The World's Greatest Meal to Help End Polio

Easters and Friends - as we approach the dawning of a new Rotary Year, we also approach yet another year that the Polio virus still has the capacity to permanently maim babies, children and adults, and bring grief and hardship upon families already struggling to meet the cost of the most basic of human needs to survive. Whatever our own trials and tribulations, we are truly blessed beyond compare in so many, many ways.

Thus, it seems fitting that as we celebrate Rotary and Rotarians at our Installation Dinner on July 2nd, 2014, we also register this event as a fundraiser for The  World's Greatest Meal to Help End Polio; and through our contributions at the meeting - whether via fines, happy dollars, donations or auction items - we can make a huge difference in the lives of people we don't know and may never meet - what an awesome concept!!

So far, this Social Media idea which started in Australia, has raised over $600,000 for the Polio Plus Fund - that's 1,000,000 vaccinations against Polio!

AND the 1,000,000th dose milestone was achieved through the efforts of a club in district 7020!  So far, eight clubs in our district have held or are scheduled to hold, a WGM event. The beauty of this is that it need not be an elaborate, time consuming project for the club; simply dedicate the fines, raffle or special collection from a weekly meeting or meetings.

I look forward to seeing all of you and your friends at the table on July 2nd, for Rotary East's 2014-2015 Installation Dinner and our first (of many) World's Greatest Meal To Help End Polio.

Blessings to all

Corinne