Sandy and John HeiseJohn and Sandy Heise attended Rotary International’s 108th International Convention held this year in Bangkok, Thailand.
John attended as Rotary District 7090 Governor.
While there, John and Sandy heard updates on Rotary’s work in eradicating polio in the world. Since beginning the campaign, according to the World Health 0rganization, 99.5% of polio cases have been eliminated. Almost 25 years ago there were 1000 new cases of polio a day. Currently there are only a few hundred. Millions of children now have a chance to lead productive lives thanks to Rotary, the World Health Organization, and a variety of countries such as the United States.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated some $355 million to Rotary to assist in the effort.
