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Cyclists crisscross India to support polio eradication 

By Arnold R. Grahl

MJ Pavan and Bhagyashree Sawant, both members of the Rotaract Club of Bangalore Orchards, are riding 20,000 kilometers across India.

MJ Pavan and Bhagyashree Sawant, both members of the Rotaract Club of Bangalore Orchards, plan to begin their six-month journey in early October in the Himalayan city of Leh, and cruise to a triumphant finish in their hometown of Bangalore in March. Along the way, they plan to visit 400 rural and government schools, talking to students about the importance of getting immunized against polio and other diseases and promoting healthy hygiene habits.

With help from Rotary clubs throughout their district, they are promoting the ride as an attempt to set a record for the longest distance traveled by bicycle in a single country, a move designed to attract even greater media exposure in the days leading up to World Polio Day, 24 October, and beyond.

“We definitely want to build up Rotary’s public image,” says Sawant. “Only a little over a third of India’s population is aware of Rotary.”

Pavan says knowing that India is polio-free, but that the disease could come back at any time, is what motivates him. 

https://www.rotary.org/en/cyclists-crisscross-india-support-polio-eradication

 

 

October 2017 Speakers
October 12, 2017
 
This week's speaker is Michelle Bernal, President & Founder of Hope for Hans. Her humanitarian work includes woirking with the homeless in San Jose and travelling the world to leper colonies. She works with the residents of the colonies assisting them in building microfinance systems.
 
October 19, 2017
 
Camille Llanes-Fontanilla, the Executive Director of Somos Mayfair, will give us an overview of Somos Mayfair. Somos Mayfair is a grassroots organization with 20 years of experience in authentically engaging community residents in the Mayfair neighborhood of east San Jose to be the drivers of change. 
 
October 26, 2017
 
Susan Sayre Batton, Oshman Executive Director at the San Jose Museum of Art will present. Susan will discuss who they are and what they do.
 
 
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Feb 01, 2018
California K-12 Public Education Finance
Feb 08, 2018
'Rungmunch, theater with a cause'
Feb 15, 2018
Community Seva
Feb 22, 2018
Club Level Speech Contest
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Feb 17, 2018
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