ROTARY RIDE TO END POLIO

October 24, World Polio Day - RIDE THE SYDNEY TRAIN NETWORK TO END POLIO

For the past 5 years, Mark Anderson and his son Dave plus many Rotarians, have ridden the Sydney trains to raise money to End Polio. They are doing it again this year on World Polio Day - October 24th.

They start on Monday October 2rd, riding the trains in the Illarwarra, then for a full 8 hours to stop at EVERY STATION on the Sydney network. By including the Illawarra in their journey, they are adding 31 stations to the trip making a total to 220 stations.

ACTION PLAN - from Mark

• Commit to the END POLIO Goal of US$1,500 and use the certificate provided when your members join at your nearest station.
• The timetable available from your Club Secretary tells you when our train passes the station nearest your Club.
• Please make your Club contribution by bank transfer in the month of OCTOBER so that we can track the tally. See attached WAYS TO GIVE for bank transfer details.
• Please used the Certificate provided when you come to the train for the photo opportunity.
• Please get on to the train when you come to present your certificate.
• We (Dave and I) are not allowed to get off the train as each station. We are also not allowed to block the train doors.
• We will be traveling in the fourth carriage from the front of the train, rear door.
• Sydney Trains will not allow us to fundraise on Station property of on the trains. Please respect this ask.
• Please advise us via return email that your Club is going to participate so that we can look out for you from the train.
• Please encourage your members to join the train for a couple of stations or a couple of hours and really enjoy the fellowship of Rotary. In the past at some points, we have had a whole carriage of END POLIO SHIRT wearing Rotarians on the train. The is a fantastic PUBLIC IMAGE Opportunity for your Club and the Rotary Brand.
• Both DG Tonia and DG Christine have given their full support to this project and will be on the trains at some point during the days. Please also demonstrate you shared support to making this a Key Fundraiser and Public Image Event. Who knows you may even pick up a new member as has happened on past train rides.
• Look to the Raise for Rotary website https://raise.rotary.org/ and start your own Club fundraising page for this event. Funds raised via the site are credited to your Club tally.
• There is also a challenge as to which District (9685 or 9675) will raise the most money related to this event. We count total POLIO fundraising in October , so all contributions to polio during the month of October are easily counted.  
• Use this Event to encourage members to join the POLIO PLUS SOCIETY. A personal contribution of $100 is all it takes and also goes towards your Club tally. Your District END POLIO Chair can share details on this initiative.