On October 22nd the Camden-Wyoming Rotary Club hosted a fundraiser for members to raise money for the Rotary International PolioPlus Foundation. With a goal of $2,000, members raised over $6,500. District 7630 and the club will each match the funds raised. Bill Gates Foundation will multiply this amount by two bringing the total to approximately $39,000.
Rotarian Alex Vaughan, a polio survivor, and his wife Nancy were our guests. President Anne Mathisen gave a presentation on the history of polio and engaged members to tell their stories of memories of the 1950’s when fear was prevalent of the mysterious polio virus and spoke of the children they knew who contracted the disease.
Rotarian John Nanni sent the club a message of hope to eradicate polio by raising money and awareness of polio still in some parts of the world.
The program that evening to raise this amazing amount included Trivia games, donating when telling a story of hope and success, receiving a “Purple Pinky” reminiscent of the method to track children who received the polio vaccine, Pledge cards provided to make donations, and finally a secret auction with donations from members.
Thank you club members for being the generous Rotarians we all know we are. #ServiceAboveSelf #PeopleofAction #rotarydistrict7630 #EndPolioNow #endpolio #rotaryinternational #rotary
