Rotary Club of Leicester

End Polio Now

In 1988 over 350,000 children a year were paralysed by polio. Since then, Rotary's work has help reduce polio cases by 99.9% and today 19 million people who would otherwise be paralysed by polio are walking. With your help, we can eradicate polio.
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5 REASONS WHY WE MUST ERADICATE POLIO

TO IMPROVE LIVES - Today, 19 million people who would otherwise be paralysed by polio are walking, and 1.5 million people who would otherwise have died are alive.

TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE - If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyse as many as 200,000 children each year. A polio free world will be a healthier world for children everywhere.

TO IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH - Polio surveillance networks and vaccination campaigns also monitor children for other health problems, like vitamin deficiency and measles, so we can address them sooner.

TO LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS - The global effort to eradicate polio has already saved more than $27 billion in health care costs since 1988, and expects to save $14 billion more by 2050.

TO MAKE HISTORY - Polio eradication will be one of historys greatest public health achievements, with polio following smallpox to become only the second human disease eradicated from the world.

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About the charity

One of the UK’s longest-established Rotary Clubs, we are committed to making a difference and we are open to all. We volunteer & fundraise for local & international good causes including supporting food banks, organising children’s events, ending polio, & providing medical aid.

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Total raised
£1,983.32
+ £445.93 Gift Aid
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£1,983.32
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£10.00
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£1,973.32

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