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      PolioPlus Updates 2002
       

      Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign to be launched in June

       The new Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign that was announced at the International Assembly this past January will be officially launched in June at RI's 93rd annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain.

       Introduced through a unanimous resolution of the RI Board of Directors and The Rotary Foundation Trustees, the one-year effort, named "Fulfilling Our Promise: Eradicate Polio," is aimed at raising US$80 million to help fill the US$400 million funding gap that threatens to snuff Rotary's dream of a polio-free world. 

      Beginning 1 July 2002, Rotary's more than 30,000 clubs will be asked to provide cash and pledges—in addition to their Annual Programs Fund contributions—toward meeting the goal of the campaign scheduled to run only through the 2002-03 Rotary year. 

       Past RI General Secretary Herb Pigman is director of the campaign, and Past RI President Luis Giay is chair of the International Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign Committee. Each club will set its own fundraising goal, and reach it through cash donations, pledges, and community fundraisers, with  the assistance of district polio-eradication fundraising committees and 2,500 area coordinators who
      will visit every Rotary club early this year to present a campaign message. The work of the district  committees and area coordinators will be directed by 33 national and regional committees. 

       During 2002-03, the PolioPlus Partners program, founded in  support supplemental needs of National Immunization Days (NIDs) and polio virus surveillance, will be suspended to allow clubs to focus exclusively on the campaign. However, clubs and districts are  encouraged to continue contributing to PolioPlus Partners until 30 this year to help the Foundation meet the outstanding needs of the program, now totaling nearly $4 million.

      Rotary will use $25 million of the funds raised through the new polio-eradication campaign to leverage matching funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank. The Gates Foundation will match the Rotary funds dollar for dollar, and the World Bank will then match the
      resulting amount one and half times. The rest of the $400 million gap in funding for the Global Polio  Eradication Initiative will be completed through a combination of private and public contributions. 

      The Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative, a joint effort of Rotary and the United Nations Foundation to seek major gifts from corporations, philanthropists, and foundations, will continue operating through 2002. The private sector initiative, now directed by Past District Governor Jack  Blane, has resulted in more than $112 million in commitments from across the world.

      The PolioPlus section will provide more details, including answers to frequently asked questions about the new fundraising campaign. A six-minute campaign video and PowerPoint presentation  materials will also be made available for use by coordinators of the effort.