On Nov. 23, 2009, Rick Rogers, Past District Governor, spoke on the Rotary Foundation and PolioPlus program to our Club.
The Rotary Foundation provides funding to worthwhile projects all over the world where Rotary is represented.
One of the primary sources of funding for the Rotary Foundation is “Every Rotarian Every Year”, a $100.00 US annual donation program, all should consider.
Rick spoke about the challenge the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given Rotary in coming up with another 100 million dollars to complete polio eradication. We have met the challenge before, and Rick asked that our Club consider donating to this project.
There were only 1500 cases of polio last year, and it is now limited to 4 countries (Nigeria, Pakistan, India and Afghanistan).