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Gwinnett Rotary President News

Larry Reed, AG Mike Sweigart, Linda Storey, AG Joe Allen, Slade Lail, David H. Freeman, Valerie Dirksen. Not pictured Joel Taylor and Joe Roth.

Rotary International has been fighting to eradicate polio for 20+ years; not just in the U.S. but around the globe.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently donated $100 million dollars to the Rotary Foundation for their Polio eradication efforts. Their donation included a challenge: Rotarians throughout the world would match the contribution. To date, individual Rotarians and friends of Rotary have given well over $500 million to this need to stop Polio, and $100 million more is feasible - especially with your help.
The Presidents of Rotary clubs in Gwinnett County met with their Assistant Governors Joe Allen and Mike Sweigart to discuss a fund raising event for matching The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Challenge.
Please watch for your opportunity to join in the Polio Plus Challenge and help your local Rotary clubs raise the necessary funds to meet the challenge.
More details of the Community event being planned to involve all walks of life will be made available soon. We are inviting you to be a part of this historic event. Contributions of $25, $100 or $1,000 can go a long way to eradicating polio off the earth.
Want to know more about Rotary? Visit www.rotary.org; there's a Club near you! Call or visit the one near you.

The Rotary Club of Buford/North Gwinnett became only the 3rd club in the District to have 100% of the membership achieve Paul Harris status. Pictured here are: Back row, L-R, Assistant District Governor Joe Allen, Nina E. Freeman, Mark Gibbs, Gregory Jay, Mike Allee, Tim Krajec, Paul O’Shield; Second row, Karen Eggers, Steve Cannon, Keith Law, Nancy Stanbery-Kellam, District Governor Gary Moore, Todd Adams, Suzanne Darden, Duane Champlin; Front row, Nona Patterson, Yul Chang, Roy Goodwin, Club President Valerie Dirksen, Modibo Traore, Ann Ragle. Also pictured is “The Bear” – leading the way to District Conference.