Rotary Foundation Minute # 3

Posted by Matthew Corwin

Today's Rotary's Foundation Minute is provided as a reminder to ALL of us that the Foundation is the primary way in which we are involved in the 4^th avenue of service - International Service.

Since it's beginning in 1917 with a contribution of $26.50, the Rotary Foundation has received in excess of $1.8 billion. More than 25% of this total has been applied directly to the eradication of polio around the globe. The original campaign took place in the mid-1980's. With the partnership of the United Nations, World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Gates Foundation, Rotary has successfully eradicated polio from 99.9% of the world -the dangerous one-tenth that remains is now the final goal of this greatest of all humanitarian projects.