
 !!!!!Join with the Pennsylvania Polio Survivor’s Network as we participate in the Purple Pinkie Run/Walk. Polio Survivors all over the globe are truly grateful to the efforts of Rotary International’s efforts to eradicate this terrible disease. 80% + of Polio survivors are affected not once but twice from the effects of this disease. Post-Polio Syndrome disables us once again as our muscles lose additional strength as a result of the damage done by the original illness. We are hoping to meet Rotarians from all over the district on October 22nd, and say “Thank You”. To learn more about the Pennsylvania Polio Survivors Network, click on the following link:http://www.papolionetwork.org/
Every Dollar Raised will be TRIPLED by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
You don’t need to run to participate. Most people walk! It will be a fun event. Bring your family and friends. We will have awards for the race winners and also many drawings for door prizes, so both runners and walkers will be winners. We will also have great food!
The cost is $30 ($25 if under 18) (tech T-shirt only while supplies last). Come on out and have a great time for a great cause!
Special prize basket for largest group running or walking together: Interact Clubs, Rotary Clubs, families, other organizations, Engineers without Borders, sports teams. If you have the largest number of folks walking or running in the Purple Pinkie on Oct. 22 you will receive a special prize basket for all to share! Those who walk or run together will eliminate Polio together!
Make a donation to Polio Plus: If you can’t attend that day, you can make a donation to Polio Plus by mailing it in with the attached registration form. Just fill in the additional donation amount, note that you are not attending, and mail the check and form as described on the form. All donations from Rotarians to the race will be credited directly to their Rotary Foundation account for Paul Harris Fellow credit.
We are planning to have a polio survivor who has Post-Polio Syndrome, talk about living with the results of having had Polio. She will focus on the importance of the world-wide commitment by Rotary International to eradicate this terrible disease.
To sign up for the race, or learn more, visit the website at www.purplepinkie.net. You can either register online or mail in the attached registration form.
Questions: E-mail the Race Director Herb Klotz, at herbk@ptd.net .
Without question, the one thing we ALL share is the prayer that with world-wide vaccination, death and disability from the Polio Virus will soon be gone . . . Forever.
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