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. PLEASE REGISTER BY OCT 7. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THE FINAL NUMBERS TO DURHAM COLLEG ON OCT 8 FOR MEALS AND ROOM SET UP. THANK YOU. Parking i s free thnaks to Durham College in Founders Lot 2. Bring your license plat e number with you to the classroom to get the free parking.   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 Procl amations from Cities in Durham Region and also from Durham Region given ou t to our 9 Rotary clubs together with flag raising ceremonies shown on the big screen. Here is the link: https://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class /world-polio-day-2026/ ALREADY CONFIRMED: We will hear from Yinka Babalola (Rotary International President 2026-27  and from Jennifer Jones\, Chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation\, by way of videos.  ALREADY CO NFIRMED:  IN PERSON IN THE ROTARY GLOBAL CLASSROOM\, AT DURHAM COLLEGE:  The event\, LIVE from The Rotary Global Classroom features a panel discuss ion featuring the two current Rotary International PolioPlus Chairs:  Mik e McGovern (Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee )\, and Valarie Wafer (Co-Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee) \, who will be introduced by Dr Bob Scott (Chair Emeritus of the Rotary I nternational Polio Plus Committee . They will ALL WILL BE THERE IN PERSON . THE FIRST TIME ALL THREE CHAIRS WILL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TI ME. Together\, our Rotary International leaders will update us about Rotar y's very latest efforts with our Global Polio Eradication initiative Partn ers to End Polio Now. They will also participate in a panel discussion\, m oderated by Joe Solway and Sonya Chouljian: What can we do to eradicate po lio from the planet - Rotary's promise to the children of the world in 198 8? IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE IN PERSON EVENT\, PLEASE ARRIVE AROUND 5:45 PM \, join your Rotary friends\, have a light luncheon buffet\, enjoy the cas h 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 CAN NOT BE PART OF THE LIVE AUDIENCE\, PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE LIVE BROADCAST A T 7:00 PM. ATTENTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD: INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMBER S\, YOUR FRIENDS\, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO VIEW OUR Livestream Present ation from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College: https://durhamc ollege.ca/globalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/ Read all about this big event on the Durham College Global Class page - available soon and then t une in on Oct 15 as you and The Worldwide Public  watch the livestream ST ARTING AT 7:00 PM \, Eastern Time\, by connecting to a live link that is b eing created on the 2026 Class Page:   https://durhamcollege.ca/globalcl ass/class/world-polio-day-2026/ See the story in the Rotary District 7070 Newsletters\, starting in August\, September and October for all of the de tails of the 2026 World Polio Day.    IN PERSON EVENT: PLEASE ARRIVE ARO UND 5:45 PM\, join your Rotary friends\, have a light luncheon buffet\, en joy the cash bar\, and get to your seats. PLEASE REGISTER BY OCT 7. WE NEE D YOUR HELP TO GET THE FINAL NUMBERS TO DURHAM COLLEG ON OCT 8 FOR MEALS A ND ROOM SET UP. THANK YOU. Parking is free thnaks to Durham College in Fou nders Lot 2. Bring your license plate number with you to the classroom to get the free parking. Location: The Rotary Global Classroom\, Centre For C ollaborative Education\, Durham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street North\, Oshaw a\, Ontario\, Canada Via a brief video\, we will see Durham Regional Chair John Henry (and a proud member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa) proclaim Wor ld Polio Day In All Of Durham Region And Honours The 9 Rotary Clubs of Dur ham Region : Oshawa\, Oshawa-Parkwood\, Whitby\, Whitby-Sunrise\,  Ajax\, Pickering\, Port Perry\, Uxbridge\, Bowmanville)\, and Liz Compton\, Dist rict 7070 Governor as they raise the End polio Now Flag over Durham Region headquarters. The 9 Rotary Club Presidents will also receive proclamation s\,  from Durham Regional Chair John Henry.  The event will be attended by Rotarians from the 9 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region  and many Rotarians from southern Ontario and around the world as we livestream the event to the Durham College Global Class network of colleges worldwide and to Rotar ians all over the world. Join us as we broadcast LIVE with Rotary Internat ional leaders in the eradication of polio\, as they update Rotary efforts and what it will take for Rotarians to help eradicate polio from our plane t\, during our livestream of the 2026 Rotary International World Polio Day broadcast . “We encourage everyone to join us on October 15\, 2026 star ting at 7:00 pm by going to a link that will soon be established for the 2 026 World Polio Day LIVE from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham Colleg e in Oshawa\, Ontario CANADA\," Past District Governor Ron Dick added Duri ng the World Polio Day event\, we will be showing everyone \,Rotary Intern ational's new 2024 World Polio Day videos. We’ll be streaming them live.   Oshawa-Parkwood Rotary Past President Dave Andrews noted\, “In many c ities all over the world\, October 24\, 2026 will be proclaimed World Poli o Day in honour of Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio from the world. R otarians will be gathering at city and town halls to acknowledge October 2 4 as World Polio Day\, and to reconfirm our deep commitment to Eradicate P olio from the face of the earth.” The world is on the verge of eliminati ng one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century -- poliomyelitis. During the first half of the 20th century\, polio crippled over a half a m illion people every year. Even this year\, children in some developing cou ntries continue to fall victim to the disease - only 14\, as of July 8\, 2 026. But thanks in large part to Rotary International and to the 1.4 milli on Rotary members worldwide\, including the 10 Durham Region Rotary Clubs \, the disease will soon be all but a memory. As World Polio Day draws clo ser\, the world is 99.9% polio-free\, but the fight to end polio is not ov er and Rotary Clubs worldwide continue to raise funds to meet the challeng e. Since Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Ini tiative\, 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 year. Oshawa Rotary Past District Governor Ron Dick said\, “Since 1985\, Rotary members world-wide have contributed nearly US$ 2.3 billion to help immunize more than 2.9 billion children against polio\, and we have helpe d secure over US$ 8.0 billion from donor governments world-wide. Coincidin g with World Polio Day\, Rotary is ramping up its advocacy work in the 200 countries and regions where Rotary clubs exist to encourage every nationa l government to commit to the funding levels needed to close the gap.” “Events like this are happening all over the world on October 24 and thr oughout this week. Right here in our own Rotary District\, in southern Ont ario\, Canada\, flag raising ceremonies will be held in  Markham\, Richmo nd Hill\, and other towns and cities in southern Ontario. Oshawa Flag rais ing will be during World Polio Week in October at Oshawa City Hall\, and t he Durham region flag raising for all 10 Rotary Clubs during World Polio W eek at Regional Headquarters in Whitby\, Ontario. There will be a flag rai sing ceremony at City Hall in Toronto right in the heart of the city\, the home to the 2018 Rotary International Convention and in the evening\, we will also be lighting up the CN Tower\, The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillip s Square in downtown Toronto\, and even Niagara Falls in red\, white\, and yellow \, the colours of Rotary's End Polio Now campaign\, to raise aware ness to our cause and efforts in eradicating this disease\,” he added.   “We encourage everyone to join us live in-person in The Rotary Global Classroom 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 what Rotary is doing to keep our promise to the children of the world – to eradicate polio” \, Past District Governor Ron Dick added. OR Be sur e to tune in on October 15\, 2026 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm . HERE is the li nk: https://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/ Atten tion Rotarians\, Rotaractors and your guests: If you wish to attend\, plea se register on the Rotary District 7070 website (under this event) TODAY o r 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 are available. PLEASE REGISTER BY OCT 7. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THE FINAL NUMBERS TO DU RHAM COLLEGE ON OCT 8 FOR MEALS AND ROOM SET UP. THANK YOU. PARKING: Parki ng is free thanks to Durham College in Founders Lot 2. Bring your license plate number with you to the classroom to get the free parking. DTEND:20261016T003000Z DTSTAMP:20261115T001629Z 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. PLEASE REGISTER BY OCT 7. WE NEED YOU R HELP TO GET THE FINAL NUMBERS TO DURHAM COLLEG ON OCT 8 FOR MEALS AND RO OM SET UP. THANK YOU. Parking is free thnaks to Durham College in Founders Lot 2. Bring your license plate number with you to the classroom to get t he free parking.
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Starting at 7 PM\, District 7070 will broadcast our event live to Rotary Clubs around the wor ld and to Universities and colleges worldwide.
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There will be Proclamations from Cities in Durham Region and also from Durham Region given out to our 9 Rotary clubs togeth er with flag raising ceremonies shown 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&n bsp\; and from Jennifer Jones\, Chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Founda tion\, by way of videos. \;
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ALREADY CONFIRMED: \; IN PERSON IN THE ROTARY G LOBAL CLASSROOM\, AT DURHAM COLLEGE: \;The event\, LIVE from The Rotary Global Classroom features a panel discussion featuri ng the two current Rotary International PolioPlus Chairs: \; Mike McGo vern (Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee )\, and Valar ie Wafer (Co-Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee)\, who will be introduced by \;Dr Bob Scott (Chair Emeritus of the Rotary In ternational Polio Plus Committee . They will \;ALL WILL BE THERE IN PE RSON. THE FIRST TIME ALL THREE CHAIRS WILL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAM E TIME.
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Togethe r\, our Rotary International leaders will update us about Rotary'\;s ve ry latest efforts with our Global Polio Eradication initiative Partners to End Polio Now. They will also participate in a panel discussion\, moderat ed by Joe Solway and Sonya Chouljian: What can we do to eradicate polio fr om the planet - Rotary'\;s promise to the children of the world in 1988 ?
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IF YOU ARE COMIN G TO THE 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 your seats. Parking is in Founders Lot # 2 .
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Location: The Rota ry Global Classroom\, Centre For Collaborative Education\, Durham College\ , 2018 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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ATTENTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WOR LD: INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS\, YOUR FRIENDS\, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO VIEW OUR Livestream Presentation from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durha m College: \;https://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class/world-polio-d ay-2026/
\nRead all about this big event on the Durham College Gl obal Class page - available soon \;and then tune in on Oct 15 as you a nd The Worldwide Public \; watch the livestream STARTING AT 7:00 PM \, Eastern Time\, by connecting to a live link that is being created on the 2026 Class Page: \;  \;https://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class/world-polio-day- 2026/

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See the story in the Rotary District 7070 Newsletters\, starting in August\, September a nd October for all of the details of the 2026 World Polio Day. \;
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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. PLEASE R EGISTER BY OCT 7. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THE FINAL NUMBERS TO DURHAM COL LEG ON OCT 8 FOR MEALS AND ROOM SET UP. THANK YOU. Parking is free thnaks to Durham College in Founders Lot 2. Bring your license plate number with you to the classroom to get the free parking.
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Location: The Rotary Global Classroom\, Cen tre For Collaborative Education\, Durham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street Nort h\, Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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Via a brief video\, we will see Durham Regional Chair John 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\, Pickeri ng\, Port Perry\, Uxbridge\, Bowmanville)\, and Liz Compton\, District 707 0 Governor as they raise the End polio Now Flag over Durham Region headqua rters. 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 th e 9 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region \; and many Rotarians from southern Ontario and around the world as we livestream the event to the Durham Coll ege Global Class network of colleges worldwide and to Rotarians all over t he world.
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Join us as w e broadcast LIVE with Rotary International leaders in the eradication of p olio\, as they update Rotary efforts and what it will take for Rotarians t o 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 Oc tober 15\, 2026 starting at 7:00 pm by going to a link that will soon be e stablished for the 2026 World Polio Day LIVE from the Rotary Global Classr oom at Durham College in Oshawa\, Ontario CANADA\,"\; Past District Go vernor Ron Dick added
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During the World Polio Day event\, we will be showing everyone \,Rotary In ternational'\;s new 2024 World Polio Day videos. We&rsquo\;ll be stream ing them live. \;
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Oshawa-Parkwood Rotary Past President Dave Andrews noted\, &ldquo\;In many cities all over the world\, October 24\, 2026 will be proclaimed World Po lio Day in honour of Rotary&rsquo\;s efforts to eradicate polio from the w orld. Rotarians will be gathering at city and town halls to acknowledge Oc tober 24 as World Polio Day\, and to reconfirm our deep commitment to Erad icate Polio from the face of the earth.&rdquo\;
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The world is on the verge of eliminating one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century -- poliomyelitis. During the first half of the 20th century\, polio crippled over a half a million peo ple every year. Even this year\, children in some developing countries con tinue to fall victim to the disease - only 14\, as of July 8\, 2026. But t hanks in large part to Rotary International and to the 1.4 million Rotary members worldwide\, including the 10 Durham Region Rotary Clubs \, the dis ease will soon be all but a memory.
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As World Polio Day draws closer\, the world is 99.9% polio-f ree\, but the fight to end polio is not over and Rotary Clubs worldwide co ntinue to raise funds to meet the challenge.
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Since Rotary and its partners launched the Global P olio Eradication Initiative\, 39 years ago\, the incidence of polio has pl ummeted 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 198 5\, Rotary members world-wide have contributed nearly US$ 2.3 billion to h elp immunize more than 2.9 billion children against polio\, and we have he lped secure over US$ 8.0 billion from donor governments world-wide.
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Coinciding with World Polio Day\, Rotary is ramping up its advocacy work in the 200 countries and regi ons where Rotary clubs exist to encourage every national government to com mit to the funding levels needed to close the gap.&rdquo\;
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&ldquo\;Events like this are happenin g all over the world on October 24 and throughout this week. Right here in our own Rotary District\, in southern Ontario\, Canada\, flag raising cer emonies will be held in \; Markham\, Richmond Hill\, and other towns a nd cities in southern Ontario. Oshawa Flag raising will be during World Po lio Week in October at Oshawa City Hall\, and the Durham region flag raisi ng for all 10 Rotary Clubs during World Polio Week at Regional Headquarter s in Whitby\, Ontario. There will be a flag raising ceremony at City Hall in Toronto right in the heart of the city\, the home to the 2018 Rotary In ternational Convention and in the evening\, we will also be lighting up th e CN Tower\, The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toront o\, and even Niagara Falls in red\, white\, and yellow \, the colours of R otary'\;s End Polio Now campaign\, to raise awareness to our cause and efforts in eradicating this disease\,&rdquo\; he added.
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&ldquo\;We encourage everyone to join us live in-perso n in The Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College in Oshawa\, Ontario Can ada (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 chi ldren of the world &ndash\; to eradicate polio&rdquo\; \, Past District Go vernor Ron Dick added.
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Be sure to tune in o n October 15\, 2026 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm . HERE is the link: https://durhamcollege.ca/g lobalclass/class/world-polio-day-2026/

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Attention Rotarians\, Rotaractors and your guests: If y ou wish to attend\, please register on the Rotary District 7070 website (u nder this event) TODAY or email dave.f.andrews99@gmail.com and he will reg ister you. NEW COST IS $40.00 (to be paid at the door). A light lunch and cash bar are available. PLEASE REGISTER BY OCT 7. WE NEED YOU R HELP TO GET THE FINAL NUMBERS TO DURHAM COLLEGE ON OCT 8 FOR MEALS AND R OOM SET UP. THANK YOU.
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PARKING:
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Parking is free thanks to Durham College in F ounders Lot 2. Bring your license plate number with you to the classroom t o get the free parking.
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