Why we are fundraising for The Rotary Foundation
WHY WE ARE RAISING FUNDS FOR POLIO
Montecito Club Rotarians are raising awareness and funds for polio eradication by having small group activities locally such as bike rides, hikes and walks and inviting community members to join us. Every dollar collected will be matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for triple impact.

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years. As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.

Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan & Pakistan, but it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all vaccination efforts stopped today, within 10 years polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children annually.

Will you help us in this effort? Your generous donation is greatly appreciated.

With gratitude.