“Donations by individuals, groups and businesses are critical to Rotary’s final push to end polio,” says medical student Chris Robinson, one of the newer members of the Rotary Club. “Donations now make triple the impact as every $1 Rotary commits to support for polio immunization through 2018 is matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”

Donations to help end polio may be brought to meetings of the Rotary Club of La Mirada at its Wednesday luncheon meetings at 12:30 p.m. at the Elephant Bar

LA MIRADA ROTARIANS FIGHT POLIO – Dr. Wayne Wong, D.D.S. and Rotary Club President Russell Hall are among the many Rotarians raising funds to end polio around the globe.  Donations raised by Rotary are being matched on a 2 for 1 basis by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Restaurant, 14303 E. Firestone Blvd. in La Mirada.  Contributions may also be mailed to the Rotary Club of La Mirada at P.O. Box 248, La Mirada, CA 90637-0248.

Rotary’s World Polio Day event will be streamed live from New York City on Oct. 23.  Co-hosted by UNICEF, the event will highlight recent milestones. Jeffrey Kluger, health and science editor at Time magazine, will serve as moderator, joining other health experts, including UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and polio ambassadors.  The event, which drew 23,000 viewers in 24 countries last year, will be available on social media and will be rebroadcast immediately on endpolio.org.

About Rotary Club of La Mirada

The Rotary Club of La Mirada is part of a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members in more than 34,000 Rotary clubs around the world. Their work improves lives at both the local and international level, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. Rotary Club of La Mirada meets at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Elephant Bar Restaurant, 14303 E. Firestone Blvd. in La Mirada.