Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific

Twenty five years ago, more than 400,000 children were crippled or killed by polio every year. Then Rotary International made a pledge to end polio forever.

In partnership with the Gates Foundation and the World Organization, Rotary reduced the number of polio cases to about 1,200 last year, and complete eradication is in sight. Monterey Pacific Rotary is helping to raise the $200 million Rotary has pledged, and that will be matched by the Gates Foundation to bring the total over half a billion dollars for the final push.

The final effort is focused on the four countries where polio is still endemic: Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. India could be the next country to be declared polio-free. Just one case has been reported so far in 2011, and only three cases have been reported there in the past six months.

For more information, or to contribute to the coming victory over polio, visit www.rotary.org/endpolio.

Thursday evening professional development speakers, Friday night socials and Saturday morning Recreational Trail clean-ups are a great way to hit the weekend running, and it’s how the Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific combines fun, fellowship and community service.

Our club meets Thursday evenings at 5:15 p.m. at the Casa Munras Hotel, 700 Munras Avenue in downtown Monterey. Visitors are always welcome.

February 2012 Update: FYI, we no longer meet at Casa Munras. Please check the side bar to the right for our current location.

Once a month, we present Third Thursday, a series of professional development talks and networking opportunities. Speakers cover a wide range of topics, with the goal of delivering actionable ideas and information to the Monterey Peninsula business community.

Rotary International is the world’s oldest volunteer service club, but we’re one of the youngest and newest clubs in Rotary. We work together to make the greater Monterey community a better place, and to help others around the world.

We’ve helped homeless people in Salinas, developmentally disadvantaged people in Pacific Grove and kids in Seaside. We’ve renovated an orphanage in Nicaragua, built blood banks in Nigeria and helped small farmers build businesses in Angola.

We have fun while we’re doing it. Working together with friends to do good things is a wonderful feeling, and a great way to build better business relationships.

Please come by one of our meetings, and check us out!