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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. |
