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Posted at: 2010-02-09 14:54 hrs IST
by Rtn PP PHF Mohanraaj K.M. ( Tirupur North )
Past President
Post Subject: Try this at home: Polio fundraisers
LIKE CLOCKWORK
Switzerland
On a september day in 2008, more than 6,000 swiss Rotarians from 200 clubs set up booths around the country to sell bright yellow packets of sunflower seeds. By day's end, the effort had netted more than US$1 million for the End polio Now campaign. Nearly every club in the country participated.
WALK THIS WAY
San Mateo, Calif., USA
Fueled by hamburgers and hot dogs, 85 students hosted by the Interact club of San Mateo High School spent 24 hours walking in shifts around their school's track to raise money for the End polio Now campaign. Members of the Rotary club of Foster city, which sponsors the Interactors, manned the grills and helped Rotaractors chaperon a slumber party on the track's infield. The may event, which also featured bands and movies, brought in nearly $9,000. Organizers plan to hold another walkathon this year.
CORAL GABLES, FLA., USA
A hailstorm of golf balls punctuated the conclusion of the annual golf tournament held by District 6990 (Bahamas; Part of Florida). In october 2008, Rotarians raised $46,500 by selling numbered balls for $25 each. The 1,820 balls were dropped from a helicopter, and the three that landed closest to a target won prizes including an all expenses paid trip to Argentina. The fundraiser was such a hit that the district repeated it in November 2009.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
Cambria, Calif., USA
The documentary the Final Inch, which follows polio eradication workers in India, received an Academy Award nomination in 2009. When Rotary club of cambria president Dan Balfe screened the film at a meeting, Rotarians and their guests were so moved that they immediately collected $1,642 in donations.
ART HOUSE
New Delhi, India
In may, swiss Ambassador philippe welti, India polio Plus committee chair Deepak Kapur, District 3100, and the Dhoomimal Gallery worked together to organize an auction to raise money for the polio eradication campaign. Guests purchased more than 90 paintings by well known Indian artists in the auction, raising US$40,000. | |
