A Monthly Publication of the Rotary Club of Abuja Wuse II, Rotary International District 9125 Nigeria4th Edition Vol 2O C T O B E R 2 0 1 7

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equipment had literally become a museum piece. For much of the world, the story of polio is a simple one: After years of fear, a vaccine was developed and a disease was conquered. But for some of the world, the story was different. In so many countries, the vaccine wasn't available, mass vaccination was too expensive, or children simply couldn't be reached. While the rest of the world relegated polio to its museums, in these countries, the disease continued to rage – until Rotary stepped forward and said that all children, no matter where they lived or what their circumstances, deserved to live free of polio.

In the years since PolioPlus was launched, the combined efforts of Rotary, the governments of the world, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have brought the number of cases of polio down from an estimated 350,000 per year to just a few so far in 2017. But we must reach zero cases, and stay there, to achieve eradication. To do that, we need everyone's help.

On 24 October, we will mark World Polio Day. It is a day to celebrate how far we have come and an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness and funds to complete the work of eradication. I ask every Rotary club to participate in some way in World Polio Day activities, and I encourage you to visit endpolio.org for ideas and to register your event. Whether you host a silent auction, a virtual reality viewing, a fundraising walk, or a Purple Pinkie Day, your club can make a real difference.

This year, our World Polio Day livestream event will take place at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle; you can watch it on endpolio.org beginning at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time. As many of you know, Rotary has committed to raising $50 million a year for the next three years. This amount will be matched 2-to-1 by the Gates Foundation – effectively tripling the value of all money Rotary raises on World Polio Day and throughout the year. Let's all make a difference on World Polio Day – and help End Polio Now.

OBJECT OF ROTARYThe object of Rotary is to encourage and

foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterpriseand, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

Hing ethical standards in business and professions; theSECOND:

recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying

of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society

The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal,THIRD:

Busness and community life

The advancement of international understanding, goodwill andFOURTH:

peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons

united in the ideal of service

Ian H.S RiseleyRI President, 2017-2018

ome years ago in the SMelbourne, Australia, m u s e u m w h e r e m y

daughter used to work, an iron lung was on display. For most p e o p l e m y a g e w h o remembered the terrifying polio epidemics of the 1950s, that iron lung was a testament to how far vaccination had brought us: to the point where that once-critical piece of medical

Every kobo you give, every effort you provide is channeled towards ending Polio. I am please to announce that Rotary Club of Abuja Wuse II has performed excellently in the month of October as we are able to embark on the following polio projects:1. 5km Walk to End POLIO in Ille Community, Kwali Council Area15th Oct. 2017.

2. Unveiling of End POLIO now Signage along Ademola Adetokunbo way, Wuse II, 20th Oct. 2017

3. The Mayors End POLIO Fund raiser event featuring music, POLIO Talk, Certificates for donors 20th oct. 2017

4. World POLIO day celebration 24th Oct. 2017

Once again I congratulate all Mayors for this greatachievement in the month of October.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

DESK OF THE CLUB PRESIDENT

Prince Igho Sadjere Phf

President, 2017-2018

DESK OF THE R.I. PRESIDENT

ith the Mayors pride to wend polio in Nigeria, i personally admonish

all Mayors to key into this laudable project to end polio in the world.Currently, Nigeria is at zero and we are determined to remain at zero, that's why its important for all Rotarians not to relent in the drive to end polio worldwide.

Rotary International President's Message Month of October 2017

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

ENGR. NNOKA MBANEFO

D E S K O F T H E D I S T R I C T G O V E R N O R

Th i s i s o u r m o nt h o f ECO N O M I C A N D COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. It is also a month in the Rotary Calendar that we celebrate our

progress and assess our journey so far on Polio eradica�on. The much-needed awareness and fund raising is emphasized. 24th October this year is our fi�h annual world polio day celebra�on and it's going to be bigger than ever. How ready are we to reawaken everybody and remind us that it is not done yet? How ready are we to raise more money to close the funding gap that s�ll exist? Our journey to polio eradica�on started in 1979 when the first drop of polio vaccine was dropped into a child's mouth in Philippines. About 350,000 cases were reported annually then but this has been reduced to a few worldwide this year, an amazing progress. This is a reduc�on of 99.9% from incep�on. Sustained zero case is desired for us to achieve complete eradica�on. Rotarians, along with our partners, have helped to immunize about 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries. With as li�le as $0.60 each of these children have been protected against this crippling disease for life. Although so li�le is le� to eradicate polio, the world is s�ll at risk of this crippling and deadly disease. As long as there is one case le�, if efforts to eradicate polio is discon�nued, the world can go back to square one. It will spread back, hence our relentless efforts to con�nue our worldwide POLIOPLUS programme. Un�l we end polio forever, every child is at risk. What we have to do in our district: This Rotary year we shall have no zero-giving club and no zero-giving Rotarian. In our zone 1, where I am on club visit at the moment, we have started by paying all sergeant at arms collec�on on my visit into the clubs polio account of each member. Every Rotarian should endeavour to pay something into his or her polio account. By so-

OCTOBER MESSAGE

doing we shall achieve 100% giving to polio which a�racts award to us. Our DISCON this Rotary year shall be a celebra�on of complete giving to polio. The response is so far encouraging and I am sure we can do it. Remember this is the ul�mate team, have that behind your mind in all your ac�ons. There are also several ways to raise funds in our clubs towards polio eradica�on. These include; 1. American auc�on. Organise this auc�on at least once a month and dedicate the collec�on to polio. 2. Put all your sergeant at arms collec�on this month together and share to every members polio account with the mul�ple donor form. Most clubs don't know how to do this as observed during my visit. Please if in doubt contact the district office. 3. Make a mark on the 24th of October. Organise your club's unique polio day celebra�on. Par�cipate ac�vely and make a difference in both polio giving and awareness crea�on. 4. Par�cipate fully in the district celebra�on programme already sent to clubs. Awards await clubs on number of par�cipants and programme content of each club. 5. Above all register your ac�vi�es online. Let the world know what you are doing. Interna�onalise your club's polio ac�vi�es. Register your event at: endpolio.org. Don't be seen locally alone, go worldwide, please register.

We must not let the euphoria of the polio celebra�on make us derail on our economic and community development programmes. Rotary Interna�onal members have been on this since incep�on. About 800 million people around the world live on less than $2 a day. Nigeria is a great contributor to this sta�s�cs. Our duty as Rotar ians is to provide s u sta i n a b l e s o l u � o n to p o ve r t y b y s t re n gt h e n i n g l o ca l e nt re p re n e u rs , p a r � c u l a r l y w o m e n i n o u r v a r i o u s communi�es.

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BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER

Planting of 1000 Trees “Project 1000 Trees”Along Nnamdi Azikwe Express Way Abuja.7th July 2017.

Provision and Placement of Preserve and ProtectTrees Campaign Bill Board on Nnamdi Azikwe Express way.7th July 2017

Economic Empowerment of 20 Household at Ruga FulaniCommunity Jabi Airport Road, Abuja. FCT. 11th Aug 2017

Flood Disaster Relief Support to Benue State Flood Victim;Project area covered * Basic Education - distribution of W r i t i n g m a t e r i a l s , E x e r c i s e B o o k s a n d l e a r n i n g a i d* Maternal and Child Health- provision of drugs, mosquitoes treated net* D i s e a s e P r e v e n t i o n a n d C o n t r o l* E c o n o m i c E m p o w e r m e n t15th September 2017

Basic Education and Literacy Project at The Government DayS e c o n d a r y S c h o o l W u s e I I .* Provision of Scholarship for indigient student* D e - w o r m i n g o f 2 0 0 S t u d e n t s* P r i z e G i v i n g a n d A w a r d f o r B e s t S t u d e n t* C h a r t e r i n g o f a n I n t e r a c t C l u b * P r o v i s i o n o f a n e w S i g n a g e f o r t h e S c h o o l28th Sept 2017

Official Launch of The Mayor Website. w w w . r o t a r y a b u j a w u s e 2 . o r g 11th August 2017

Renovation of The Chief Palace at Ruga fulani CommunityJabi Airport Road, Abuja. FCT. 11th Aug. 2017

Hosting of the Mayor Humanitarian Awardand Fund raising Cocktail 2017 @ T h e T r a n s c o r p H i l t o n A b u j a .27th August 2017 1st- Rotn. AmbPrince Igho Sadjere (RC Abuja Wuse II)

UNVEILING of END POLIO NOW Signage along Ademola Adetokunbo Way Wuse 220th October 2017

The Mayors END POLIO Fund-Raiser EventFeaturing, Music, Polio Talk, Certificates for Donors20th October 2017

World Polio Day Celebration 24th October 2017

1st- Rotn. Barr Fatima Jimeta (RC Abuja Wuse II)

5th- Rotn. John Omosun (RC Abuja Ministers Hill)

20th- Flexbaniel Blessing Oyefeso

PROJECTS EXECUTEDBY THE CLUB

DURING THIS CURRENTROTARY YEAR 2017-2018

Press Briefing With Media OrganisationsTo Unveil Projects And Plans For 2017-2018

Sick le Ce l l Awareness Walk InPartnership With Maidunama Sickle CellF o u n d a t i o n .1st July 2017

PROJECTS EXECUTEDBY THE CLUB

DURING THIS CURRENTROTARY YEAR 2017-2018

5km Walk to END POLIO in ILLE CommunityKwali Council Area 15th October 2017

Inaugural Meeting of The GovernmentDay Secondary School Interact Club13th October 2017

22nd- Dr Nickson Hyelladendu

28th- Rotn. Kenny Okorie (RC Abuja Asokoro Diamond)

8th- Rotn. Winny Fonaka (RC Abuja Maitama)

21st- Rotn. Dr Samuel Usman (Rc Abuja Ministers Hill)

3rd- Rotn. Oye Oyewo (RC Abuja Garki Neighborhood)

28th- Rotn. Vicky (RC Abuja Kubwa)

OCTOBER 2017

Rotn. Chief Edwin A. Enyamuke

Congratulations

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