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World's Largest Polio Walk-Rotary

October 24th, Saturday, 10am, at Richardson Adventure Farm. 500 other Rotary clubs are participating in surrounding states; same time.

McHenry County's Rotary Walk is 1.3 miles around a small lake, next to Richardson Adventure Farm. All walkers have option of purchasing a half-price ticket to enter Richardson Adventure farm.
McHenry County's Rotary Walk is 1.3 miles around a small lake, next to Richardson Adventure Farm. All walkers have option of purchasing a half-price ticket to enter Richardson Adventure farm. (Rotary Clubs of McHenry, Richmond Spring Grove, Lake in the Hills and Huntley)

Polio remains in Afghanistan and Pakistan and is a disease that was eliminating in the Americas after the Salk vaccine was discovered in 1953. Mid-east children are still getting this paralyzing disease. If not eradicated it will come back to us.

We became polio free in the Americas (1994), Europe (2002), SE Asia (2014) and Africa (2020).

Polio Walk registration is $25 for a T-shirt, with: I’m helping eradicate polio, plus your donation. Also, you can opt to purchase a half-price ticket to the Adventure Farm events with world's largest corn maze, 5 food trucks, and lots more. View the QR code on the attached flyer or go to: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/140955/mchenry-area-worlds-largest-polio-walk.

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We will have fun, meet others, & help eradicate polio. We hope to see you at the World's Largest Polio Walk.

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