Polio Eradication Worldwide
23rd February
Hundreds of Rotary clubs across Great Britain and Ireland took part in this coordinated campaign on
Rotary Day, 23rd February
and the week around it in an effort to
raise £1 million for polio eradication.
Rotary Foundation has already donated
over £500 million
to this project
Above, two members of our club collecting outside
Tesco Hunstanton
We collected £256 on the day, and our charity evening raised £640 for the project, which the club have made up to a
£1,000
donation to
Thanks for Life
Clubs have carried out a range of initiatives, including:
* Organising a Polio Eradication fundraising event in their local community
* Linking with schools for fundraising projects
* Dressing empty shop windows to publicise the campaign
For more information about Thanks for Life, click here
All money raised will be credited to the Gates Challenge to raise $200 million for polio eradication. Click here for more information about the Gates Challenge
