Polio Plus                    

Iron Lungs, Crutches, Wheel Chairs, Quarantined signs, Contaminated swimming pools in developed nations, they are only a memory. But 45 years ago, every parent went to bed haunted by the nightmare of polio. Mothers and fathers dreaded waking up to find one of their children with a fever and a limp-the first tell signs of this crippling disease.

In 1955, the prayers of parents all over the world were answered when Dr Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine.Although polio has disppeared in the industrialized countries, it was still a scourage in many developing nation
Fulfilling Our Promise: Eradicate Polio

In 1985, Rotary launched PolioPlus, one of the most ambitious humanitarian programs ever undertaken by a private-sector organization. PolioPlus was the catalyst for the World Health Assembly’s resolution in 1988 to eradicate polio. Today, thanks to Rotary’s US$500 million commitment and its leadership in mobilizing volunteers, the world is on the threshold of eradicating the polio virus

Since 1985 the Rotarians and Families have donated over $40,000 to the Rotary Foundation Polio Plus Program.