District 5180 PolioPlus Fundraiser

Rotary International started its efforts to eliminate polio in the Philippine Islands in 1979. In 1985 we set a goal to eradicate polio worldwide, in that year there were 350,000 cases, almost 1,000 a day. We've reduced polio cases by 99.9%! So far this year, there are only 3 cases in Pakistan and 19 in Afghanistan. But, we need to continue until all countries are polio-free. It is only a plane ride away! If all eradication efforts ended today, within 10 years polio could paralize as many as 200,000 children a year. Rotary can be proud of its efforts to eradicate only the second contagious disease. Let's not quit until the world is polio free!