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We meet Tuesdays at 11:45 AM
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
1600 Jordan Creek Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
United States
West Des Moines, IA 50266
United States
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Ryan Moffatt, City of DM Economic Development PM
Aug 21, 2018 12:30 PM
Market District Economic Development Project
Polio Eradication Update
For The Week Ending 06/09/18
The Gates Foundation is matching all Rotarian Raised Polio Donations $2 to each $1 Contributed (Up to $50 Mil/Yr.)
Our Rotary-wide 2017-18 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is
$50 Million + the $2 for $1 Gates Foundation Match
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!
PolioPlus: Zero Is The Magic Number!
Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!
17,500,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
Total paralysis cases | Year-to-date 2018 | LY to D 2017 | Total 2017 | Total 2016 | Total 2015 |
Globally | 10 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 74 |
- in endemic countries: | 10 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 74 |
- in post-endemic countries: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wild Polio cases reported this week:
Pakistan 1, Afghanistan 0, Nigeria 0
2018 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2017 Totals)
Endemic Countries – 2 Pakistan (2017-8), 8 Afghanistan (2017-14), 0 Nigeria (2017-0)
Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 Polio Eradication Chair & Zone 21/B/27 PHS Coordinator
Holly Burns, Preschool Director showing off the books we donated to West Des Moines at the Learning Resource Center. WDM Schools received their 158 books the week of March 7 that we donated of different languages and cultures. These books will all have a sticker in the front cover of the books letting readers know the West Des Moines Rotary Club Donated the book.
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The following Thank You Note was passed around for all to see for the above presented books.
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DID YOU KNOW???
The Rotary Foundation is the economic engine for Rotary International. It is a nonprofit corporation that is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of Rotary who share its vision of a better world. Its sole mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, good will and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty. We accomplish that through our local and international humanitarian and educational programs.
Dave Cook from the Rotary Club of Boone lead members from the West Des Moines Rotary Club through a strategic visioning session. What will the Rotary Club of West Des Moines Look like in 2021. See full plan under download files to the left. File uploaded is Power point or PDF Versions.
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