RESOLUTION NO. 180841
Declaring Wednesday, October 24,
2018, as World Polio Day in Kansas City, Missouri.
WHEREAS, Rotary International, founded on
February 23, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois USA, is the world’s first and one of the
largest non-profit service organizations; and
WHEREAS, there are over 1.2 million Rotary club
members comprised of professional and business leaders in over 35,000 clubs in
200 countries and geographic areas, including more than 20 Rotary clubs in the
Kansas City region; and
WHEREAS, the Rotary motto “Service Above Self” inspires members to
provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and promote
good will and peace in the world; and
WHEREAS, Rotary in 1985, 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 & 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, to
date, Rotary has contributed more than US $1.8 billion and countless volunteer
hours to the protection of more than two and a half billion children in 122
countries; and
WHEREAS, Rotary
is currently working to raise an additional $50 million per year, which would
be further leveraged for maximum impact by an additional $100 million annually
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and Council hereby declare Wednesday,
October 24, 2018, as World Polio Day in Kansas City, Missouri; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be
spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy
hereof be presented to Rotary District 6040 and Rotary District 6040 Governor,
Julie McCoy, with the Mayor and Council encouraging all citizens to join in the
fight for a polio-free world.
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