Update #1
a month ago

Miss Vicky Rides Again! Locked inside this 1931 Model A Ford are three, soon to be four, pledges to contribute $25,000.00 to PolioPlus WHEN ROTARIANS RAISE A MATCHING $25,000 toward each one. Simple as that. Mr. Gates further matches each dollar with two of his own. $25 thousand becomes $50k which becomes $150,000. When the next pledge is matched, $50k becomes $100k, which Mr. Gates turns into $300k. With four matched challenge grants, our goal of raising $100k becomes $200k, again matched two for one! That would mean a whopping $600,000,00 toward Rotary's $50 Million annual commitment to PolioPlus.
Thanks to four anonymous PolioPlus donors, we Rotarians have been given the opportunity to once again, rise to the occasion. Your gift to this "challenge grant" is fully tax deductible, moves you toward Major Donor status and comes with matching TRF points to use as you desire. Rise to the challenge! Contribute generously to the 2026 Miss Vicky Challenge for PolioPlus. Let's make this match happen! Thanks to all, Winston and Lee


Why I am fundraising for The Rotary Foundation
Why I am fundraising for The Rotary Foundation
For only the second time in world history, a dread disease is being eradicated. Since 1984, Rotary’s PolioPlus campaign has led the charge, eliminating 99.9% of wild polio virus. From 350,000 cases and 50,000 deaths per year in 1984, we were down to just 12 cases in all of 2023. In the Spring of 2024, the Taliban stopped door-to-door vaccinations and the number of cases rose to 99 in the two remaining endemic nations of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The sudden jump demonstrates just how persistent and virulent is the wild polio virus. Like the EverReady Bunny, we must "keep on keeping on” lest polio returns and unvaccinated people are again needlessly at risk of paralysis and death. We’re indeed “This Close” but ever so far. To the unvaccinated, polio is just a plane ride away. Courage, Commitment and Cash will stem the tide. Thank you for your past generosity and your continued support by giving to Rotary’s signature program, PolioPlus.

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Lyanne Gronning
15 days ago
USD 517.50
In memory of Dr. Frank C. Dodson
16 days ago
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