402 days ago From IBNLive.com   View Archived Article

CHENNAI, INDIA - Members of Rotary International, a partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, joined the fight against the dreaded disease. Deepak Kapur, chair of Rotary International's India National PolioPlus Committee, said, =93In February this year ...

407 days ago From AllAfrica.com   View Archived Article

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - "This is a milestone achievement, but it doesn't mean that we'll stop raising money or spreading the word about polio eradication," Rotary Foundation Trustee, John Germ said yesterday. Nigeria's District Governor 9125, Lawrence ...

407 days ago From Oak Ridger   View Archived Article

OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE - By Darrell Richardson | editor@oakridger.com I made a mental note just the other day to talk with Fred Heitman about the status of Rotary International's massive anti-polio campaign. What had made me think of Fred, a local Rotarian, was an item I ...

415 days ago From Crewe Chronicle   View Archived Article

CREWE, U K - The event will be held in aid of the Rotary Foundation, which is at the forefront of the campaign to eradicate Polio worldwide. The car boot sale starts at 7.30am and finishes at 2.30pm. Rtn Janet Astins said: =93Rotary have been working to eradicate ...

424 days ago From Clacton and Frinton Gazette   View Archived Article

CLACTON, U K - YOUNGSTERS at a primary school in Thorpe dressed in purple for the day to raise cash for the fight against polio. Children at the Rolph School were joined by members of Clacton Rotary Club for the awareness day on Monday. The Rotary Club's Purple ...

429 days ago From Rotary International   View Archived Article

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - To help alleviate that problem, The Rotary Foundation and its partners have supplied water filters to 5000 families living along the river. "They are not just giving us a concrete box," says Maria Moron, one of the recipients of a filter. ...

441 days ago From Killeen Daily Herald   View Archived Article

KILLEEN, TEXAS - By Mason W. Canales Rotary International announced Wednesday it raised more than $200 million since December 2007 to eliminate an acute viral disease and some donations have come from local clubs. During the last 25 years, the Killeen-Heights Rotary ...

447 days ago From Coastweek   View Archived Article

NAIROBI, KENYA - Rotary International has been working to eliminate polio, a paralyzing childhood illness for over 25 years. "Polio eradication is a key objective for Rotary International. "The Rotary Club has joined hands with the Kenyan government and int ...

451 days ago From PennLive.com   View Archived Article

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA - They were part of a medical mission with Rotary International to administer polio vaccines to children in remote, impoverished areas of India. Polio has long been gone in the United States, but still exists in much of the world. ...

459 days ago From Deccan Herald   View Archived Article

BANGLORE, INDIA - Members of Rotary International have set up 8000 polio booths and roped in 30000 health workers across the city to immunise 2.5 million children against polio. The week-long campaign, starting Monday, features door-to-door verification in all regions ...

479 days ago From Fiji Times   View Archived Article

SUVA, FIJI - A statement from Rotary International said Rotary Club of Lautoka president Rick Eyre and Rotary Club of Nadi president Sanjit Patel and their club members had been working hard to assess needs for assistance and to get the supplies to the needy. ...

480 days ago From The Spokesman Review   View Archived Article

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON - In 1988, Rotary International made a bold promise to mankind: =93Let us cause the eradication of polio around the world!=94 Since this Polio Promise was made more than 20 years ago, Rotary Clubs from around the world have collected and funneled over ...

486 days ago From Sage Nonprofit Solutions   View Archived Article

AUSTIN, TEXAS - Thanks to the successful fundraising effort, the Gates' charity organization will be donating an additional $50 million to the Rotary Foundation. The head of the foundation said it was important to highlight the global health issues and hopefully ...

486 days ago From The News International   View Archived Article

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - NAWABSHAH: Lt Gen (retd) Syed Pervez Shahid has said that under the 'Aman Ki Asha' programme, the Rotary International, in cooperation with the Jang Group of Newspapers and Geo Television network, surgeries of children with heart problems wil ...

489 days ago From Net Newsledger   View Archived Article

THUNDER BAY, CANADA - THUNDER BAY =96 In Thunder Bay, Rotarians are involved in many local efforts, as well as, through Rotary International in efforts around the world. Warren Philp shares a project that Rotarians are engaged with. Rotary clubs worldwide meet $200 millio ...

494 days ago From Scoop.co.nz   View Archived Article

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - A New Zealander, Bill Boyd, a former Rotary International President, now heads the Rotary Foundation, Rotary's charity, which co-ordinates the international ...

500 days ago From Sarasota Herald-Tribune   View Archived Article

SARASOTA, FLORIDA - Itzhak Perlman, an internationally known violinist and polio survivor, was honored for his support of Rotary International's effort in fighting the illness. He spoke at the reception and encouraged the Rotarians to "continue the success of e ...

504 days ago From Mountain News   View Archived Article

LAKE ARROWHEAD, CALIFORNIA - For 20 years, Rotary International has set as its goal the eradication of the disease. Rotarians working through the Rotary Rose Parade float committee celebrated the service club's success with their 2012 Rose Parade float, called "Inching ...

504 days ago From Rotary International   View Archived Article

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - During a District 1200 (England) GSE visit to District 3400 (Indonesia) in 2008, team leader Hugo Pike discovered that many homeless children living in Yogyakarta, Java, needed medical care. His district developed a plan to outfit a vehicle as a mobi ...

510 days ago From Carroll County Times   View Archived Article

WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND - The Rotary Foundation is responsible for a large variety of humanitarian endeavors worldwide, from eradicating polio and providing clean drinking water to education and literacy efforts =97 but to elementary school children in southern Carroll County ...