BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:WORLD POLIO DAY 2026 - LIVE from the Rotary Global Classroom at DURHAM COLLEGE in Oshawa\, Ontario\, CANADA ON THURSDAY\, OCTOBER 15\, 20 26 - 06:00 pm to 8:15 pm - the  9 Durham Region Rotary Clubs invite YOU t o join us LIVE IN-PERSON OR LIVE ON-LINE in the Rotary Global Classroom in the Centre for Collaborative Education at Durham College where we will ce lebrate World Polio Day with leaders from around the world\, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood\, and Durham College.  BE PAR T OF THE LIVE IN-PERSON AUDIENCE IN THE ROTARY GLOBAL CLASSROOM STARTING A T 5:45 PM - ONLY 100 SEATS AVAILABLE:  REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN  : Cash bar and a light lunch will be served. NEW COST OF $ 40 per person (and a portion of that amount - $ 10.00 - will be donated to The Rotary Foundatio n's Polio Plus Fund and will be credited to your next Paul Harris Fellow) (to be paid at the door). Spouses\, guests and prospective members are inv ited.  Starting at 7 PM\, District 7070 will broadcast our event live to Rotary Clubs around the world and to Universities and colleges worldwide. There will be Proclamations from Cities in Durham Region and also from Dur ham Region given out to our 9 Rotary clubs together with flag raising cere monies shown on the big screen. Here is the link: https://durhamcollege.c a/globalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/ ALREADY CONFIRMED: We will hear from Yinka Babalola (Rotary International President 2026-27  by video.  ALREADY CONFIRMED:  IN PERSON IN THE ROTARY GLOBAL CLASSROOM\, AT DURHAM COLLEGE: The event\, LIVE from The Rotary Global Classroom features a pan el discussion featuring the two current Rotary International PolioPlus Cha irs:  Mike McGovern (Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committ ee )\, and Valarie Wafer (Co-Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee)\, who will be introduced by Dr Bob Scott (Chair Emeritus of th e Rotary International Polio Plus Committee . They will ALL WILL BE THERE IN PERSON. THE FIRST TIME ALL THREE CHAIRS WILL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AT T HE SAME TIME. Together\, our Rotary International leaders will update us a bout Rotary's very latest efforts with our Global Polio Eradication initia tive Partners to End Polio Now. They will also participate in a panel disc ussion\, moderated by Joe Solway and Sonya Chouljian: What can we do to er adicate polio from the planet - Rotary's promise to the children of the wo rld in 1988? IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE IN PERSON EVENT\, PLEASE ARRIVE AROU ND 5:45 PM\, join your Rotary friends\, have a light luncheon buffet\, enj oy the cash bar\, and get to your seats. Parking is in Founders Lot # 2 . Location: The Rotary Global Classroom\, Centre For Collaborative Education \, Durham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada IF YOU CANNOT BE PART OF THE LIVE AUDIENCE\, PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE LIVE B ROADCAST AT 7:00 PM. ATTENTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD: INVITE YOUR C LUB MEMBERS\, YOUR FRIENDS\, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO VIEW OUR Livestre am Presentation from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College: https ://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/ Read all about this big event on the Durham College Global Class page - available soon  and then tune in on Oct 15 as you and The Worldwide Public  watch the liv estream STARTING AT 7:00 PM \, Eastern Time\, by connecting to a live link that is being created on the 2026 Class Page:   https://durhamcollege.c a/globalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/ See the story in the Rotary Dist rict 7070 Newsletters\, starting in August\, September and October for all of the details of the 2026 World Polio Day.    IN PERSON EVENT: PLEASE ARRIVE AROUND 5:45 PM\, join your Rotary friends\, have a light luncheon b uffet\, enjoy the cash bar\, and get to your seats. Parking Lot will be as signed to us soon. Location: The Rotary Global Classroom\, Centre For Coll aborative Education\, Durham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada Via a brief video\, we will see Durham Regional Chair Jo hn Henry (and a proud member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa) proclaim World Polio Day In All Of Durham Region And Honours The 9 Rotary Clubs of Durham Region : Oshawa\, Oshawa-Parkwood\, Whitby\, Whitby-Sunrise\,  Ajax\, Pi ckering\, Port Perry\, Uxbridge\, Bowmanville)\, and Liz Compton\, Distric t 7070 Governor as they raise the End polio Now Flag over Durham Region he adquarters. The 9 Rotary Club Presidents will also receive proclamations\,   from Durham Regional Chair John Henry.  The event will be attended by Rotarians from the 9 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region  and many Rotarians fr om southern Ontario and around the world as we livestream the event to the Durham College Global Class network of colleges worldwide and to Rotarian s all over the world. Join us as we broadcast LIVE with Rotary Internation al leaders in the eradication of polio\, as they update Rotary efforts and what it will take for Rotarians to help eradicate polio from our planet\, during our livestream of the 2026 Rotary International World Polio Day br oadcast . “We encourage everyone to join us on October 15\, 2026 startin g at 7:00 pm by going to a link that will soon be established for the 2026 World Polio Day LIVE from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College i n Oshawa\, Ontario CANADA\," Past District Governor Ron Dick added During the World Polio Day event\, we will be showing everyone \,Rotary Internati onal's new 2024 World Polio Day videos. We’ll be streaming them live.  Oshawa-Parkwood Rotary Past President Dave Andrews noted\, “In many citi es all over the world\, October 24\, 2026 will be proclaimed World Polio D ay in honour of Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio from the world. Rota rians will be gathering at city and town halls to acknowledge October 24 a s World Polio Day\, and to reconfirm our deep commitment to Eradicate Poli o from the face of the earth.” The world is on the verge of eliminating one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century -- poliomyelitis. Dur ing the first half of the 20th century\, polio crippled over a half a mill ion people every year. Even this year\, children in some developing countr ies continue to fall victim to the disease - only 14\, as of July 8\, 2026 . But thanks in large part to Rotary International and to the 1.4 million Rotary members worldwide\, including the 10 Durham Region Rotary Clubs \, the disease will soon be all but a memory. As World Polio Day draws closer \, the world is 99.9% polio-free\, but the fight to end polio is not over and Rotary Clubs worldwide continue to raise funds to meet the challenge. Since Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initia tive\, 39 years ago\, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99 .9 percent\, from about 350\,000 children paralyzed due to polio every yea r. Oshawa Rotary Past District Governor Ron Dick said\, “Since 1985\, Ro tary members world-wide have contributed nearly US$ 2.3 billion to help im munize more than 2.9 billion children against polio\, and we have helped s ecure over US$ 8.0 billion from donor governments world-wide. Coinciding w ith World Polio Day\, Rotary is ramping up its advocacy work in the 200 co untries and regions where Rotary clubs exist to encourage every national g overnment to commit to the funding levels needed to close the gap.” “E vents like this are happening all over the world on October 24 and through out this week. Right here in our own Rotary District\, in southern Ontario \, Canada\, flag raising ceremonies will be held in  Markham\, Richmond H ill\, and other towns and cities in southern Ontario. Oshawa Flag raising will be during World Polio Week in October at Oshawa City Hall\, and the D urham region flag raising for all 10 Rotary Clubs during World Polio Week at Regional Headquarters in Whitby\, Ontario. There will be a flag raising ceremony at City Hall in Toronto right in the heart of the city\, the hom e to the 2018 Rotary International Convention and in the evening\, we will also be lighting up the CN Tower\, The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Sq uare in downtown Toronto\, and even Niagara Falls in red\, white\, and yel low \, the colours of Rotary's End Polio Now campaign\, to raise awareness to our cause and efforts in eradicating this disease\,” he added.   “We encourage everyone to join us live in-person in The Rotary Global Cl assroom at Durham College in Oshawa\, Ontario Canada (we have room for 100 people) on October 15\, 2026 starting at 6:00 pm eastern Time\, to see wh at Rotary is doing to keep our promise to the children of the world – to eradicate polio” \, Past District Governor Ron Dick added. OR Be sure t o tune in on October 15\, 2026 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm . HERE: link provid ed soon Attention Rotarians\, Rotaractors and your guests: If you wish to attend\, please register on the Rotary District 7070 website (under this e vent) TODAY or email dave.f.andrews99@gmail.com and he will register you. NEW COST IS $40.00 (to be paid at the door). A light lunch and cash bar ar e available. Free Parking in a lot which will be determined soon.  DTEND:20261016T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T192654Z DTSTART:20261015T220000Z LOCATION:Durham College SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:World Polio Day 2026 LIVE from Durham College UID:3a8d38d6-2e00-4787-ae24-61cfa8f6770c X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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WORLD POLIO DAY 2026 - LIVE from the Rotary Global Classroom at DURHAM COLLEGE in Oshawa\, Ontario\, CANADA\n\n
ON THURSDAY\, OCTOBER 1 5\, 2026 - 06:00 pm to 8:15 pm - the \; 9 Durham Region Rotary Clubs i nvite YOU to join us LIVE IN-PERSON OR LIVE ON-LINE in the Rotary Global C lassroom in the Centre for Collaborative Education at Durham College where we will celebrate World Polio Day with leaders from around the world\, ho sted by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood\, and Durham Colleg e. \;
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BE P ART OF THE LIVE IN-PERSON AUDIENCE IN THE ROTARY GLOBAL CLASSROOM STARTING AT 5:45 PM \;- ONLY 100 SEATS AVAILABLE: \; REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN \; : Cash bar and a light lunch will be served. NEW COST OF $ 40 per person (and a portion of that amount - $ 10.00 - will be donat ed to The Rotary Foundation'\;s Polio Plus Fund and will be credited to your next Paul Harris Fellow) (to be paid at the door). Spouses\, guests and prospective members are invited. \;
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Starting at 7 PM\, District 7070 will broadcast our event live to Rotary Clubs around the world and to Universities and colleg es worldwide.
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There wi ll be Proclamations from Cities in Durham Region and also from Durham Regi on given out to our 9 Rotary clubs together with flag raising ceremonies s hown on the big screen. Here is the link: \;https://durhamcollege.ca/ globalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/
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ALREADY CONFIRMED: We will hear from Yinka Babalola (Rotary International President 2026-27 \; by video. \;
\n\n< div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz" style="overflow-w rap: break-word\; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px\; font-family: "\;Segoe UI His toric"\;\, "\;Segoe UI"\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; c olor: rgb(5\, 5\, 5)\; font-size: 15px\;">ALREADY CONFIRMED:& nbsp\; IN PERSON IN THE ROTARY GLOBAL CLASSROOM\, AT DURHAM COLLEGE: \ ;The event\, LIVE from The Rotary Global Classroom fea tures a panel discussion featuring the two current Rotary International Po lioPlus Chairs: \; Mike McGovern (Chair of the Rotary International Po lio Plus Committee )\, and Valarie Wafer (Co-Chair of the Rotary Internati onal Polio Plus Committee)\, who will be introduced by \;Dr Bob Scott (Chair Emeritus of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee . They wi ll \;ALL WILL BE THERE IN PERSON. THE FIRST TIME ALL THREE CHAIRS WILL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.
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Together\, our Rotary International leaders will update us about Rotary'\;s very latest efforts with our Global Polio Er adication initiative Partners to End Polio Now. They will also participate in a panel discussion\, moderated by Joe Solway and Sonya Chouljian: What can we do to eradicate polio from the planet - Rotary'\;s promise to t he children of the world in 1988?
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IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE IN PERSON EVENT\, PLEASE ARRIVE A ROUND 5:45 PM\, join your Rotary friends\, have a light luncheon buffet\, enjoy the cash bar\, and get to your seats. Parking is in Founders Lot # 2 .
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Location: The Rotary Global Classroom\, Centre For Collabora tive Education\, Durham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa\, Onta rio\, Canada
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I F YOU CANNOT BE PART OF THE LIVE AUDIENCE\, PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE LIVE BR OADCAST AT 7:00 PM.
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ATTE NTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD: INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS\, YOUR FRIEND S\, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO VIEW OUR Livestream Presentation from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College: \;https://durhamcollege.ca /globalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/
\nRead all about this bi g event on the Durham College Global Class page - available soon \;and then tune in on Oct 15 as you and The Worldwide Public \; watch the l ivestream STARTING AT 7:00 PM \, Eastern Time\, by connecting to a live li nk that is being created on the 2026 Class Page: \;  \;https://durhamcollege.ca/gl obalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/

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See the story in the Rotary District 7070 Newsletters\, starting in August\, September and October for all of the details of the 2 026 World Polio Day. \;
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IN PERSON EVENT: PLEASE ARRIVE AROUND 5:45 PM\, join your Rotary friends\, have a light luncheon buffet\, enjoy the cash bar\, and get to y our seats. Parking Lot will be assigned to us soon.
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Location: The Rotary Global Classroom\, Cent re For Collaborative Education\, Durham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street North \, Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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Via a brief video\, we will see Durham Regional Chair John Henry (a nd a proud member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa) proclaim World Polio Day I n All Of Durham Region And Honours The 9 Rotary Clubs of Durham Region : O shawa\, Oshawa-Parkwood\, Whitby\, Whitby-Sunrise\, \; Ajax\, Pickerin g\, Port Perry\, Uxbridge\, Bowmanville)\, and Liz Compton\, District 7070 Governor as they raise the End polio Now Flag over Durham Region headquar ters. The 9 Rotary Club Presidents will also receive proclamations\, \ ; from Durham Regional Chair John Henry. \;
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The event will be attended by Rotarians from the 9 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region \; and many Rotarians from southern O ntario and around the world as we livestream the event to the Durham Colle ge Global Class network of colleges worldwide and to Rotarians all over th e world.
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Join us as we broadcast LIVE with Rotary International leaders in the eradication of po lio\, as they update Rotary efforts and what it will take for Rotarians to help eradicate polio from our planet\, during our livestream of the 2026 Rotary International World Polio Day broadcast .
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&ldquo\;We encourage everyone to join us on Oct ober 15\, 2026 starting at 7:00 pm by going to a link that will soon be es tablished for the 2026 World Polio Day LIVE from the Rotary Global Classro om at Durham College in Oshawa\, Ontario CANADA\,"\; Past District Gov ernor Ron Dick added
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D uring the World Polio Day event\, we will be showing everyone \,Rotary Int ernational'\;s new 2024 World Polio Day videos. We&rsquo\;ll be streami ng them live. \;
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O shawa-Parkwood Rotary Past President Dave Andrews noted\, &ldquo\;In many cities all over the world\, October 24\, 2026 will be proclaimed World Pol io Day in honour of Rotary&rsquo\;s efforts to eradicate polio from the wo rld. Rotarians will be gathering at city and town halls to acknowledge Oct ober 24 as World Polio Day\, and to reconfirm our deep commitment to Eradi cate Polio from the face of the earth.&rdquo\;
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The world is on the verge of eliminating one of t he most dreaded diseases of the 20th century -- poliomyelitis. During the first half of the 20th century\, polio crippled over a half a million peop le every year. Even this year\, children in some developing countries cont inue to fall victim to the disease - only 14\, as of July 8\, 2026. But th anks in large part to Rotary International and to the 1.4 million Rotary m embers worldwide\, including the 10 Durham Region Rotary Clubs \, the dise ase will soon be all but a memory.
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As World Polio Day draws closer\, the world is 99.9% polio-fr ee\, but the fight to end polio is not over and Rotary Clubs worldwide con tinue to raise funds to meet the challenge.
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Since Rotary and its partners launched the Global Po lio Eradication Initiative\, 39 years ago\, the incidence of polio has plu mmeted by more than 99.9 percent\, from about 350\,000 children paralyzed due to polio every year.
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Oshawa Rotary Past District Governor Ron Dick said\, &ldquo\;Since 1985 \, Rotary members world-wide have contributed nearly US$ 2.3 billion to he lp immunize more than 2.9 billion children against polio\, and we have hel ped secure over US$ 8.0 billion from donor governments world-wide.
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Coinciding with World Polio D ay\, Rotary is ramping up its advocacy work in the 200 countries and regio ns where Rotary clubs exist to encourage every national government to comm it to the funding levels needed to close the gap.&rdquo\;
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&ldquo\;Events like this are happening all over the world on October 24 and throughout this week. Right here in our own Rotary District\, in southern Ontario\, Canada\, flag raising cere monies will be held in \; Markham\, Richmond Hill\, and other towns an d cities in southern Ontario. Oshawa Flag raising will be during World Pol io Week in October at Oshawa City Hall\, and the Durham region flag raisin g for all 10 Rotary Clubs during World Polio Week at Regional Headquarters in Whitby\, Ontario. There will be a flag raising ceremony at City Hall i n Toronto right in the heart of the city\, the home to the 2018 Rotary Int ernational Convention and in the evening\, we will also be lighting up the CN Tower\, The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto \, and even Niagara Falls in red\, white\, and yellow \, the colours of Ro tary'\;s End Polio Now campaign\, to raise awareness to our cause and e fforts in eradicating this disease\,&rdquo\; he added.
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&ldquo\;We encourage everyone to join us live in-person in The Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College in Oshawa\, Ontario Cana da (we have room for 100 people) on October 15\, 2026 starting at 6:00 pm eastern Time\, to see what Rotary is doing to keep our promise to the chil dren of the world &ndash\; to eradicate polio&rdquo\; \, Past District Gov ernor Ron Dick added.
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Be sure to tune in on October 15\, 2026 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm . HERE: link provided soon

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Attention Rotarians\, Rotara ctors and your guests: If you wish to attend\, please register on the Rota ry District 7070 website (under this event) TODAY or email dave.f.andrews9 9@gmail.com and he will register you. NEW COST IS $40.00 (to be paid at th e door). A light lunch and cash bar are available. Free Parking in a lot w hich will be determined soon. \;
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