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Rotary District 7430 Polio Plus Engagement Campaign:

A Promise Made. A Promise Kept. A Promise Nearly Fulfilled.

PolioPlus Society | Rotary’s Fight to End Polio

For more than four decades, Rotary has led one of the most ambitious public‑health missions in history: the complete eradication of polio. Since 1979, Rotarians have helped immunize over 2.5 billion children in 122 countries, driving polio cases down by 99.9% and protecting generations from a disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands each year.

District 7430 and our Rotary Clubs have been part of this story — raising funds, building awareness, and standing shoulder‑to‑shoulder with global partners to ensure every child receives lifesaving protection. Today, the world is closer than ever to ending polio forever. But the final 0.1% is the hardest, and it will take all of us to finish the job.

This year, District 7430 invites every club, every member, and every community partner to join our PolioPlus Engagement Campaign — a united effort to push the world across the finish line.

How You Can Help Finish the Fight

  • Club Sponsorship Contributions

Clubs can make a direct contribution to the Rotary District 7430 Foundation for PolioPlus, attention Herb Klotz, Foundation Chair. Every $250 contribution earns one share in PolioPlus profits, credited to the club’s Foundation account — a powerful way to support eradication while strengthening club resources. 

  • Race to Zero – Family Fun Run/Walk/Bike

Coordinated by Horsham Rotary Club - contact Vira Katolik

Date: October 17, 2026 

Location: Simmons Elementary School, 411 Babylon Rd, Horsham, PA 

Registration: https://runtheday.com/register/detail/race-to-zero-2026/ 

Every step taken — running, walking, or biking — moves us closer to a polio‑free world. 

  • Individual Giving – Raise for Rotary: District 7430 Polio Plus Challenge

Rotarians and community members can make personal contributions through the Raise for Rotary – District 7430 PolioPlus Challenge. (Insert link when available.) Your gift supports vaccination teams, surveillance systems, and rapid‑response operations in the last remaining endemic regions. 

Why Your Support Matters

Polio is now confined to only a few places on earth — but as long as it exists anywhere, children everywhere remain at risk. A single case can spark an outbreak. A single missed vaccination can leave a child vulnerable. And a single District, united in purpose, can help end this disease for good.

District 7430’s PolioPlus Campaign is more than fundraising. It is a promise — to protect children we will never meet, to honor Rotary’s legacy, and to ensure polio becomes a chapter in history, never again a threat to humanity.

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 45 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.
Rotary's first polio project was to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. Inspired by that successful vaccination campaign, Rotary went on to become a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, which has reduced polio cases around the world by 99.9 percent.
Thanks to the generosity and commitment of our members, Rotary has contributed more than US$2.9 billion in PolioPlus grants and countless volunteer hours to protect more than 3 billion children in 122 countries from this disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $11 billion to the effort.
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
To the left you can see some tools and information to use to help eradicate polio and communicate with your clubs.  If you would like further help, please contact PDG Herb Klotz, Rotary District 7430   Rotary Foundation Chair at herbk.rotary@gmail.com