[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 818

[Garry Krischock]

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1. 1547: <>   TRF Chairman's August 2008 Message From: Sunil K Zachariah 

 

2. 1548: <>   July Board Meeting of RI - Highlights From: Sunil K Zachariah 

 

  

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August 2008 Message 

 

Sat Aug 9, 2008 6:06 pm (PDT) 

TRF Chairman's August 2008 Message

Let's rally to meet Rotary's challenge 


Dear family of Rotary, 

No matter where we live, until polio is eradicated worldwide, the 
disease will remain only a plane ride away. That's why every 
community -- and every Rotary club -- has a stake in ending polio 
once and for all. 

The number-one obstacle to reaching our goal is a shortfall in 
funding. Every club's support is vital to fulfilling Rotary's pledge 
to match the US$100 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda 
Gates Foundation. 

I encourage each club to raise at least $1,000 a year for the next 
three years and to be creative and think big while developing 
community fundraisers for polio eradication. Some U.S. clubs have 
held online and live auctions of items ranging from home repair work 
to radio advertising spots, works of art, and vacation cruises. 
Several Canadian clubs are helping to sponsor a polio survivor's 
4,474-mile bicycle trip across their country, with 75 percent of the 
proceeds going to PolioPlus. And I've just learned that Scottish 
Rotarians have aimed to break the world record for the most players 
to complete a round of golf on a single course in 24 hours. With 
luck, they now hold the new record -- and have scored big for polio 
eradication. 

Look here <
<http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/08022_news_fundraisi>
http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/08022_news_fundraisingChall
enge.aspx   > for some fundraising ideas. Let's keep up the momentum to meet
Rotary's challenge and ensure that we fulfill our  promise to the children
of the world. 

Jonathan Majiyagbe 
Foundation Trustee Chair 

 

 

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