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The Rotary Foundation PolioPlus

The Rotary Foundation PolioPlus

Contact

Name
Kris Young
Phone
847-648-0871
Email
info@barringtonbreakfastrotary.org

Raise money for The Rotary Foundation PolioPlus

Our goal



  • Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.

    As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.

    We've helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. So far, Rotary has contributed more than $1.8 billion toward eradicating the disease worldwide.

    Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.

    Explore the history of Rotary and polio eradication

Recent donors

Recent donors
Date Name Amount
Sep 16 Lyle Staab Thanks for arranging the Ride to End Polio and for raising money for this cause! $27.48
Sep 14 Thanks for doing this $27.48
Sep 14 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
Sep 14 NARAYAN MURARKA $54.10
Sep 13 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
Sep 13 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
Sep 13 Michele and Gary Polvere Wow...we never knew you had polio! Best of luck with your ride and thanks for fighting to end this disease. Undisclosed amount
Sep 13 Youth and Thida Thank you for your continues services to the world. $54.10
Sep 13 A. Walker Eradication of Polio is important. Be encouraged and carry on. $54.10
Sep 13 Keep on trucking. Only two more countries to clear of polio. Undisclosed amount