Update on the Ride to End Polio
We all had a great day riding to "End Polio Now", in spite of it being very cold and windy. Our DG Nick Giannone presented us with a Certificate of Appreciation to our financial support in helping to End Polio Now! Our eClub members and members of fellow District 5890 clubs including PDG Edward A Charlesworth and PDG Sunny Sharma rode bicycles. Some Rotarians including PDG Christopher Schneider and Ute Schneider, PDG John Painter, DGN Bill Palko and others rode their motorcycles. We all enjoyed a picnic lunch donated by the Charlesworth's and delivered by Chief of Staff Ronnie Hallenberger who brought the food catered by Skeeters. Great fun and fellowship continued as the sun started to shine. Our event raised approximately $11,000 USD (some in cash some in pledges), and with the Gates Foundation match it will become $33,000. Thank you all for your support! This will sponsor almost 20,000 immunizations to eradicate polio!
Terry Zeigler, 2012-16 District 5890 Rotary Foundation Committee Chair and 2015-18 Rotary Zone 21b/27 Paul Harris Society Coordinator, shared the following: Thanks to all of you for this great effort. It appears that we raised a total of almost $34,000 for Polio eradication between the Party at the Park/Bike Ride/Motorcycle Ride and the PolioPlus Society Dinner that same night. We also received considerable social media attention due to your efforts.
It's critical that we continue to fund the Global Polio Eradication Effort - and that we earn the full $35 Million per year Gates Match - until we reach eradication. Thanks for all that you have done to move us one step closer to that goal!
It's critical that we continue to fund the Global Polio Eradication Effort - and that we earn the full $35 Million per year Gates Match - until we reach eradication. Thanks for all that you have done to move us one step closer to that goal!
See photos of this event on our Facebook page. WE ARE THIS CLOSE!
