Bucking the trend in declining numbers, District 9640 is thinking outside the Rotary box to attract and retain a youthful new membership. For years we have discussed, debated and workshopped how to grow Rotary membership. However, year after year on July 1, we see a steady decline of members across...
Are you ready for World Polio Day?
PDG Bob Aitken AMRI End Polio Now Coordinator, Zone 8, 2020-21Rotary Club of Lower Blue Mountains, NSW World Polio Day is an opportunity for Rotary clubs and members to promote the significance of the Global Polio Eradication Campaign totheir communities. If world leaders could broker peace along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border,...
The Polio Ute Relay
Getting behind the wheel to drive funds and awareness for polio eradication, District 9510 will launch its Polio Ute Relay on World Polio Day.Hitting the road in Alice Springs, NT, on October 24, the relay will travel throughout District 9510’s 12 areas, with staging posts all the way to Adelaide,...
Ride the Train to End Polio
The End Polio Train Ride is now an annual fundraising and public image event held across Sydney, with Dave and Mark Anderson riding 32 different trains to stop at all 189 stations on the Sydney network. This year the event will also run in Greater Brisbane, Qld, Auckland and Wellington,...
Sir Clem Renouf Polio Appeal to drive fundraising in 2020-21
The passing of Rotary International’s polio icon Sir Clem Renouf on June 11 has inspired a group of Australian, New Zealand and Oceania Rotary leaders to launch the Sir Clem Renouf Polio Appeal in 2020-21. Sir Clem was Australia’s second president of Rotary International in 1978-79, and three fellow RI...
A sprint to the finish line to reach $50m polio goal
Special thanks to all district teams in Australia and New Zealand who allocated 20 per cent of district designated funds (DDF) in their original The Rotary Foundation plan for 2019-20 – or recognised the shortfall in polio giving and tipped DDF residue into End Polio Now fundraising at year’s end....