Spaghetti Dinner a Success!
The "I want to EndPolioNow" dinner was a huge success last Tuesday night Jan 27.
The dinner was held at the Senior Center in a joint collaboration with the IOOF and the Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay. The food was donated by several people and every dollar raised went directly to the EndPolioNow campaign. That night we raised $4,500 and with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2to1 match, we raised $13,500!
Joe Brennan (left) spearheaded this joint effort with the IOOF. Here with Joe is Bill Johnston who matched donations to cover the food costs.
Past District Governor Eric Schmautz was our guest speaker. Eric had recently attended a National Immunization Day in Etheopia. Eric's first hand experience, photos and video reminded us that we're "this close" to eradicating polio in the world.
