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Burnaby Metrotown Rotary
Letter form Rotary International President
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
This is a historic day for Rotary. It is our great pleasure to inform
you of a new partnership between Rotary International and the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will provide a much needed
US$200 million in support of our top goal of a polio-free world.
The Gates Foundation has awarded The Rotary Foundation a
challenge grant of $100 million, which Rotary will match, dollar
for dollar, over three years. This is the largest single grant ever
given to a volunteer service organization and represents a
tremendous validation of the approach and success of our
PolioPlus program.
This partnership comes at a critical juncture for the polio
eradication initiative, which needs an infusion of funds to reach
the eradication goal. For this reason, the initial $100 million will
be distributed by The Rotary Foundation through grants to the
World Health Organization and UNICEF in direct support of polio
immunization activities in 2008.
Your participation in this effort is crucial to making it a success.
The Rotary International Board of Directors and the Trustees of
The Rotary Foundation have unanimously agreed to accept this
challenge grant to ensure the success of the PolioPlus program.
We feel confident that this extraordinary commitment from the
Gates Foundation and Rotary will serve as a catalyst for further
donations from others to help us realize the dream of a
polio-free world.
In 1985, we promised every child a world free from the threat of
polio, and we are almost there. This funding agreement
between Rotary and the Gates Foundation is a huge step
forward, bringing us even closer to our goal. Success is our only
option.
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
Rotary International, President 2007-08
Robert S. Scott
The Rotary Foundation, Chairman 2007-08
For more information visit: www.rotary.org
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
This is a historic day for Rotary. It is our great pleasure to inform
you of a new partnership between Rotary International and the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will provide a much needed
US$200 million in support of our top goal of a polio-free world.
The Gates Foundation has awarded The Rotary Foundation a
challenge grant of $100 million, which Rotary will match, dollar
for dollar, over three years. This is the largest single grant ever
given to a volunteer service organization and represents a
tremendous validation of the approach and success of our
PolioPlus program.
This partnership comes at a critical juncture for the polio
eradication initiative, which needs an infusion of funds to reach
the eradication goal. For this reason, the initial $100 million will
be distributed by The Rotary Foundation through grants to the
World Health Organization and UNICEF in direct support of polio
immunization activities in 2008.
Your participation in this effort is crucial to making it a success.
The Rotary International Board of Directors and the Trustees of
The Rotary Foundation have unanimously agreed to accept this
challenge grant to ensure the success of the PolioPlus program.
We feel confident that this extraordinary commitment from the
Gates Foundation and Rotary will serve as a catalyst for further
donations from others to help us realize the dream of a
polio-free world.
In 1985, we promised every child a world free from the threat of
polio, and we are almost there. This funding agreement
between Rotary and the Gates Foundation is a huge step
forward, bringing us even closer to our goal. Success is our only
option.
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
Rotary International, President 2007-08
Robert S. Scott
The Rotary Foundation, Chairman 2007-08
For more information visit: www.rotary.org
