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World Polio Day Rotaract Club of Imus 24/10/2020
“No more than ever: End Polio Forever”
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As part of the World Polio Day celebration, the Rotaract Club of Imus joined the #EndPolio awareness and share progress to polio eradication. And yes, we are this close ���� to ending polio campaign to raise
Painting the Town RED: World Polio Day by DRAR Gia Ciriaco Rotaract Club of Pasay Cyber City
We are this close.
You’ve seen it all over social media, you’ve seen the celebrity photo campaigns, you’ve heard the great news about Africa and more. Every October, Rotary goes all out in promoting the End Polio Now campaign in celebration of World Polio Day.
Poliomyelitis, most known as poliovirus, is a highly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus is spread person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can attack the nervous system, and in some instances, lead to paralysis. Although there is no cure, there is a safe and effective vaccine – one which Rotary and our partners use to immunize over 2.5 billion children worldwide. Unless we eradicate polio, within 10 years, as many as 200,000 new cases could occur around the world each year. In the past few years, only two countries have reported cases of polio caused by the wild virus, but no child anywhere is safe until we’ve vaccinated every child.
October 24 is World Polio Day and that bright, beautiful Saturday, for the first time in a long time, Rotary District 3810 gathered in public to promote and spread awareness to end polio all over the world. Rotary District 3810 led by District Governor Odie Tarriela, had a motorcade and photo op (observing social distancing and wearing RED with PPEs) near the Rizal Park monument to celebrate World Polio Day. All district areas from Cavite, Manila, Occidental Mindoro and Pasay were well represented to support this momentous occasion.
Of course, Rotaract District 3810 was alive and present headed by DRR Rhyan Satoquia and the Transformational Presidents. Each Rotactor came in full force with their clubs and also supporting their respective sponsoring Rotary Clubs. Despite the challenges this pandemic posed, every club, every Rotarian and Rotarator took the opportunity to make the world polio free regardless where they are- may it be joining the motorcades, purchasing premium End Polio premium items, sharing End Polio collaterals and donating to The Rotary Foundation at the comfort of their own home. Every action counts and these actions are proof that Rotary and Rotaract are strong forces in bringing out everyone’s potential and empowering service.
Oh, What a Night! by Secretary Roy Anselmo M. Jaluag Rotaract Club of San Antonio De Padua
On October 31, 2020, at 8:00 PM the Rotaract Club of San Antonio de Padua held its fundraising project entitled “Hoopla Night” a game night filled with fun and engaging activities which also served as a fundraising activity for the End Polio campaign of Rotary International. “Hoopla Night” was an innovative fundraising activity that blends fun, engagement, and laughter while still following general community quarantine guidelines through the use of Zoom.
The End Polio Campaign is an effort spearheaded by Rotary International to eradicate the Polio Virus from every nation through fundraising for its research.
This Hoopla Night was joined by various Rotaract Club members in which they participated in a night of fun and laughter. The said event was divided into three categorical activities namely: “Ubusan Game”, “Guessing Game” and “Memorizing Game” in which winners of each activity determine the overall champion of the night. By the end of the night, three winners were proclaimed namely: IPP Ralph Baniqued, Sec. Roy Jaluag and CCSD John Rex Quiambao.
With the success of the Hoopla Night, the club was able to raise a total of PHP. 2,640.00 to be directly donated to the End Polio Fund of the Rotary International.
