Polio Eradication

Comox Valley Rotary Clubs

Polio Eradication Campaign

Iron Lung Display

All three Rotary Clubs will be at tables set up in the

Driftwood Mall during the week of March 1 - 8.

The Iron Lung will be set up and we will have

brochures

as well as tax receipts and invitations for anyone that donates $20.00. For smaller donations we have buttons to hand out.

Dessert with a Dream

March 15, 2003

6:30 - 9:00 pm

Comox Recreation Centre

All Desserts are created and donated

by our local Rotarians.

Donate $20.00 to Polio and receive a tax receipt

and an invetation to attend the evening.

Dinner Theater

"You're a good man Charlie Brown"

March 27, 28 & 29

Florence Filberg Centre

6:00 pm Cocktails No Host Bar

6:30 pm Dinner Buffet Style

Catered by Plates Catering

8:00 - 10:00 pm Theatre

Price $ 42.00 incl. GST

Sorry, No Minors

Beautiful buffet style dinner followed by the stage production

of an average day in the life of Charlie Brown with moments

chosen from Valentine's Day to the baseball season to the little

red haired girl. He is joined by his friends as they move from an

uncertain morning to a hopeful starlit evening.

Stage Production

"You're a good man Charlie Brown"

April 17, 18 & 19, 2003

Sid Williams Theatre

7:00 pm

Price incl. GST

Adults $ 17.00

Students $ 15.00

Children $ 12.00

What a great way to spend time during the Easter weekend.

Take your children or grandchildren to this wonderful

production that is loved by people of all ages.

Many of us think that polio is a disease of the 1950s when significant events took place.In these years there were serious outbreaks of the diesease in North America that crippled young people for life and in some cases took lives.

Dr. Salk developed his injectable polio vaccine and a few years later Dr. Sabin developed the oral vacine. Despite these dvelopements, polio was still crippling great numbers of people in the world through the last half of the 20th century.

In 1979 Rotarians in the Philippines began a campain to provide free vaccinations to children in that country.

In 1985 Rotarians around the world declared their intent to eradicate the disease by 2005. in 1988 the World Health Council agreed to join the campaign and UNICEF, the WHO and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) along with several government became partners with Rotary International in this campaign.

In that same year 350,000 cases of polio were reported. In 2001 the number was less than 600. Great progress has been made but the campaign is only 99% complete.

It is in Africa, Asia and the Indian Subcontinent that still has the disease. This is only a plane ride away. These countries are very poor, lacking in sound infrastructure and in many cases, war torn. It is in these countries that will require the expenditure of some US$ 400 Million on top of the already US$ 1.87 Billion that has already been spent by the partners in the campaign to date.

Please, Help!

How can you help?

Encourage family and friends to attend the performances at the Sid Williams or the Dinner Theatre.

Tickets are for sale at the Sid Williams 338 - 2420.

Also encourage family and friends to donate $ 20.00 to the Polio Eradication Foundation. They will receive a tax receipt and an invitation to the dessert with a dream.

If you are interested in helping, please phone one of the following Rotarians:

Kim Sleno 338 - 0452

John Challender 339 - 4068

Marilyn Tevington 339 - 0168

Kirsten Emmott 339 - 7159

Jill Toews 339 - 0844

Marty Douglas 339 - 2365

Michael Pontus 339 - 7973

There are many small jobs from volunteering to sitting at a table and explain the Iron Lung to volunteering as a bartender at the Dinner Theatre.