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International PolioPlus Committee Chair Mike McGovern. ©Rotary International
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Rotary announces $100 million to eradicate polio

Jun 2019Jun 11 2019 rotary.org Gates Foundation, GPEI, nigeria, Pakistan, polio, PolioPlus, poliovirus, Rotary, unicef, vaccine, who
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Rotary is giving $100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralysed hundreds of thousands of children each year. The funding comes as Rotary

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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

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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
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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.

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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

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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

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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 in action in Africa.
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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