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It’s
cold outside, and what better way to warm up by joining the Mt. Laurel
Rotary for a night out from the Winter Blues. When: 7 PM to 11PM Friday February 17 The
Rotary Foundation The number-one goal of the Rotary Foundation PolioPlus program is to eradicate polio throughout the world. PolioPlus is the most ambitious program in Rotary’s history. To eradicate polio, Rotarians have mobilized by the hundreds of thousands for more than 20 years. Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of polio. It is working to ensure that children are immunized against this crippling disease and that surveillance is strong despite the poor infrastructure, extreme poverty and civil strife of many countries. Since the PolioPlus program’s inception in 1985, more than two billion children have received the oral polio vaccine. Today, PolioPlus is recognized worldwide as a model of public and private cooperation in pursuit of a humanitarian goal. In addition to providing financial and volunteer support, Rotary works to urge support from other partners. This includes the campaign to End Polio Now, inspired by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with two grants totaling $355 million. The Rotary Foundation will be contributing an additional $200 million in a matching grant totaling $555 million towards eradicating polio worldwide. This program has the opportunity of doing something good for every country and child in perpetuity.
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