Rotary

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Rotarys US200M Challenge

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Background

• November 2007 US100 Million Grant from The Bill
  and Melinda Gates Foundation
• January 2009 Additional 255 Million Grant
  given to Rotary from the Gates Foundation

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Past polio campaigns

• 1986-88 US247 million
• April 2002- June 2005 US135 million
• December 2007- June 2012 US200 million

Over 2 billion children immunized
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Volunteer Structure

• 42 Zone Challenge Coordinators
• Zone Fundraising Team
• RRFCs
• Assistant RRFCs
• ZCCs
• District PolioPlus
• Chairs

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Time Line

• -1 December 2007 to 30 June 2012
• -US121 million raised to date.

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Rotary Clubs

• US2,000 goal per year until 30 June 2012
• Suggested 20 of DDF each year
• Target New Rotarians
• Since 1 July 2005
• 150,000 new Rotarians
• 1,500 new Rotary clubs

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General Public gets involved in the Challenge

• End Polio Now
• newsletter
• www.rotary.org/endpolio
• Concert to End Polio with
• polio survivor,
• Itzhak Perlman
• Major league sports
• Rotary night at the
• ballpark
• End Polio Now
• Illuminations

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Successful fundraisers

• Find a list of fundraisers
• that you can do at www.rotary.org
• Purple Pinky Project
• Raffle
• a-thons
• Special event
• Movie night

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Spread the word

• Social Networking

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The Family of Rotary gets involved

• Rotary Foundation Alumni
• Challenge Rotary Fellowships/Rotarian Action
  Groups to conduct fundraising events
• Rotary International Rotaractors and Interactors

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We are This Close to ending polio

• International notables participate in our
• This Close campaign.