Members of Ludlow Rotary are inviting residents of Ludlow and the surrounding area, young and old, to join them in “walking a mile for polio”.
Ludlow Rotary is supporting this global effort and is inviting others to join them in “walking a mile for polio” any time between 10am and 12noon on Sunday 22 October.
A number of routes starting from a registration point by the entrance to Ludlow Castle and suitable for all levels of fitness have been selected for the purpose. No individual will be asked to give more than £1 – but as many pounds as possible will be welcomed!
For almost 40 years Rotary International has been battling to eradicate polio from the world. When it launched its global campaign to fight the crippling and sometimes deadly disease, more than 350,000 children were being paralyzed by polio every year in 125 countries. Today, as a result of an intensive immunization programme, the incidence of polio has been reduced by 99.9% and the wild polio virus is now only endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan where less than 10 cases have been identified so far this year. Rotary International, along with other agencies, continues to raise funds to bring this devastating and crippling disease to a world-wide end.
Every donation to Rotary will be trebled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, so every £1 will become £3
All enquiries to: secretary@ludlowrotaryclub.org.uk
Sounds a brilliant cause, especially as all donations trebled by the Gates Foundation.