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Show : ri '1 - . f l y ! 1 ' Ttam- PTA representatives were recently hosted at a luncheon of the Farmington Centerville Rotary Club. Shown are, front from left, Janet Folster, Daria Bitters and Chris Gill. Back from left are Dave Ross, Polio-Plus co-chairman; Kris Green, Robin Campbell, Gwen Hall, and Joe Server, co-chairman. j Rotary hosts PTA representatives The Centerville-Farmington Rotary Club hosted a luncheon April 29 at the Red Flame Restaurant Res-taurant for PTA representatives of elementary and junior high schools in Centerville and Farmington. The luncheon was a kick-off for a drive to raise money for polio vaccine for the children of developing countries. coun-tries. Over 50,000 children in develop ing countries die from polio each year. Five hundred thousand are crippled. The technology has been developed to protect these children. chil-dren. All that is needed is people who care enough to contribute to the polio prevention cause. Through the Rotary Polio Plus Program, vaccine to protect one ' child can be provided for just 12 cents. Students are being asked to donate the price of one school lunch. The cost of one elementary school lunch will provide protection protec-tion for over six children. Business and professional people are also being contacted for contributions. contri-butions. All of the money goes to provide vaccine. Rotary services to distribute and assist in setting up' vaccine clinics throughout the developing de-veloping countries are donated. |
