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 2019 IN DURHAM REGION  -  4:30 pm to 9:00 pm -  joint  meeting of the 10 Durham Region Rotary Clubs (plus the Rotary Club of Port Hope) at the new Global Classroom in the new Centre for  Co llaborative  Education at Durham College where we will celebrate World Po lio Day with leaders from around the world\, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood\, and Durham College.  Cash bar and   a lig ht lunch will be served. Cost $ 30.00  per person (portion will be donate d to The Rotary Foundation's Polio Eradictaion Initative and will credited to your next Paul Harris Fellow.) Spouses\, guests and prospective member s are invited. We will see the live Rotary International livestream event and then we will brodacast our event live to Rotary Clubs and to Universit ies and colleges worldwide.  Proclamations from Cities in Durham Region a nd also from Durham Region to our 10 Rotary clubs. Dr. Bob Scott will be o ur keynote speaker and others from around the world . October 24\, 2019 Pr oclaimed as World Polio Day in Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada and in the Region al Municipality of Durham AND The co-host clubs - The Rotary Clubs of Osha wa and Oshawa-Parkwood in District 7070 (South Central Ontario\, Canada) i nvite the world to watch it all 'LIVE” from Durham College's new Global Classroom on October 24\, 2019 (including a live feed from Rotary Internat ional) Date and Time: OCTOBER 24\, 2019 from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM WE ARE LIV E AT 5:15 PM. PLEASE ARRIVE AROUND 4\;45 pm to get to your seats. parking is in founders lot # 2 . Location: Global Classroom\, Centre For Collabora tive Education\, Durham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa\, Onta rio\, Canada ATTENTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD: INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMB ERS\, YOUR FRIENDS\, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO Livestream from the New G lobal Classroom at Durham College: The Worldwide Public is invited to watc h the livestream STARTING AT 5:15 PM \, Eastern Time\, by connecting to ht tp://www.theglobalclass.org/world-polio-day.html and link to the Class “ World Polio Day – Rotary International” on October 24 FROM 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM -  Registration and cash bar just outside the Global Classroom FR OM 5:15 PM TO 6:00 PM: City of Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter Proclaims World Pol io Day In Oshawa And Honours The 2 Rotary Clubs: Oshawa And Oshawa- Parkwo od. AND Many of the other Mayors in Durham Region Proclaim World Polio Day in their Durham Region municipalities and hand out proclamations to their Rotary Clubs AND Durham Regional Chair John Henry (and a proud member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa) Proclaims World Polio Day In All Of Durham Regi on And Honours The 10 Rotary Clubs of Durham Region : Oshawa\, Oshawa-Park wood\, Whitby\, Whitby-Sunrise\, Ajax\, Pickering\, Port Perry\, Uxbridge\ , Bowmanville\, And Courtice)\, the Rotary Club of Port Hope\, and Beth Se lby\, District 7070 Governor The event will be attended by Rotarians from the 10 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region (and the Rotary Club of Port Hope) an d many civic officials as they livestream the event to the Durham College Global Class network of colleges worldwide and to Rotarians all over the w orld. Following an intermission\, which will include a continuation of the lunch and refreshments\, we will continue our live broadcast with our key note speaker\, Dr Bob Scott\, the immediate Past Chair of the Rotary Inter national PolioPlus Committee (and a Past Vice President of Rotary Internat ional)\, followed by the livestream Rotary International broadcast . Dr Tu nji Funsho\, chair of Rotary's Nigeria PolioPlus Committee \, from Nigeria and Jonathan Majyiagbe (Past President of Rotary International\, also fro m Nigeria)\, will also be connected during the livestream (between 7:30 an d 8:15 pm Eastern Time)\, during the keynote speech by Dr. Bob Scott\, the immediate Past Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee worl dwide. Dr. Bob Scott will be updating the audience\, in Oshawa and around the globe\, on Rotary's continuing effort to rid polio from every corner o f the world. Nigeria has not had a case of the live polio virus since 2016 \, thanks to Rotary and Rotarians like Dr. Funsho. “We encourage everyon e to join us on October 24\, 2019 starting at 5:15 pm by going to a link t hat will soon be established for the 2019 World Polio Day in Durham Region " Oshawa Past President Ron Dick added Here is the 2018 link to show you a glimpse of what World Polio Day is all about: https://durhamcollege.ca/gl obalclass/class/world-polio-day-rotary-international/ and link in to Class : "World Polio Day – Rotary International.” During the World Polio Day event\, we will be linking everyone to Rotary International's seventh ann ual World Polio Day event\, LIVE from Evanston\, Illinois. We’ll be stre aming it live. You will see it here live. Global health experts and Rotary ’s celebrity polio ambassadors will discuss our remarkable progress towa rd a polio-free world. "Rotarians and guests to the Durham College Global Classroom will have the chance to see the Rotary Virtual reality video fea turing Patience Asiimwe\, the protagonist of Rotary’s virtual reality fi lm “Two Drops of Patience" with special goggles and headphones. And we ’ll celebrate the 31st anniversary of the founding of the Global Polio E radication Initiative”\, Oshawa Past President Ron Dick added. Oshawa-Pa rkwood Rotary Past President Dave Andrews noted\, “In many cities all ov er the world\, October 24\, 2019 has been proclaimed World Polio Day in ho nour of Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio from the world. Rotarians wi ll be gathering at city and town halls to acknowledge October 24 as World Polio Day\, and to reconfirm our deep commitment to Eradicate Polio from t he face of the earth.” 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 today\, children in some developing countries continue to fall victim to the disease. But thanks in large part to Rotary Interna tional and to the 1.2 million Rotary members worldwide\, including the 10 Durham Region Rotary Clubs \, the disease will soon be all but a memory. A s World Polio Day draws closer\, the world is 99.9% polio-free\, the fight to end polio is not over and Rotary Clubs worldwide continue to raise fun ds to meet the challenge. Since Rotary and its partners launched the Globa l Polio Eradication Initiative\, 33 years ago\, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9 percent\, from about 350\,000 children paraly zed due to polio every year\, and in all of 2019\, only 88 have been confi rmed - 16 in Afghanistan and 72 in Pakistan. Oshawa Rotary Past President Ron Dick said\, “Since 1985\, Rotary members world-wide have contributed nearly US$1.8 billion to help immunize more than 2.5 billion children aga inst polio\, and we have helped secure over US$ 7.2 billion from donor gov ernments world-wide. Coinciding with World Polio Day\, Rotary is ramping u p its advocacy work in the 200 countries and regions where Rotary clubs ex ist to encourage every national government to commit to the funding levels needed to close the gap.” “Events like this are happening all over th e world on October 24 and throughout this week. Right here in our own Rota ry District\, in southern Ontario\, Canada\, flag raising ceremonies will be held in Markham\, Richmond Hill\, and other towns and cities in souther n Ontario. Oshawa Flag raising is October 22 at 1 pm at Oshawa City Hall\, and the Durham region flag raising for all 10 Rotary Clubs is Octiber 21 at 11 am at Regional Headquarters in Whitby. 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 International Convention at 9 am on October 24. 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 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 on October 24\, 2019 sta rting at 5:15 pm eastern Time\, to see what Rotary is doing to keep our pr omise to the children of the world – to eradicate polio” \,Oshawa Past President Ron Dick added. Be sure to tune in on October 24 from 5:15 pm t o 8:30 pm .Go to link which we will have soon. Here is last year's link fo r a sneak preview: http://www.theglobalclass.org/world-polio-day.html and look for the class name: World Polio Day - Rotary International. It will be set up in a few days prior to Oct 24. Attention Rotarians\, Rotaractors and your guests: If you wish to attend\, please register on the Rotary Cl ub of Oshawa-Parkwood website(under this event) or email dave.f.andrews99@ gmail.com and he will register you. Cost is $30 per person.A light lunch a nd cash bar are available. Free Parking in Founders Lot 2. DTEND:20191025T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T132007Z DTSTART:20191024T203000Z LOCATION:Durham College SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:World Polio Day 2019 in Durham Region UID:42b13043-a4b6-4db6-9fbf-56ac3c304bc8 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

WORLD POLIO DAY 2019 IN DURHAM REGION \; -  \; \;4:30 pm to 9:00 pm - \; joint \; meeting of the 10 D urham Region Rotary Clubs (plus the Rotary Club of Port Hope) at the new G lobal Classroom in the new Centre for \; Collaborative \; Educatio n at Durham College where we will celebrate World Polio Day with leaders f rom around the world\, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Par kwood\, and Durham College.

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 \;Cash bar and \ ;  \;a light lunch will be served. Cost $ 30.00 \; per person (por tion will be donated to The Rotary Foundation'\;s Polio Eradictaion Ini tative and will credited to your next Paul Harris Fellow.) Spouses\, guest s and prospective members are invited. We will see the live Rotary Interna tional livestream event and then we will brodacast our event live to Rotar y Clubs and to Universities and colleges worldwide. \; Proclamations f rom Cities in Durham Region and also from Durham Region to our 10 Rotary c lubs. Dr. Bob Scott will be our keynote speaker and others from around the world .

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October 24\, 2019 Proclaimed as World Polio Day in Os hawa\, Ontario\, Canada and in the Regional Municipality of Durham< br style="color: rgb(29\, 33\, 41)\; font-family: Helvetica\, Arial\, sans -serif\; white-space: pre-wrap\;" />\nAND
\nThe c o-host clubs - The Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood in District 7070 (South Central Ontario\, Canada) invite the world to watch it all  9\;LIVE&rdquo\; from Durham College'\;s new Global Classroom on October 24\, 2019 (including a live feed from Rotary International)
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\nDate and Ti me: OCTOBER 24\, 2019 from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM
\nWE ARE LIVE AT 5:15 PM. PLEASE ARRIVE AROUND 4\;45 pm to get to your seats. parking is in founders lot # 2 .
\nLocation: Global Classroom\, Centre For Collaborative Education\, D urham College\, 2018 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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\nATTE NTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD: INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS\, YOUR FRIEND S\, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO Livestream from the New Global Classroom a t Durham College:
\nThe Worldwide Public is invited to watch the livestream STARTING AT 5:15 PM \, Eastern Time\, by connecting to http://www.theglobalclass.org/world-polio-day.htm l and link to the Class &ldquo\;World Polio Day &ndash\; Rota ry International&rdquo\; on October 24

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FROM 4: 30 PM to 5:15 PM - \; Registration and cash bar just outside the Globa l Classroom

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\nFROM 5:15 PM TO 6:00 PM:
\nCity o f Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter Proclaims World Polio Day In Oshawa And Honours The 2 Rotary Clubs: Oshawa And Oshawa- Parkwood.
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\nMany of the other Mayor s in Durham Region Proclaim World Polio Day in their Durham Region municip alities and hand out proclamations to their Rotary Clubs
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\nDurham Regiona l Chair John Henry (and a proud member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa) Procl aims World Polio Day In All Of Durham Region And Honours The 10 Rotary Clu bs of Durham Region : Oshawa\, Oshawa-Parkwood\, Whitby\, Whitby-Sunrise\, Ajax\, Pickering\, Port Perry\, Uxbridge\, Bowmanville\, And Courtice)\, the Rotary Club of Port Hope\, and Beth Selby\, District 7070 Governor
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\nTh e event will be attended by Rotarians from the 10 Rotary Clubs in Durham R egion (and the Rotary Club of Port Hope) and many civic officials as they livestream the event to the Durham College Global Class network of college s worldwide and to Rotarians all over the world.

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Foll< /span>owing an intermission\, which will include a continuation of the lunch an d refreshments\, we will continue our live broadcast with our keynote speaker\, Dr Bob Scott\, the immediate Past Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Commi ttee (and a Past Vice President of Rotary International)\, followed by the livestream Rotary International broadcast .
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\nDr Tunji Fun sho\, chair of Rotary'\;s Nigeria PolioPlus Committee \, from Nigeria a nd Jonathan Majyiagbe (Past President of Rotary International\, also from Nigeria)\, will also be connected during the livestream (between 7:30 and 8:15 pm Eastern Time)\, during the keynote speech by Dr. Bob Scott\, the i mmediate Past Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee worldw ide. Dr. Bob Scott will be updating the audience\, in Oshawa and around th e globe\, on Rotary'\;s continuing effort to rid polio from every corne r of the world.
\nNigeria has not had a case of the live polio virus since 2016\, thanks to Rotary and Rotarians like Dr. Funsho.
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\n&ldquo\;We encourage everyone to join us on October 24\, 2019 starting at 5:15 pm by going to a link that will soon be established for the 2019 World Polio Day in Durham Region"\; Oshawa Past Presiden t Ron Dick added
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\nHere is the 2018 link to show you a glimpse of what Worl d Polio Day is all about: https://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class/world-polio-day-rotary-inte rnational/ and link in to Class: "\;World Polio Day &ndash\; Rotary Interna tional.&rdquo\;
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\nDuring the World Polio Day event\, we will be linking eve ryone to Rotary International'\;s seventh annual World Polio Day event\ , LIVE from Evanston\, Illinois. We&rsquo\;ll be streaming it live. You wi ll see it here live. Global health experts and Rotary&rsquo\;s celebrity p olio ambassadors will discuss our remarkable progress toward a polio-free world.
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\n"\;Rotarians and guests to the Durham College Global Classroo m will have the chance to see the Rotary Virtual reality video featuring P atience Asiimwe\, the protagonist of Rotary&rsquo\;s virtual reality film &ldquo\;Two Drops of Patience"\; with special goggles and headphones. And we&rsquo\;ll celebrate the 31st anniversary of the founding of the Glo bal Polio Eradication Initiative&rdquo\;\, Oshawa Past President Ron Dick added.
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\nOshawa-Parkwood Rotary Past President Dave Andrews noted\, &ldquo\ ;In many cities all over the world\, October 24\, 2019 has been proclaimed World Polio Day in honour of Rotary&rsquo\;s efforts to eradicate polio f rom the world. Rotarians will be gathering at city and town halls to ackno wledge October 24 as World Polio Day\, and to reconfirm our deep commitmen t to Eradicate Polio from the face of the earth.&rdquo\;
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\nThe world is on the verge of eliminating one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th cen tury -- poliomyelitis. During the first half of the 20th century\, polio c rippled over a half a million people every year. Even today\, children in some developing countries continue to fall victim to the disease. But than ks in large part to Rotary International and to the 1.2 million Rotary mem bers worldwide\, including the 10 Durham Region Rotary Clubs \, the diseas e will soon be all but a memory.
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\n As World Polio Day draws closer\, the world is 99.9% polio-free\, the figh t to end polio is not over and Rotary Clubs worldwide continue to raise fu nds to meet the challenge.
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\nSince R otary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative\, 33 years ago\, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9 perc ent\, from about 350\,000 children paralyzed due to polio every year\, and in all of 2019\, only 88 have been confirmed - 16 in Afghanistan and 72 i n Pakistan.
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\nOshawa Rotary Past President Ron Dick said\, &ldquo\;Since 1 985\, Rotary members world-wide have contributed nearly US$1.8 billion to help immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio\, and we have h elped secure over US$ 7.2 billion from donor governments world-wide. Coinc iding with World Polio Day\, Rotary is ramping up its advocacy work in the 200 countries and regions where Rotary clubs exist to encourage every nat ional government to commit to the funding levels needed to close the gap.& rdquo\;
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\n&ldquo\;Events like this are happening all over the world on Octo ber 24 and throughout this week. Right here in our own Rotary District\, i n southern Ontario\, Canada\, flag raising ceremonies will be held in Mark ham\, Richmond Hill\, and other towns and cities in southern Ontario. Osha wa Flag raising is October 22 at 1 pm at Oshawa City Hall\, and the Durham region flag raising for all 10 Rotary Clubs is Octiber 21 at 11 am at Reg ional Headquarters in Whitby. There will be a flag raising ceremony at Cit y Hall in Toronto right in the heart of the city\, the home to the 2018 Ro tary International Convention at 9 am on October 24. In the evening\, we w ill 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 Rotary'\;s End Polio Now campaign\, to raise a wareness to our cause and efforts in eradicating this disease\,&rdquo\; he added.
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\n&ldquo\;We encourage every one to join us on October 24\, 2019 starting at 5:15 pm eastern Time\, to see what Rotary is doing to keep our promise to the children of the world &ndash\; to eradicate polio&rdquo\; \,Oshawa Past President Ron Dick added .
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\nBe sure to tune in on October 24 from 5:15 pm to 8:30 pm .Go to link wh ich we will have soon. Here is last year'\;s link for a sneak preview: http://www.theglobalclass.org/world-polio-day.html \;and look for the class name: World Polio Day - Rotary International. I t will be set up in a few days prior to Oct 24.
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\nAttention Rotarians\, Rot aractors and your guests: If you wish to attend\, please register on the R otary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood website(under this event) or email dave.f.an drews99@gmail.com and he will register you. Cost is $30 per person.A light lunch and cash bar are available. Free Parking in Founders Lot 2.< /span>

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