Transcript Pennies for Polio

Pennies for Polio
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to
enable Rotarians to advance world
understanding, goodwill, and peace through
the improvement of health, the support of
education, and the alleviation of poverty.
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•What is Polio?
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• Polio
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• A crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease, polio
(poliomyelitis) still strikes children mainly under the age of five in
countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
• Polio can cause paralysis and sometimes death. Because there is
no cure for polio, the best protection is prevention. For as little as
US$0.60 worth of vaccine, a child can be protected against this
crippling disease for life.
• It can cause paralysis within hours, and polio paralysis is almost
always irreversible.
• In the most severe cases, polio attacks the motor neurons of the
brain stem, causing breathing difficulty or even death.
• Historically, polio has been the world’s greatest cause of disability.
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• Challenges to polio eradication
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Four key strategies for stopping poliovirus
transmission:
• Routine immunization
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• National Immunization Days
• Surveillance
• Targeted mop-up campaigns
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• “As an international community, we have
few opportunities to do something that is
unquestionably good for every country and
every child, in perpetuity. Polio eradication
is one of these opportunities.”
• - Dr. Margaret Chan, World Health
Organization director-general
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Rotary has helped reduce the spread of
polio throughout the world since 1985.
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Finishing off polio worldwide remains
Rotary’s top goal -- one child at a time !!
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• Eradicating Polio – The Great Task Ahead
The Rotary Documentary on polio
eradication receives Oscar nod:
The Final Inch
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• How are Rotarians going to accomplish
this most worthy and lofty goal?
• We have formed a partnership like no
other, BUT we have work to do in each
and every Rotary Club in the world !!
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• IDEAS????? I need your ideas !!
• Hold a raffle: Raffle off a car, a sevennight cruise, or four tickets to a local event,
such as a basketball game or concert.
Also consider holding weekly raffles with
prizes from area restaurants or
businesses.
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• Skip a meal: Skip the meal at your club
meeting and donate the cost to The Rotary
Foundation to help eradicate polio.
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• Host a Rotary night: Work with your local
baseball league to host a Rotary night at a
ball game. Both major and minor league
teams have pitched in to help Rotary
“strike out polio.” Auction off a chance to
throw out the first pitch, and set up a booth
in the park with information on Rotary and
the challenge grant. Read how Rotarians
organized a polio public service
announcement at a baseball game .
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• Organize a walkathon, bike-a-thon, or
skate-a-thon: Have Rotarians, Rotary
Fellowships, athletic groups, and other
community members solicit pledges for the
distance they walk, pedal, or skate. Read
how a polio survivor cycled across Canada
to help fight the disease .
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• Coordinate an online auction: Ask
Rotarians, friends, and family to search
their homes for items they wish to give
away, including clothing, jewelry, furniture,
and housewares. Collect the goods, and
list them for auction on eBay.
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• Plan a special event: Dinners, festivals,
picnics, wine tastings, and sports
competitions can all draw contributions
from Rotarians and other community
members.
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• Sell a product: CDs, cookbooks, ties,
teddy bears, and mugs are just a few of
the items that have been sold to raise
funds for PolioPlus.
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• Hold a white elephant auction: Ask club
members to donate gifts they do not want
or need. Auction these items at a club or
district meeting to raise money for polio
eradication.
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• Coordinate a movie night: Work with
local cinemas to organize a movie night in
which all or part of the proceeds from
admission benefit PolioPlus. Publicize the
event in the newspaper, on the radio, and
in all area Rotary clubs, and encourage
everyone in the community to attend.
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• Host a million dollar dinner: Arrange a
dinner with a district governor, Rotary
senior leader, or local celebrity. Invite
guests who can make a significant gift to
Rotary’s polio eradication effort.
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• Collect pennies for polio: Ask Rotarians,
friends, and families to place coin
collection cans or boxes in local
businesses, schools, and homes. Donate
the proceeds to the polio eradication effort.
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• How can we get the community involved
with this project? Other Rotarians are:
• Working with local schools.
• Working with Sororities and Fraternities at
your local colleges.
• Working with other Organizations such as
the VFW, Moose, Kiwanis, and American
Legions.
• Partnering with Community Event.
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• Jonathon Kaye will donate toward this cause:
• 10 big trees installed and maintained for one
year (staking, mulching, watering)
• Retail Value of $350, suggested Rotary selling
price of $175= $1750
• 10 burning bushes or shrubs maintained for one
year (mulch and watering)
• Retail Value of $50, suggested Rotary selling
price of $35= $350
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• I need your ideas and input to make this
one of the most successful fundraisers
that this club has ever had.
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• Videos for this powerpoint.
• http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/P
olio/HelpEradicatePolio/Pages/ridefault.aspx
• http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/P
ages/090116_news_poliovideo.aspx
• http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/P
olio/FactsAboutPolio/Pages/ridefault.aspx
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• http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/P
olio/Timeline/Pages/ridefault.aspx
• http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/P
ages/090126_news_finalinchfilm.aspx
• http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/P
ages/090121_news_gatesvideo.aspx
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• Thank you in advance for your
participation in this worthy cause.
• We will need everyone in the club to help!!
• Rick Hunt, Club President, 2008-09