At last! The chance to develop a national ‘Rotary Day’
in New Zealand, Australia and all near island nations.
Rotary Districts and Clubs are urged
to get behind The Australian and New Zealand Rotary Foundation Trusts and
adopt the concept of February 23 as ‘Rotary Day’ across the region.
Rotary Down Under will order bulk
supplies of the striking red ‘END POLIO NOW’ pin at a substantially discounted
price from Rotary International. The
pins will be sold to Rotary clubs for resale in their communities for $3 each,
with $1.50 to cover costs and $1.50 to be donated to the final year of the
Gates Challenge – in the name of the Rotary Club making the sales.
Every pin will be fixed to a printed
card with a brief message underlining the vital nature of the Polio campaign
for the children of the world.
Clubs are encouraged to adopt the END
POLIO NOW pin sales as a fund raising exercise associated with other activities
on Rotary Day next February – community
awards nights, community main street barbecues with appropriate signage, school
walkathons or swimathons, and Polio information days at local schools are just
a few ideas. Any event that may attract
community attention – and awareness of
the need for continuing immunisation of the children of the world – is important.
Go to www.rotarydownunder.org
home page and click on ‘100 ways to celebrate Rotary Day’ for an insight into
the many brilliant ideas …
For the order form and poster go here ...
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