Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Support Local Rotary Clubs in Their Effort to Halt Polio

Bellin College

Walk the trails in Bellevue with Family and Friends While Raising Money to Eradicate Polio

8:00 am Registration
9:00 am Walk Begins

Thank You for Being a Polio Plus Walk Volunteer

After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

Your contribution will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.

Contribute to Rotary's $200 Million Challenge

Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge is the Rotary Foundation's response to the two grants totaling $355 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio. Every dollar given to PolioPlus will be counted toward the $200 million match, which must be completed by 30 June 2012.

Goal:

$200 million by 30 June 2012

Where We Are Now:

$155.3 million