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The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.

It has become one of the foremost non-governmental foundations with the educational support programme being the largest private scholarship endowment in the world. 

It is said that every minute of every day Rotary will touch the lives of millions somewhere in the world.

PolioPlus program

PolioPlus, the most ambitious program in Rotary's history, is the volunteer arm of the global partnership dedicated to eradicating polio. For more than 20 years, Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of this crippling disease. Today, PolioPlus and its role in the initiative is recognized worldwide as a model of public-private cooperation in pursuit of a humanitarian goal.

In addition to providing financial and volunteer support, Rotary works to urge support from other public and private sector partners. This includes the campaign to End Polio Now, inspired by the extraordinary challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

 

As an international community, we have few opportunities to do something that is unquestionably good for every country and every child, in perpetuity. Polio eradication is one of these opportunities.

- Dr. Margaret Chan, World Health Organization director-general

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Past President Janet hands over to new President Pauline

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Get an idea of what we do!

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President Nischel Pandy of Delhi e Club exchanging banners

John & Val visit India to take part in one of Rotary's Polio National Immunisation Days.

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Club members have been busy at Furness General Hospital. We now have two gardens, the newer one being a purple garden to reflect the Rotary End Polio Now Campaign

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We welcome enquiries from public-spiritedpeople who may be interested in joining our club.

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Youth Service

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Reg becomes a member of our Club

Reg will collect 1p for every mile he travels.

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The `Friends of The Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula`gives non Rotarians who want to support our events the opportunity to keep up to date with our plans.

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Stewards for the evening should be at the venue NO later than 6:30pm and should find a replacement to act for them if they are unable to attend. If a meeting is cancelled this list stays as it is - it does NOT move forward by a week.

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