END POLIO NOW - One Month to Go

  Greetings friends,

Just one month to go this Rotary year so please take time to re-visit your END POLIO NOW giving program …

We received a message from senior staff if Evanston this morning reminding us that today (May 31) is the last day for Districts to donate DDF to Polio and be eligible to win a place in the Top 5 Donors in 2017/18. Remember, the USA is almost a day behind in World time .

However, we acknowledge that such lofty goals are not possible if Districts have a successful DDF program engaging in vital grant funded works at home and around the world.

We will be pleased to receive a final report on your Polio giving before the end of June.

·         Whilst the request for Districts to allocate 20% of DDF to END POLIO NOW still stands, it is absolute vital that every cent of unused DDF is donated to END POLIO NOW this Rotary year. Please update us on the expect result in your District.

·         As reported in our email of May 15, please remind your clubs of the END POLIO NOW goal of $1,500 per club before the end of June – along with the ongoing search for major donors at US$10k each.

 
Thank you all for your patience and perseverance this year – especially those Districts who have renewed focus on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.  Special mention must be made of our colleague Governor Bob Cooper and his team in District 9520 for boosting giving to $55,415 (543.4% on 2017).
 
Similarly, other Districts to top $30k in Polio giving included 9455 with a 34.1% increase to $39,684; 9550 – 35.7% to $32,319; and 9820 – 400.1% to $32,669.  Of course New Zealand Districts reaped the benefit of their Governments generous donation to the Polio campaign and the six Districts combined for a whopping total of $3,767,131 to April this year.
 
Last week’s Polio report showed no new Wild Polio Virus cases so please continue the ‘fight’ to total eradication.  We look forward to a final burst of increased giving in June.
 
Your friends in Rotary service,
 
Bob and Ken
 
PDG Bob Aitken AM JP and RI Past Director Ken Collins AM CSti CitWA
RI END POLIO NOW Coordinators, Zones 7B/8, 2016/18.