End Polio Now
End Polio Now!
This week marks World Polio Day which is one of the biggest dates in the Rotary Calendar!
Taking place on 24th October every year, World Polio Day is an annual opportunity for Rotary clubs to unite and celebrate our End Polio Now campaign.
Polio anywhere is a threat everywhere, and Rotary has long worked to end the paralyzing virus, which will be only the second human disease ever to be eradicated.
Rotary has contributed more than US$2.7 billion to fight polio and countless volunteer hours since launching its PolioPlus program in 1985. In 1988, Rotary joined in partnership with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to form the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, later joined. When the initiative launched, there were 350,000 cases of polio every year. Today, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9%.
To sustain this progress and continue to reach every child with the polio vaccine, Rotary has committed to raising US$50 million each year to support global polio eradication efforts. The Gates Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1 for a total yearly contribution of US$150 million.
Please contact us at rcchislehurst@gmail.com if you would like to help in some way or wish to donate to the End Polio Now project.
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Welcome to the website of the Rotary Club of Chislehurst, a very lively, active club of which I have the honour of being President during the year 2025-2026.
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The Safeguarding regulations that are observed by Chislehurst Rotary
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Our members enjoy an active social programme and the opportunity to help others. The Rotary Club encourages service to the community both locally and internationally.
moreRotary Clubs operate within areas of service - to their local, national and international communities and to the Club itself. The service areas within our Club are: Community; International; Foundation (Rotary"™s charity organisation); Club; and Social.
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Community Service is the Club's link with the local community. Emphasis is placed on links within the immediate Chislehurst area, where substantial efforts and contributions are made to help local charities and to undertake projects to help those in need.
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We are a small, but enthusiastic, Club with a strong commitment to helping those less fortunate overseas; ensuring that any aid is provided where it is needed and managed locally so that all funds are used wisely and effectively.
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The Rotary Foundation is a world wide charity whose aim is to support the efforts of Rotary International in its mission to achieve worldwide understanding and peace through local and national humanitarian, educational and cultural support programmes.
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The Club Service Committee works with our elected Club Council to ensure, as far as possible, the smooth running of the Club
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The Social team (a sub-committee of Club Service) deals with all the social aspects of the Club. If we can raise some money for charity, then that is an extra bonus!!
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