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Follow
Rotary's progression from a small service club in Chicago to a worldwide force
for good.
The second in a series of PowerPoint presentations on Rotary's history is
now available. Download.ppt or
Download.pdf
Rotarians are on the verge of ridding the world of polio. The number of polio cases has declined by 99 percent in the 16 years since Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation made polio eradication the highest priority. In this period, many of the challenges and obstacles in
the path of the ultimate goal have been overcome through the pioneering work of PolioPlus. But because of the changed priorities following the terrible events of 11 September 2001, it is now clear that without a special effort, governments, agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector will not be able to fill the US$400 million funding gap that threatens to snuff Rotary's dream of a polio-free world.
The RI Board of Directors and the Foundation Trustees have unanimously resolved to introduce a new campaign to raise additional funds for PolioPlus. The campaign, "Fulfilling Our Promise: Eradicate Polio," will last only through the 2002-03 Rotary year with the goal of raising $80 million.
The funds raised through this campaign will multiply quickly because they will be matched or surpassed by funding from the World Bank, the Gates Foundation, and the United Nations Foundation. In some cases, every dollar brought in by Rotary will become a contribution of up to five dollars that will go to governments, the World Health Organization, or UNICEF to buy and distribute vaccine.
To help spread the word about this new campaign, Rotarians are invited to download a presentation and accompanying script from our FTP area. The presentation is available as a PowerPoint file (14.3 MB) or as a .pdf file (1.2 MB). The script (93 KB) is a .pdf file.
