Rotary announces $96.5 mn to end polio

Aug 2018Aug 16 2018 reliefweb Afghanistan, African, nigeria, PolioPlus, poliovirus, unicef, who

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The fact that no new cases of wild poliovirus have been detected in Nigeria points to

Dennis Cooper, RI District 6170 Governor, speaks to the members of Hot Springs National Park Rotary at the Arlington Hotel. Photo: The Sentinel-Record/Grace Brown

Rotary aims to double clubs by 2025

Aug 2018Aug 14 2018 Lindsey Wells, The Sentinel-Record Arlington, Friendship Exchange, Hot Springs, PolioPlus, Venezuela, Zero-K

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Rotary International is looking at doubling the number of its clubs worldwide by 2025, according to its district governor.

Abir Ibrahim, a member of UNICEF Canada, shows a visitor how to use a virtual reality headset to see how polio immunisation drives work. Photo: James Morrison-Collalto/CBC

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Rotary displays projects at Toronto convention

Jun 2018Jun 28 2018 Muriel Draaisma, CBC 1 Comment Amal Alliance, Congo, House of Friendship, Kinshasa, PolioPlus, Toronto, unicef

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Rotary Club members from around the world are showcasing hundreds of humanitarian projects as a Rotary International

Leaders of Apple Valley Rotary and the city of Apple Valley came together for a spaghetti dinner on Sunday. From Left: Apple Valley Rotary President Wayne Hilbert, City Mayor Mary Harmann-Roland, Event Chair Karen Kirkman and RI District 5950 PolioPlus Chair Tim Mulcrone. Photo: Submitted

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Spaghetti dinner raises funds for PolioPlus

Feb 2018Feb 13 2018 Amy Mihelich, Sun This Week Apple Valley, PolioPlus, Sheltering Arms, spaghetti

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Close isn’t good enough for Karen Kirkman when it comes to eradicating a life-altering disease. A member of Apple Valley Rotary (Minnesota, US – D 5950), she’s worked with other members to put together a fundraiser for polio eradication. “So many people think polio has

The Charleston Rotary Club used some foundation money in a district grant to help provide Smart Tables to local kindergarten students. Photo: Submitted

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Rotary club donates funds for local, global projects

Jan 2018Jan 03 2018 Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Annual Fund, Jefferson Elementary School, PolioPlus, TAGS: Charleston

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In addition to the community service work of the Charleston Rotary Club (Illinois, US — D 6490), the club also supports

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End Polio Now: Still some more work left

Oct 2017 Sean Slatter, The Examiner Australia, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Launceston, PolioPlus, Tasmania

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Australia may not have had a polio case in more than a decade, but that hasn’t stopped it from continuing the fight to eradicate the disease. With October 24 marking International Polio Day, the

Lorena Austin of Saxon Estate Winery pours a sampling of wine for Claire Jackson during Wine Fest hosted by the Rotary Club of Nakusp. The festival is one of the larger fundraisers for the club.

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Bustling wine festival a success for Rotary

May 2017 Jillian Trainor, Arrow Lakes News fundraiser, Kootenays, Nakusp, Okanagan, PolioPlus, Rotor Lodge, wine

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The dining areas and lounge of the K2 Rotor

Chris Weber, Chair of Northfield Rotary's Literacy Committee.

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Chris Weber is Rotary’s literacy champion

Apr 2017 Scott Richardson, southernminn.com Chris Weber, Literacy, Northfield, PolioPlus, Rotary Club

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Northfield Rotary Club (Minnesota, D 5960) is well known for its support of PolioPlus, an international campaign to eradicate polio. Closer to home, people associate it with youth exchange and bike trails. But thanks to volunteers

In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus programme to tackle global polio eradication through mass vaccinations.

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A recap on Rotary’s fight against polio

Apr 2017Apr 04 2017 The Inter-Mountain Afghanistan, Elkins, immunisation, Melinda Gates, nigeria, PolioPlus, Ron LaNeve, Rotary, unicef

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Rotary Club of Elkins (West Virginia, District 7530) members heard an update on Monday about the organisation’s worldwide efforts to eradicate polio. In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus

A Rotarian inoculates a child with polio vaccine during a welcome ceremony kicking off a National Immunisation Day (NID) in the village of Messikro, Cote d'Ivoire.

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Media lauds Rotary’s anti-polio efforts

Mar 2017Mar 31 2017 Rotary International Africa, Carol Pandak, GPEI, polio, PolioPlus, Reuters, Rotary

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Global news agency Reuters has published an article highlighting Rotary’s support of a large-scale polio immunisation campaign currently