Heather: A LOCAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO
SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY IS
LOOKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST POLIO.
HERE, REPRESENTING THE ROTARY
CLUB OF CHAMPAIGN IS THE
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, JAN
NELL NELSON.
MISS, NELSON, THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US.
Guest: MY PLEASURE.
GREAT TO BE HERE, HEATHER.
Heather: LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE ROTARY AND WHAT YOUR ALL'S
MISSION IS IN THE COMMUNITY.
Guest: WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
WE'RE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION.
AND A PHILANTHROPIC
ORGANIZATION.
WE GIVE OVER $100,000 A YEAR TO
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND DO A
VARIETY OF SERVICE PROJECTS ALSO
TO HELP IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT WE ALSO ARE COMMITTED TO
MANY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND
ERADICATING POLIO IS OUR NUMBER
ONE HUMANITARIAN PAUSE.
Heather: AND WORLD POLIO DAY
IS IN OCTOBER.
WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE DOING ALL OF
THIS WORK NOW TO KIND OF
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Heather: LET'S TALK ABOUT
HOW YOU'RE TRYING TO END POLIO.
Guest: WELL, ROTARIANS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD HAVE DONATED
OVER $1 BILLION AND COUNTLESS
VOLUNTEER HOURS TO END POLIO.
AND RIGHT NOW, AFGHANISTAN AND
PAKISTAN ARE THE ONLY TWO
COUNTRIES THAT STILL HAVE WIDE
POLIO CASES.
WE DECIDED -- CHAMPAIGN ROTARY
DECIDED WE WOULD INCREASE THE
AWARENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT
THIS PAUSE.
AND ASK FOR HELP.
SO WE ARE SENDING LETTERS AND
ADVERTISING IN THE "NEWS
GAZETTE" ASKING FOR FRIENDS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE
TO THIS CAUSE.
THEY CAN DROP OFF A CHECK AT THE
"NEWS GAZETTE" OR CASH.
FOR EACH $20 DONATION, WE'LL
RECEIVE ONE OF THESE END POLIO
NOW PLAQUES.
WE'RE HOPING MANY PEOPLE IN
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AND THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WILL BE
WEARING THESE LEADING UP TO
OCTOBER 24th, WORLD POLIO DAY.
Heather: YES.
AMONGST DROPPING OFF THE
DONATION WHITE HOUSE MON
DONATIONS WITH MONEY OR PAYING A
CHECK, YOU HAVE GREAT BASKETS
FOR AUCTION.
THESE ARE USUALLY EXCLUSIVE TO
ROTARY MEMBERS, BUT WE'RE
OPENING IT VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR.
Guest: THAT'S RIGHT.
USUALLY, OUR DISTRICT
CONFERENCE, WE HAVE -- EXCUSE
ME.
A BASKET OPTION.
AND ALL PROCEEDS FROM THAT GO TO
POLIO ERADICATION.
BUT THIS YEAR, WE'RE HAVING A
VIRTUAL DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
AND SO WE HAVE A VIRTUAL BASKET
AUCTION, WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE
FOR THE ESPECIALLY TIRE
COMMUNITY FOR OUR FRIENDS TO BID
ON.
Heather: THERE ARE SO MANY
BASKETS UP FOR GRABS, FOR
AUCTION.
WE SAW PICTURES OF A FEW OF
THEM.
BUT I MEAN, ANYTHING FROM
BREAKFAST TO DINNERS TO CUBS
STUFF.
WHICH ONE OF THEM DO YOU THINK
WOULD BE YOUR BASKET OF CHOICE
IF YOU HAD TO MAKE A BID ON ONE?
Guest: I'D LIKE TO BID ON
SEVERAL.
BUT THE EVENING IN PARIS IS THE
ONE I'M GOING TO BID.
NOT PARIS, FRANCE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARIS,
ILLINOIS.
Heather: THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING.
THE ONES I SAW, THERE WERE CUBS
STUFF FOR THE CUBS FANS.
THERE'S DECORATIONS, WREATHS.
IT'S NOT JUST STUFF TO FIT
INSIDE OF A BASKET.
BUT THERE'S SO MANY THINGS.
AND ALL OF THESE BASKETS ARE ON
THE WEBSITE.
THEY WILL BE ON www.CILiving.tv
FOR PEOPLE TO PERUSE THEM.
WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE HERE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE
WORLD, NOT JUST HERE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WHICH IS STILL IMPORTANT.
Guest: EXACTLY.
Heather: ALL RIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS
ABOUT POLIO.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASSUME
IT'S ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF.
BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO KNOW WE
STILL GOT WORK TO DO.
AND THERE'S A LOOK AT THE ROTARY
CLUB OF CHAMPAIGN'S WEBSITE.
WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THE
INFORMATION ON THE BASKET
AUCTION AND DETAILS ON HOW YOU
COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND
DONATE AND GET YOU A COOL BUTTON
AT www.CILiving.tv.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH
US TODAY.
Guest: MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU, HEATHER.