<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Larry Myers</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ldmyers@pacific.net">ldmyers@pacific.net</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 11:24 AM<br>Subject: Fw: ROTARY - END POLIO NOW- Newsletter February 2017<br>To: Brad Kime <<a href="mailto:brad.kime69@gmail.com">brad.kime69@gmail.com</a>>, Bradley Benson <<a href="mailto:bbenson@riolindo.org">bbenson@riolindo.org</a>>, Brock Falkenberg <<a href="mailto:bfalkenberg@lakecoe.org">bfalkenberg@lakecoe.org</a>>, Cindy Sutcliffe <<a href="mailto:cindysutcliffe54@gmail.com">cindysutcliffe54@gmail.com</a>>, Claudia Smith <<a href="mailto:claudia@thecommunityvoice.com">claudia@thecommunityvoice.com</a>>, David Schreibman <<a href="mailto:dcassoc@cds1.net">dcassoc@cds1.net</a>>, Denise Rose <<a href="mailto:drose11957@gmail.com">drose11957@gmail.com</a>>, Dennis Abshire <<a href="mailto:dabshire2@gmail.com">dabshire2@gmail.com</a>>, Ed Johnson <<a href="mailto:edj@spaequip.com">edj@spaequip.com</a>>, Eric Miller <<a href="mailto:millerejm@comcast.net">millerejm@comcast.net</a>>, Fred Polkinghorn <<a href="mailto:fpolkinghorn@gmail.com">fpolkinghorn@gmail.com</a>>, Gary Hopper <<a href="mailto:jghopper@gmail.com">jghopper@gmail.com</a>>, James Smith <<a href="mailto:hyobbnapavalley@gmail.com">hyobbnapavalley@gmail.com</a>>, Jeff Pauli <<a href="mailto:jeff@ahealthagent.com">jeff@ahealthagent.com</a>>, Jim DeWilder <<a href="mailto:jdewilder@earthlink.net">jdewilder@earthlink.net</a>>, Jim O'Grady <<a href="mailto:Rotary@jimogrady.com">Rotary@jimogrady.com</a>>, John Kempkey <<a href="mailto:jkempkey@sanderjacobs.com">jkempkey@sanderjacobs.com</a>>, John Lecave <<a href="mailto:jlecave@sonic.net">jlecave@sonic.net</a>>, John LemMon <<a href="mailto:johnlemmon@sbcglobal.net">johnlemmon@sbcglobal.net</a>>, John Prescott <<a href="mailto:prescottandassociates@msn.com">prescottandassociates@msn.com</a>>, Jon Parker <<a href="mailto:jparker@parwitko.com">jparker@parwitko.com</a>>, Jose Guillen <<a href="mailto:jguillen@sonomacourt.org">jguillen@sonomacourt.org</a>>, Ken Lindell <<a href="mailto:rklindell@gmail.com">rklindell@gmail.com</a>>, Kristopher Lepore <<a href="mailto:klepore@sbcglobal.net">klepore@sbcglobal.net</a>>, Lee Reposa <<a href="mailto:lfreposa@hotmail.com">lfreposa@hotmail.com</a>>, Leonard Lund <<a href="mailto:leonard.lund@yahoo.com">leonard.lund@yahoo.com</a>>, Lori Bruhner <<a href="mailto:lbruhner@gmail.com">lbruhner@gmail.com</a>>, Lynda Guthrie <<a href="mailto:guthrie.lynda@gmail.com">guthrie.lynda@gmail.com</a>>, Mark Lesti <<a href="mailto:mlesti@windermere.com">mlesti@windermere.com</a>>, Matthew Owen <<a href="mailto:mowen707@gmail.com">mowen707@gmail.com</a>>, Merle Hayes <<a href="mailto:mohimm@sonic.net">mohimm@sonic.net</a>>, Michelle Buell <<a href="mailto:michelleb@lakecoe.org">michelleb@lakecoe.org</a>>, Paul Praetzel <<a href="mailto:jpraetzel@aol.com">jpraetzel@aol.com</a>>, Peggy Wyman <<a href="mailto:pegbanker@sbcglobal.net">pegbanker@sbcglobal.net</a>>, Rita Alonso <<a href="mailto:rita@agentrita.com">rita@agentrita.com</a>>, Roger Gouldberg <<a href="mailto:rgouldberg@gmail.com">rgouldberg@gmail.com</a>>, Roland Johnson <<a href="mailto:rjohnson@shn-engr.com">rjohnson@shn-engr.com</a>>, Ron Roberts <<a href="mailto:tinker9928@aol.com">tinker9928@aol.com</a>>, Ross Rowley <<a href="mailto:rossrowley@live.com">rossrowley@live.com</a>>, Salvador Rico <<a href="mailto:allianceauto1@sbcglobal.net">allianceauto1@sbcglobal.net</a>>, Sam Pennisi <<a href="mailto:sampennisi@gmail.com">sampennisi@gmail.com</a>>, Scott Hensey <<a href="mailto:Sthensey@aol.com">Sthensey@aol.com</a>>, Susan Ann Jansson <<a href="mailto:jansson.susan@gmail.com">jansson.susan@gmail.com</a>>, Tim Rodriquez <<a href="mailto:timothyrodriquez@tcbk.com">timothyrodriquez@tcbk.com</a>>, Tina Tvedt <<a href="mailto:ttvedt@rrhc.org">ttvedt@rrhc.org</a>>, Tom Wilson <<a href="mailto:tlw122211@sbcglobal.net">tlw122211@sbcglobal.net</a>><br>Cc: Wulff Reinhold <<a href="mailto:wreinhold@cds1.net">wreinhold@cds1.net</a>>, Bob Rogers <<a href="mailto:crobertrogers@comcast.net">crobertrogers@comcast.net</a>>, Barbara Spangler <<a href="mailto:barbara_spangler@att.net">barbara_spangler@att.net</a>>, Kathy Flamson <<a href="mailto:kmflamson@aol.com">kmflamson@aol.com</a>><br><br><br>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">DISTRICT 5130
PRESIDENT,</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">I am forwarding a current article in the
Feb. R.I. END POLIO NOW newsletter highlighting our own ROTARY CLUB OF SONOMA
VALLEY – see page 3.</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">Rotarians in Sonoma Valley have been
sponsoring a PURPLE PINKIE DAY YEARLY in their elementary and middle
schools for the past 15+ years. A combination of a fundraiser but even
more importantly educating their community on the role of their Rotary Club in
the worldwide eradication of POLIO.</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">Sonoma Valley is just 1 of many of our
clubs that annually not only raise substantial funds for ending polio but also
do an excellent job of communicating their role in their local community and
also making a difference in our world community.</font></b> </div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">I am so proud of each of our clubs and
the role our Rotarians play each day in saving children’s lives through the
eradication of the polio virus. </font></b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">We are truly close to the time that we
will be celebrating the last case of polio ever on the face of our planet. The
second infectious disease ever eliminated - and yes thanks to
ROTARIANS.</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">Please share this with your
members.</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">Yours in Rotary
Service.</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri" size="4">Larry D. Myers, P.D.G., 5130 Polio
Plus Chair</font></b></div>
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<div><span style="WHITE-SPACE:normal;WORD-SPACING:0px;TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;FLOAT:none;FONT:14px/20px georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;DISPLAY:inline!important;LETTER-SPACING:normal;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(231,231,232);TEXT-INDENT:0px">Sonoma
Valley Rocks!!!</span>
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<div style="WHITE-SPACE:normal;WORD-SPACING:0px;TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;FONT:14px/20px georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;LETTER-SPACING:normal;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(231,231,232);TEXT-INDENT:0px">Hi
everyone…if you haven’t seen it, check out the first article in the section
entitled, Activities Roundup.</div>
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guys made the Big Time :-)</div>
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<div style="WHITE-SPACE:normal;WORD-SPACING:0px;TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;FONT:14px/20px georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;LETTER-SPACING:normal;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(231,231,232);TEXT-INDENT:0px">On
behalf of PolioPlus Chair Larry Myers and myself, thank you for all you do to
eradicate polio…and then bragging about it…just what we’re supposed to
do.</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">India has not
reported a polio case since 2011, thanks largely in part to
massive vaccination and surveillance campaigns that led to the
country being officially certified polio-free in 2014. Subnational
Immunizations Days continue in order keep India polio-free. For
the first time, Rotary International staff members worked
alongside health workers and volunteers in the field to help with
polio eradication efforts.<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102657:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">Read</a><span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span>one staffer’s experience
and<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102658:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">see</a><span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span>the many images that were
captured of this once-in-a-lifetime journey. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">Have you experienced the newly updated End
Polio Now website? It’s been completely revamped to include vibrant
images, improved navigation, and, thanks to your feedback, an enhanced
Resource Center. Get the latest polio news; download tools to help you
advocate, fundraise, and educate about polio eradication; and make a
contribution at the new<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://endpolio.org/" target="_blank">EndPolio.org</a>.</p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">In November 2016, the Miles to End Polio
team, which included staffers from Rotary International, including
General Secretary John Hewko, joined Rotarians from District 5500 and
around the world, to bike up to 104 miles in the<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102661:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">El
Tour de Tucson</a><span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span>bike
race in Arizona, USA. Their hard work raised more than $3.7 million --
11 percent more than their initial fundraising goal. The Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation tripled that donation, making the total raised
for polio eradication efforts $11.3 million.</p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102662:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">See
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PRESIDENTIAL PEACE CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA</span>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">Join us 9-10 June for the
Presidential Peace Conference at the Georgia World Congress
Center. We’ll celebrate our work on the underlying causes of
conflict and our successes in making peace a priority, while also
looking ahead to opportunities to continue our commitment.</p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">The Rotary Foundation turns 100 in
2016-17! Our Foundation stands at the forefront of humanitarian
service, having supported thousands of projects to provide clean
water, fight disease, promote peace, and provide basic education —
as well as the historic project dedicated to eradicating polio
worldwide.</p>
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</li><li><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102666:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">Find
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centennial commemorative book, "Doing Good in the
World"</a></li></ul></td>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley,
California, USA, hosted its annual Purple Pinkie Days at six local
elementary and middle schools, raising $3,072 for polio awareness and
eradication. In addition to learning about polio, students donated $1 to
color their pinkies purple, just like the children whose pinkies are
marked after they receive the polio vaccine.<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102668:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">Kid
Scoop</a>, an educational puzzle and activity page, designed a
polio-themed page to raise awareness.<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">The Rotary Club of Kabul
City, Afghanistan, raised $2,650 at a<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102669:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">fundraising
event</a><span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span>held at the
British Embassy in Kabul on 24 October 2016 in honor of World Polio Day.
Guests viewed a cultural exhibition that included traditional Afghan
clothes, food and music. Afghan Minister of Public Health Dr. Ferozuddin
Feroz also attended as the guest of honor.<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">In 2013, then 10-year-old
twin brothers from Japan, Masaya and Tomoya, asked that half of their
gifts from Santa Claus be donated to polio eradication. That year, each
brother made a donation of ¥5,000 JPY to End Polio Now. They have
continued to make Christmas contributions every year since. On 16
December 2016, the Rotary Club of Toyooka, Japan, recognized the
brothers as Paul Harris Fellows.<u></u><u></u></p></td>
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& reference<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">Rotary International President John Germ
sat down with<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102670:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">The
Philadelphia Inquirer</a><span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span>to discuss Rotary’s 31-year
effort to end polio. </p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em">Gerard M. Hetman of the Rotary Club of
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, responded to an editorial in<span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:rgb(47,0,235)" href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/92102671:TWFt0Cb3N:m:1:995552893:C4D88F875F7E79C504EE9486FBCDB86C:r" target="_blank">The
Times-Tribune</a><span class="m_6738471769815802207Apple-converted-space"> </span>with an
article that highlighted the key role Rotary has had in the battle
against polio.</p>
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