Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay Fights to End Polio Now on October 24th

World Polio Day is Friday October 24th, and The Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay joins the fight to end polio with a social hour and screening of the End Polio Now livestream video on Friday October 24th in the back room of Cameron’s Pub, 1410 Cabrillo HIghway South from 4:30-6 PM. The suggested donation is $20.

Rotary, a humanitarian service organization with nearly 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, made polio eradication its top priority nearly 30 years ago. When the initiative started, more than 350,000 people were stricken by polio every year - nearly 1,000 new polio cases every day. In 2013, there were only about 400 cases, a 99% reduction in cases!

Today, only three countries (Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan) have never stopped transmission of the wild poliovirus. However, in 2014, several polio outbreaks prompted the World Health Organization to declare polio a public health emergency of international concern. This decision puts additional measures in place to ensure we protect our incredible progress against polio, and also end the remaining 1% of cases.

If the world continues to make polio eradication a top priority, Rotary and its partners are on-track to achieve a polio-free world by 2018.

As the world stands on the verge of victory over polio, it is important to recognize that amazing things can happen when forces join together for a common good. Of note, under a current fundraising agreement with Rotary, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match 2:1 donations to Rotary to end polio. This means donations will triple. Learn more about donations and the fight to end polio now by visiting www.endpolionow.org.

Enjoy fellowship, the friendly British pub environment, and the opportunity to support the Rotary fight to end polio at Camerons on October 24th. No RSVP is required but check out the Facebook invitation at https://www.facebook.com/events/598253536963875/

Contact Mary Corcoran, Event Chairperson, at mcorcoranhmb@gmail.com for more details..