Polio Plus News

Posted by Sandi Chard

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

Thank you again to Thie Convery for challenging the clubs in District 7090 to support Polio.  The challenge to donate by December 15th $1725 USD.  Thie would match the $1725. We opened the challenge dollar for dollar for Rotaract clubs.  Thank you to Earlyact-Lockport, Niagara Rotaract and Buffalo Rotaract who together raised $1389.
 
It was a challenging year for many clubs, but 31 clubs rose to the Polio Challenge by raising funds in the Participate for Polio "bike/walk/run" event and direct donations to reach the minimum of $1725.  Read on to view the club results!
 
Rotary Clubs that achieved $1725
  • Amherst
  • Ancaster AM
  • Batavia
  • Brantford 
  • Brantford Sunrise       
  • Delhi                                
  • Dundas        
  • Dundas Valley Sunrise
  • Dunnville                    
  • East Aurora                     
  • Fonthill         
  • Grand Island
  • Greater Jamestown AM
  • Grimsby
  • Hamburg
  • Hamilton
  • Hamilton AM         
  • Leroy
  • Lincoln
  • Lockport
  • Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls Sunrise
  • NOTL
  • Norfolk Sunrise
  • Simcoe
  • St. Catharines
  • St. Catharines Lakeshore
  • St. Catharines South
  • Welland
  • Westfield-Mayville
  • West Seneca
 
With matching each clubs contribution of $1725 becomes $12125. 
 
The Math $1725 (club) + $1725 (Thie) + $1725 (World Fund) + $6900 (Gates) = $12,125)
 
The last three years Honorary Rotarian Thie Convery of the Rotary Club of Dundas Valley Sunrise has donated $25000USD, $37500USD and this year $54864USD in pursuit of a Polio free world on behalf of our District challenges.  The Rotary Foundation Committee thanks Thie and the clubs for their continued passion to end Polio.