World Polio Day, October 24, 2017

Posted by Marnie MacKay on Oct 18, 2017
 
TO:          All Alliston Rotarians
FROM:    Joan Hayward, Club Foundation Co-Chair
 
As I announced at our meeting of October 16, next Monday, October 23rd at 11:00 a.m. His Worship the Maor of the Town of New Tecumseth will proclaim the week of October 23rdEnd Polio Now Week.  We will raise the flag and it will fly until October 30th to bring awareness for the need to "Drop Polio to Zero".
 
Please join the Mayor and councillors in this event and wear, if weather permits, your red golf shirt or your red End Polio Now t-shirt.  We will obviously be outdoors.
 
I'm also sending you a note President Maureen received from District Governor Neil about an e-event happening on National Polio Day, Tuesday, October 24th.  This is a very interesting take on raising both awareness and funds for the polio effort.  Those comfortable with all things "e" may like to participate.

This Message is being sent to All Rotarians in D7070:

To Celebrate World Polio Day this coming Tuesday October 24th, Canadian e-clubs will march across Canada in 5 hours!  You  can participate in the meeting - and Make a Pledge Donation - and help Rotary accomplish its goal of eliminating polio.

Of course, if your Club has an event, or you can make a District event, I would encourage you to participate in person.  This effort is for the curious and those Rotarians and Rotaractors who cannot be actively involved with a local WPD event.

The meeting will start at 7:00 pm Tuesday October 24 local time in Halifax. It will then roll across all time Zones starting at 7:00 pm in your local time zone.  On hand to promote the fund raising efforts will be...

Bob Scott

A driving force behind Polio Eradication since 1986

Mike McGovern

Chair of the Polio Plus Committee

Ann Lee Hussey

An organizer and promoter of more than 25 National Immunization Days

So if you are not involved locally, still in the office, or just curious:  mark your calendar and join us online 7 pm local time World Polio Day October 24.  Maybe slightly different in Saskatchewan.  Meetings will start at 7 pm Central and 7 pm Mountain.

Meeting Link  https://zoom.us/j/371359687

Pledge Link to follow next week.

See you at 7 we have room for 200!!!!

Your World Polio Day Online Committee

Brian Carmichael

PDG District 7080 2011- 2012

Ass't Rotary Coordinator Zone 24E 2017-2018

DG Neil

Rotary and Gates Foundation Celebrate 10 Years of Working Together to End Polio

Since 2013, the Gates Foundation has matched every $1 Rotary commits to polio eradication 2-to-1.