Monday 24 October is WORLD POLIO DAY. Ending Polio is the
number one priority of both Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. Each Club is asked to make a commitment to contribute US$1,500 ($2,175). Over the past four years we have conducted the All Stations challenge train ride to End Polio. Over those four years we have raised in Greater Sydney over $450,000 to ending Polio before the Gates Match. This year more than ever we need your commitment and support.
To get the train timetable ask a Club member as it has been emailed to them. Even if you are not on a trainline, PLEASE do your bit by joining us and riding with us for a station or two. It is a great Fellowship day, a great PUBLIC IMAGE Day and it puts the Rotary Brand out there in front of the public.
Start planning your fundraising for this event. Go to https://raise.rotary.org/ and start you online fundraiser. Or, go to https://raise.rotary.org/dave-anderson/challenge and support the page that is already on the site.
If a Rotarian contributes via this site, the member’s Club gets the credit. If a non-Rotarian contributes, then the District gets the credit. The donor email address is the identifying link to your Club or District.
The plan this year is to raise $200,000. Please do your bit to ensure that your Club meets its commitment to ENDING POLIO. Please look to sponsorship of Dave and myself. $1 per station from an individual or even $10 per station from Clubs together with your individual member sponsorship can help you achieve your Club commitment. Also if you have not already done so, please go to www.rotary.org and go to Rotary Club Central and put your goal in place for Ending Polio. 100% of Clubs that did not put a Goal in place last Rotary year, did not give to ending polio.
Dave and I look forward to meeting all of you on the train on MONDAY 24 October. It is a big day if you want to ride the full 181 stations with us, starting at Cronulla ay 4:30AM. PLEASE COME and join us. And as a famous Rotarian from the 1960’s (Joe the gadget man) used to say “Don’t forget to bring you money with you?” Cheque or proof of bank transfer would also be good.
Yours in Rotary service
Mark Anderson
Senior Coordinator | Fund Development
Rotary Foundation