Why I am fundraising for The Rotary Foundation
Rotary International started its efforts to eliminate polio in the Philippine Islands in 1979. In 1985 we set a goal to eradicate polio worldwide, in that year there were 350,000 cases, almost 1,000 a day. We've reduced polio cases by 99.9%! So far this year, there are only 3 cases in Pakistan and 19 in Afghanistan. But, we need to continue until all countries are polio-free. It is only a plane ride away! If all eradication efforts ended today, within 10 years polio could paralize as many as 200,000 children a year. Rotary can be proud of its efforts to eradicate only the second contagious disease. Let's not quit until the world is polio free!
Polio Fund
Your donation helps Rotary reach every child with the polio vaccine.
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