Reno Midtown Rotary News

Polio Run-a-Thon 2020

4/27/2020

The Rotary Club of Reno, Midtown has put together a team to run 178 miles around town to raise funds to help eradicate polio. RTO was canceled, so on May 30th we are holding a social-distance Virtual Polio Run-a-Thon in our own neighborhoods.

Rotary and Polio:

Rotary International has been fighting Polio for over 40 years.
Rotary spearheaded creation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988, along with WHO, CDC, UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi.
Since 1988, worldwide polio cases have reduced by 99.9%.
GPEI continues vital work in 3 endemic countries, 17 outbreak countries, and 12 key at-risk countries.

If you'd like to learn more about the fight against Polio, please visit Rotary or GPEI.

With your help, we will eradicate polio in our lifetimes!

World Polio Day

9/27/2019

October 24, 2019

You can make a difference in the battle against polio! Every $1 donated on this website equals $3 because of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2-to-1 match. Spread the world to your friends and family. The only way to end polio is together.

Help us raise money to rid the world of this horrible disease

Another way you can help us win this fight is to share this link in an email to your friends and help us spread the word in our communities. Only with your help can we finish this work.

POLIO FACTS
Since 1985, Rotary members have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio.
As of June 2018, Rotary has spent more than $1.8 billion towards global polio eradication.
There are fewer polio cases than ever before, but we will not stop until we reach zero. We are THIS CLOSE to a polio-free world, and we need your help.

Articles from Rotary:

Top 5 reasons to eradicate polio: Why End Polio
What is the Plus in Polio Plus
End Polio: How to Help

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Polio Run-a-Thon 2020

World Polio Day

October 24, 2019

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