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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Rotary International is a global network of 1.2
3million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who
4unite and take action to create lasting change in communities
5across the globe; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Rotary's motto, Service Above Self, inspires
7members to provide humanitarian service, follow high ethical
8standards, and promote goodwill and peace in the world; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In 1985, Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize the
10children of the world against polio; in 1988, the organization
11helped establish the Global Polio Eradication Initiative;
12partners in this initiative include the World Health
13Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
14Prevention, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, Since 1988, polio cases have dropped by 99.9
17percent, and the world stands on the threshold of eradicating
18the disease; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Rotary is working to raise an additional $50
20million per year, which would be leveraged for maximum impact
21by an additional $100 million annually from the Bill & Melinda

 

 

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1Gates Foundation; and
 
2    WHEREAS, These efforts are providing much-needed
3operational support, medical staff, laboratory equipment, and
4educational materials for health workers and parents; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In addition, Rotary has played a major role in
6decisions by government partners to contribute more than $8
7billion to the effort; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Throughout the State, there are over 11,700
9Rotarians in more than 330 clubs that sponsor service projects
10to address critical issues in their local communities and
11abroad, including poverty, disease, hunger, illiteracy, and
12the environment; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare October 24,
152019 as World Polio Day in the State of Illinois; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, that suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to Rotary International as an expression of our
19esteem and respect.