Windsor helps eradicate Polio |
WINDSOR HELPS TO RAISE £445 TOWARDS POLIO ERADICATION
Windsor residents have helped the Rotary Clubs of Windsor St George and Windsor & Eton raise £445 towards the world-wide initiative to stamp out polio forever. Rotary Club members collected last Saturday at Tesco in Windsor. Polio is a crippling, and sometimes fatal, disease and still a very harrowing reality for children in parts of Africa and Asia and threatens children everywhere. It is highly virulent and only an air flight away from the UK Every £1 raised in this campaign will purchase five doses of the special anti-polio vaccine. These children will be protected against polio - forever. Carol Buckland, Rotary Club of Windsor St George, President said: “We are absolutely delighted to have raised £445 and want to thank everyone for getting behind our campaign so enthusiastically. Rotary has been involved in this fight for 25 years and the world is so close to being free from polio for good thanks to the joint hard work of organizations, governments and Rotary Clubs throughout the world.” “This money really will help to make a difference and every penny will go towards the continuing efforts to destroy this horrible disease. A polio free world is just around the corner.” |
