PDG Lisa Bishop (RC Norfolk Sunrise), with her partner Lionel Ulrich, visited Buffalo Sunrise and shared a PowerPoint highlighting her trip to India to assist with polio eradication.She described the impact of Rotary’s involvement in eradicating this dread disease.
According to recent updates from Rotary, the organization is actively working towards polio eradication, with the most significant news being that polio cases have been drastically reduced by 99.9% globally, with only Afghanistan and Pakistan remaining endemic; Rotary is committed to raising funds and continuing vaccination efforts to achieve a polio-free world, often partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to maximize impact.
Special guest Larry Koon (RC Kenmore) added that his club, for many years has involved elementary school children in learning about and helping children around the world to be immunized through RC Kenmore’s Purple Pinkie initiative. School children learn about polio through video presentations and then donate $1 to have their pinkie painted purple in solidarity with children across the world and the receive a “Lifesaver” candy for also helping to stamp out polio world-wide.