Bob Beumer was inducted as the newest member of our club at last week's meeting, by Mindy Wagner stepping in for Ed Frey. Bob is the Vice President for Advancement at Newman University and is sponsored by Mike Ludlow.
5 REASONS WHY WE MUST ERADICATE POLIO
Information from rotary.org
1. YOUR GIFT WILL IMPROVE LIVES.
Today, 20 million people who would otherwise be paralyzed by polio are walking, and 1.5 million people who would otherwise have died are alive.
2. YOUR GIFT WILL INVEST IN THE FUTURE.
If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year. A polio-free world will be a healthier world for children everywhere.
3. YOUR GIFT WILL 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.
4. YOUR GIFT WILL 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.
5. YOUR GIFT WILL MAKE HISTORY.
Polio eradication will be one of history’s greatest public health achievements, with polio following smallpox to become only the second human disease eradicated from
the world.
Donate now at endpolio.org
Tuesday, December 3
