PENNSYLVANIA, October 18 - WHEREAS, To date, Rotary International has contributed more

than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protecting

more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries; and

WHEREAS, Rotary International is working to raise an

additional $50 million per year that would be leveraged for

maximum impact by an additional $100 million annually from the

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and

WHEREAS, These efforts are providing much-needed operational

support, medical staff, laboratory equipment and educational

materials for health workers and parents; and

WHEREAS, In addition, Rotary International has played a major

role in decisions by donor governments to contribute more than

$10 billion to the effort; and

WHEREAS, There are more than 1.2 million Rotary International

members in more than 35,000 clubs throughout the world that

sponsor service projects to address such critical issues as

poverty, disease, hunger, illiteracy and the environment in

their local communities and abroad; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize October 24, 2021, as

"World Polio Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage all citizens to join

Rotary International in the fight for a polio-free world.

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