On Sunday, October 23, 2016, the Rotary “End Polio Now” flag will be raised at Richmond Hill City Hall by Mayor Dave Barrow, Richmond Hill City Councillors and other dignitaries. The flag raising is to mark Polio Awareness throughout York Region. 
 
Also on hand will be Dr. Raffy Chouljian and Jennifer Boyd who on June 25, 2016 climbed to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise $500,000 for Rotary International to help eradicate polio.  To support the cause, please donate at http://www.conquerpolio.org
 
People will congregate at Richmond Hill City Hall, 225 East Beaver Creek Rd, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4, at 7:30am, Sunday, October 23.  The flag raising will take place promptly at 7:45am.
 
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. The poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio is incurable, but completely vaccine-preventable.
 
In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus program, the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication through the mass vaccination of children. Rotary has contributed more than $1.6 billion and countless volunteer hours to immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. In addition, Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by donor governments to contribute more than $7.2 billion to the effort.
 
Immediately following the flag raising, the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill will be a sponsoring a breakfast event at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel for Joe Roberts, The Push for Change and 360kids.  The event is to help promote and raise funds for youth homeless.  For more information, go to: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/1149/Stories/the-push-for-change-coming-to-richmond-hill  Tickets for the breakfast can be purchased ($25 per person) at https://richmondhill.snapd.com/#/events/view/990050  Everyone welcome!
 
 
 
 
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