Polio Eradication Newsletter
November 2002
"FULFILLING OUR PROMISE: ERADICATE POLIO"
"Throughout the European Region, ongoing
vaccination and surveillance is vital. The risk of polio virus being
imported into Europe will continue until we eradicate polio
globally".
Sir Joseph Smith, Chairman of the European Regional Commission for the
certification of Polio Eradication
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£18,000 donated already!
MANY, MANY THANKS!!!
Contributions (either total contributions or instalments)
have been received from the Rotary Clubs of Bakewell, Beeston,
Bingham and District, Heanor, Long Eaton, Mansfield, Matlock,
Nottingham, Stapleford and Sandiacre, Trent Bridge, and Wollaton
Park.
£1086 has been received from District (mainly from the
Conference raffle) and £800 has been received from a church
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DONATION FROM CHURCH
Thanks to St. Paul's Church Daybrook, Nottingham for its £800 donation
to Polio Eradication
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March 2003 is
"Let's March on Polio Month"
District
Target £100,000 |
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THANKS AGAIN!
Thanks for the invitations to come to speak to Clubs about the
Eradication Campaign and for the generous hospitality shown
Thanks for the promises of money that you hope to raise for the
campaign.
If you have not let me know of the hoped for target that you
will try to raise please let me know as soon as possible so
that I can try to estimate what the District's final figure will
be.
From the tremendous support from the vast majority of Clubs I
believe that we will achieve the District target.
Please invite us to come to speak to you if you have any
queries or doubts.
By the end of February we will have spoken to 41 Clubs.
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PLEASE SEND IN FUNDS ASAP
Please do not wait until you have achieved your club target
before sending money to "RF UK Ltd. - Polio
Eradication" at RIBI, Kinwarton Road, Alcester,
Warwickshire B49 6PB but send it in instalments when you have a
reasonable amount.
There are 2 reasons for this:
1. To enable RIBI to send money to the Rotary Foundation in the
USA where investment returns are greater
2. To ensure that the Matching Funding promised by the Gates
Foundation is obtained. This is dependent on the money being
received by Foundation this Rotary Year. |
INFORMATION ON POLIO
is available on
- RI website www.rotary.org
- WHO Polio Eradication website: www.polioeradication.org
www.who.int/inf/en/WHO-UNICEF-pr-2002-01.html
- Newsletters, ideas for fund-raising by members and clubs, a fact sheet
and notes of a talk are on the District Website www.rotary1220.org
PUBLICITY MATERIAL
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Posters are available free from RIBI Alcester
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Stickers saying: "I helped Rotary eradicate
polio" are free from RIBI Contact Jayne Bourne at
01789
765411 for both these items
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Polio Eradication Banners will be available
from RIBI (if enough are ordered) at £10. Contact John Mills at
RIBI
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Banner headings which can be downloaded and
modified for Club use are available at www.rotary1130.org/foundation/pec01.htm
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The RI kits and the leaflets produced by RI
are also available.
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Video Each group representative has an
excellent video on "Fulfilling the Promise; Eradicate
Polio". It lasts 6 minutes and if you would like to borrow it
please contact your committee representative. I have a Power
point presentation for loan if required
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WORLD POLIO NEWS
1. Polio only recorded in 7 countries in the year
ending September 30th 2002!
India 540, Nigeria, 119, Pakistan 93, Afghanistan 6, Niger 5,
Somalia 5, Egypt 2.
The figures have been inflated by an outbreak in Northern India.
The trend is encouraging - only 7 countries and four of those
with very low levels.
2. WHO has decided that National Immunisation Days
will continue in poliofree countries bordering endemic areas or
where immunisation levels are low.
3. The importance of surveillance is shown by the fact
that 5 cases were imported into Zambia from Angola in 2001.
Follow up NIDs immunised 1million children under five.
4. Cease Fires declared in Sudan in May 2002
allowed 45 thousand children to be immunised in the Nuba region.
In Angola a cease-fire allowed previously inaccessible
areas to be reached and 4.5 million children were immunised
5. More information can be found the WHO Polio News website
at www.polioeradication.org
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PEOPLE TO CONTACT
Some groups within your community that may be
able to help with fund-raising are:
Schools,
Women's Institutes,
Scouts, cubs, guides
Local churches
Local Firms and businesses
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INTERESTING CLUB ACTIVITIES
Please let me have details of any Club projects that you are doing - or
have done - for Polio. It may be that the information would be of interest
to other clubs
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FUND RAISING IDEAS
1. An idea for Christmas presents:
Peter Bennett of the Bakewell club has some cassette tapes of
Christmas Carols sung by the Sheffield Chorale and Orchestra
available for sale and is putting the proceeds to Polio
Eradication. The cost is £4.30. He also has a few CDs at
£10.50. Club discounts are available. Please contact Peter
for further information at Holme Lea, Over Lane, Baslow, Nr.
Bakewell
DE45 1SA Tel No. 01246 583,264
Please call him for further information.
2. Christmas cards are available from Sherwood Sunrisers.
Contact Noel Harrison at 01623 883122 or at Tyke House, Main
Street, Edingley Newark, Notts NG22 8BE |
FUTURE EVENTS
EVENTS If you would like me to notify Clubs through the
Polio newsletter of events that you are going to hold for
polio eradication I would be pleased to do so.
1. The Beeston Club will be holding a Concert at Chilwell
Methodist Church on Saturday 22nd March at 7.00pm for 7.30pm.
Nottingham City Transport Brass Band and the Retford Male
Voice Choir will perform.
2. The Nottingham Club is collecting for polio at its Carol
service
3. The Matlock club is holding a Santa's Grotto at Peak
Village, Rowsley
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FOR TALKS AND INFORMATION CONTACT
Keith Hammond at 01332 347949.
e-mail: via
the contact centre
Or any member of the committee
POLIO ERADICATION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Keith Hammond Derby (Chairman)
Colin Brockington Bretby (South) 01283 731724
Bibek Pradhan Mansfield (North) 01623 490789
Peter Clark Wirksworth (West) 01629 823059
Val Lindley Sherwood Sunrisers (East) 0115 926 6618
Brian Darlison (Hucknall) PR 0115 952 0202
MASTERCARD
A Rotary MBNA Mastercard is available Those
signing up generate at £25 donation to Polio Eradication plus
0.035% on all transactions through the card. Details of the card
are available from RIBI or from the RIBI Website at
www.rotary-ribi.org
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SNIPPETS FROM RI NEWSLETTER
1. Canadian International Development Agency to provide C$3
million based on Canadian Rotarians pledge to raise C$(million
2. US$9.2 million donated so far towards the campaign
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ROTARY RECOGNITION
"What has been achieved since Rotary International
courageously committed to eradicate polio defies description.
Every time we see a world leader administering polio vaccine to a
child or hear about a war being stopped somewhere so children can
be vaccinated, we can thank Rotary for demonstrating how much can
be accomplished when a group selflessly uses every ounce of the
political capital at its disposal to improve the health of the
world's poorest children"
Bill Gates Sr. President of the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
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And Finally
I thank everyone for their efforts in this campaign.
I know that we will succeed.
I know that there will be many activities over the next few weeks as we
approach Christmas. Good luck in all that you plan and are doing.
Although it is rather early I wish everyone a Happy and enjoyable
Christmas and a successful and Happy New Year
Keith Hammond
e-mail: via
the contact centre
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Final Quotation
"We have an opportunity now to eliminate this disease from the
face of the earth and we must for the sake of our children and children
everywhere"
Michael Abdalla, National Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign
Coordinator for Rotary Zones 23 and 24.
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