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WHEREAS, Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders and problem -
solvers who unite and take action to create lasting change in communities across the globe; and
WHEREAS, the Rotary motto, Service Above Self, inspires members to provide humanitarian
service, follow high ethical standards, and promote goodwill and peace in the world; and
WHEREAS, in 1985, Rotary launched PolioPlus and in 1988 helped establish the Global Polio
Eradication Initiative, which today includes the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to immunize
the children of the world against polio; and
WHEREAS, polio cases have dropped by 99.9 percent since 1988 and the world stands on the
threshold of eradicating the disease; and
WHEREAS, to date, Rotary has contributed more than $1.9 billion and countless volunteer
hours to protecting more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries; and
WHEREAS, Rotary is working to raise an additional $50 million per year, which would be
leveraged for maximum impact by an additional $100 million annually from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation; and
WHEREAS, these efforts are providing much -needed operational support, medical staff,
laboratory equipment and educational materials for health workers and parents; and
WHEREAS, in addition, Rotary has played a major role in decisions by donor governments to
contribute more than $8 billion to the effort; and
WHEREAS, there are over 16,425 Rotary members in more than 394 clubs throughout the
State of Florida that sponsor service projects to address such critical issues as poverty, disease,
hunger, illiteracy and the environment in their local communities and abroad.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert E. Hoog, Mayor of the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard
County, Florida, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2019 as
WORLD POLIO DAY
and encourage all citizens to join me and Rotary International in the fight for a polio -free world.
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