I'm happy to report that Rotary reached our $35 Million PolioPlus Fundraising Goal for the just ending Rotary year - earning the full $70 Million match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation!  In addition, for the first time since the end of the $200 million challenge, we met and exceeded the world fund match for DDF.
As a consequence of your generosity and the effort of your clubs' Rotarians, Rotary will be able to allocate a full $105 million in polio grants this coming year.
 The bar has been raised even higher for the 2016-17 Rotary Foundation Centennial Year with a per-Rotary Club Goal of $2,650 and a total Rotary raised Polio giving goal of $45 Million.  What a great gift we are giving to the children of the world - with over 15 million children walking which would have been paralyzed by Polio without your help!
 
Quote of the day - I thought this one was worth keeping for two weeks!  "Every Day that you serve in Rotary, you have the opportunity to change lives.  Everything you do matters; every good work makes the world better for us all.  In this new Rotary Year, we all have a new chance to change the world for the better, through Rotary Serving Humanity."  John Germ, 2016-17 Rotary International President  
 
The Final Two Endemic Countries:
Pakistan - One new Polio case reported this week.  Thirteen Polio cases reported in 2016 with 54 cases recorded in 2015  The most recent case, with the onset of paralysis on 06/18/16 was from the South Waziristan agency of FATA.  No new Polio-positive environmental samples were collected this past week.  National Immunization Days are planned for August 18-19.      
Afghanistan - No Polio cases reported this week.  Six Polio cases reported in 2016 with 20 cases recorded in 2015. The most recent case was reported on 05/29/16 from the Shigal Wa Sheltan district of Kunar. No new Polio-positive environmental samples have been collected in Afghanistan in 2016.    National Immunization Days are planned for August 15 - 19.