Panhandling? Really?
As part of our commitment to unique fundraisers, Washington County Rotaract conducted the first Panhandling for Polio in June 2009. Rotaractors and volunteers "panhandled" for donations along freeway exit ramps in the Portland area. Watch news story.
Inspired by the success and popularity we are taking it to the next level. Rotary District 5100 is now taking part in this one of a kind event.
Stay tuned for news about World Panhandling Day...
Inspired by the success and popularity we are taking it to the next level. Rotary District 5100 is now taking part in this one of a kind event.
Stay tuned for news about World Panhandling Day...
Why Donate?
100% of your donations will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children. As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are high. By donating now, you can help achieve a polio-free world. Donations are accepted on site, or by credit card via PayPal.
Why Polio?
Rotary, a volunteer service organization of 1.2 million men and women, made a commitment to immunize the world’s children against polio in 1985 and became a spearheading partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative three years later. The other partners are the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF.
Thanks to Rotary and its partners, the number of polio cases has been slashed by more than 99 percent, preventing five million instances of childhood paralysis and 250,000 deaths. When Rotary began its eradication work, polio infected more than 350,000 children annually. In 2008, fewer than 2,000 cases were reported worldwide.
But the polio cases represented by that final 1 percent will be the most difficult and expensive to prevent for a variety of reasons, including geographical isolation, worker fatigue, armed conflict, and cultural barriers. That’s why it’s so important to generate the funding needed to finish the job. To ease up now would be to invite a polio resurgence that would condemn millions of children to lifelong paralysis in the years ahead. For more information on Rotary or the Polio Plus Challenge, please view their website.
Thanks to Rotary and its partners, the number of polio cases has been slashed by more than 99 percent, preventing five million instances of childhood paralysis and 250,000 deaths. When Rotary began its eradication work, polio infected more than 350,000 children annually. In 2008, fewer than 2,000 cases were reported worldwide.
But the polio cases represented by that final 1 percent will be the most difficult and expensive to prevent for a variety of reasons, including geographical isolation, worker fatigue, armed conflict, and cultural barriers. That’s why it’s so important to generate the funding needed to finish the job. To ease up now would be to invite a polio resurgence that would condemn millions of children to lifelong paralysis in the years ahead. For more information on Rotary or the Polio Plus Challenge, please view their website.
Follow us on:
