HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 World Polio Day 2013 Proclamation - Word - 10.21.2013PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Cupertino World Polio Day, is a positive initiative to create awareness and educate the citizens of Cupertino about the vital importance to eradicate Polio
worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Rotary brings over 108 years of history to this initiative; and
WHEREAS, its members are business, professional and community leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world;
and
WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Cupertino, is one of over 32,000 Rotary clubs located in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, that initiate service projects to address today’s
challenges, including illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, and environmental concern; and
WHEREAS, when Rotary began its mission to eradicate polio 25 years ago, more than 350,000 children were stricken with polio every year, and nearly 1,000 people were affected by the crippling
disease every day, but due to the efforts of Rotary and its partners the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF, today only three
countries – Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan remain in a polio endemic; and
WHEREAS, to date, Rotary has contributed more than $1.2 billion and countless volunteer hours to help immunize more than two billion children against polio in 122 countries, with a goal
to raise $35 million per year through 2018 for polio eradication, which will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby acknowledge October Twenty-Fourth, Two Thousand and Thirteen as
World Polio Day
and invite the community to show their appreciation as we support the outstanding efforts of The Cupertino Rotary Club in achieving their goal of a polio-free world.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Thursday, October Twenty-Fourth, Two Thousand and Thirteen.
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Orrin Mahoney, Mayor