Backup Documents 10/22/2019 Item # 4J 4J
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Rotary International, founded in Chicago, Illinois, February 23, 1905, is the world's
first and one of the largest non-profit service organizations with more than 1.2 million
members in more than 35,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographic areas; and,
WHEREAS, the Rotary motto "Service Above Self" inspires members to provide humanitarian
service, encourage high ethical standards, and promote goodwill and peace in the world;
and,
WHEREAS, in 1985 Rotary launched PolioPlus and spearheaded the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative, which today includes the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to
immunize the children of the world against polio; and,
WHEREAS, polio cases have dropped by 99.9 percent since 1988 and the world stands on the
threshold of eradicating the disease; and,
WHEREAS, Rotary has contributed more than $1.7 billion and countless volunteer hours to the
protection of more than two billion children in 122 countries and is currently working
to raise an additional $150 million, which, if realized, will be tripled by the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation; and,
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of Naples Bay, among several Rotary Clubs in Collier County, strongly
participates both in raising funds and providing volunteer participation in international
Polio Immunization Days providing much needed operational support, medical personnel,
laboratory equipment and educational materials for health workers and parents.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that October 24, 2019, be recognized as
WORLD POLIO DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 22nd Day of October 2019.
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