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RUN FOR A CAUSE - POLIO CRIPPLES

Millions of children across the world are affected by the Polio virus, each year. The virus cripples without bias to nationality, color, class, religion or economic status.

Since the late eighties, Rotary has waged a very successful effort to eradicate polio from the face of this Earth. It has been a massive effort that enthused organizations like WHO and UNICEF to join Rotary in this Polio eradication project called Polio Plus. Children in every nook and corner of the World have been immunized despite wars, floors or earthquake. So intense has been the effort that several Wars have stopped on those days when the children has to be immunized.

Polio Plus, this Polio eradication program is in its last phase. Except for some parts of Africa and India, the rest of the World is free from Polio. India and Africa still have an incidence of the virus. In India there has been a four-fold increase in the number of new cases last year and this is a cause for great concern. The virus can cross borders. No child is safe till EVERY child is safe.

Rotary's thrust to eliminate the virus from the Globe calls for redoubled efforts and renewed strategies during the pulse polio campaign. Consequently, a huge increase in the funding is required. Rotary International has spent a total of $ 500 millions on this project world over of which over $ 36 millions have been spent in India alone.

To scale this final summit, there is an immediate need for funds. It is now the time for every citizen of India to rise up as one man and meet his challenge of eradicating Polio from India.

The Marathon will help in this effort.

When you register for and run the Marathon, you will:
Join Rotary's efforts to focus the attention of the World on the campaign against Polio.
Contribute your registration fee towards this immunization effort;
Ensure that all the children in this World, which will include all those little children you know, are safe from the virus that cripples.

Join the run….. you will be running on your two strong feet to ensure that the children of this world do not crawl on their fours.

Run to ensure that all the children of this World are safe from Polio.

Run for a cause.


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