To District 6270 Polio Plus Society Members:
As a member of the District 6270 PolioPlus Society, you get the good news first...
We ended the year 2023 with a total of 12 cases of wild poliovirus, with Afghanistan and Pakistan each experiencing only 6 cases. Of course, this is 12 cases more than we would like to see, but it is an improvement from the 22 total cases in 2022.
The last recorded case in Afghanistan was September 4th, and in Pakistan it was on October 24th - ironically World Polio Day. How nice would it be to have that be the date of the last case on Earth!
Another bit of good news...as of December 31st our District has contributed 7.5% more to the PolioPlus Fund than at the same time in 2022. Thanks to Rotarians such as yourselves, we are making a difference in ending polio. Our District's contribution for the first half of the Rotary Year is $57,498.
Thanks for your contribution, and your ongoing commitment to a minimum annual donation of at least $100. We had a great result from this year's World Polio Day fundraisers, and are planning even bigger things in the coming months.
There will be two MAJOR workshops at the upcoming TRI-CON, an update on the Flight to End Polio and a presentation by Mike McGovern, head of Rotary's efforts to End Polio Now. There will also be an opportunity to join other Rotarians in a workshop to swap fundraising stories and ideas.
Two fundraising events for PolioPlus will also be held at TRI-CON. There will be a silent auction of gift baskets donated by clubs, featuring items from their service area, as well as a Pound the Pavement 4 Polio walk, which can be done anytime between now and April 20th.
TRI-CON details are available here.
Again, many thanks for your support of the PolioPlus fundraising efforts.
Rob Bassett
Rotary Club of Mitchell Field (Milwaukee)
D6270 Chair - PolioPlus/End Polio Now
414-350-6090