End Polio Now Campaign Offers 3:1 match

I am very pleased to announce that after several months of negotiations between the Canadian government and senior Canadian Rotary leaders, the Canadian government has agreed to match Canadian Rotarian donations to Polio through the Rotary Foundation. The match from the Canadian government is 1:1 but the other exciting news is that the Gates Foundation will also match 1:1 on the Rotarian donations to make it a 3:1 donation on behalf of Canadian Rotarians. There is a $1 million limit on both the government and Gates donations which I am sure that Canadian Rotarians will have no problem reaching. The match is for donations made between 1 June 2012 and 31 March 2013.

What else can we do? Let's talk about polio, make the public aware and encourage their donations through our clubs to the cause. We must continue to be advocates to the finally end this dreaded disease. We are "this close" to the end.   Please use this campaign to support the push to End Polio Now.

You may donate to End Polio Now and take advantage of the matching dollars at http://www.trfcanada.org/

Tom McCaughey
DG District 7820