World Polio Day 2026 LIVE from The Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario Canada.
WE ARE BACK, LIVE AND IN-PERSON FOR 2026 - Live from The Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario Canada on Thursday, October 15 (Open to the first 100 IN-PERSON registrants LIVE in the Rotary Global Classroom - REGISTER HERE TODAY - lunch from light from 6 to 7 pm) then the LIVE BROADCAST from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (Toronto Time).
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Here is the link and be sure to see (see the Class Page for a sneak preview right HERE: to be announced
The 9 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region , on behalf of your co-hosts, the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood and Durham College invite you to District 7070's World Polio Day 2026 - Live from The Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario Canada on October 15 (light lunch from 6 to 7 pm and then the LIVE BROADCAST from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (Toronto Time).
The event, LIVE from The Rotary Global Classroom features a panel discussion featuring the three Rotary International PolioPlus Chairs: Dr Bob Scott (Chair Emeritus of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee ; Mike McGovern (Co-Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee ), and Valarie Wafer (Past Rotary International Vice President and Co-Chair of the Rotary International Polio Plus Committee), ALL THREE WILL BE THERE IN PERSON. THE FIRST TIME ALL THREE CHAIRS WILL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.
Together, they will update all of us about Rotary's efforts with our Global Polio Eradication initiative Partners and our challenge, going forward, to End Polio Now.........
LIVE IN PERSON : From 6 to 7 PM: Cash bar and a light lunch will be served. NEW COST IS $ 40 per person (please bring cash or cheque made out to the Rotary Club of Oshawa, and a portion - $10 - will be donated to The Rotary Foundation's Polio Eradication Initiative and will credited to your next Paul Harris Fellow.) Spouses, guests and prospective members are invited. FOR THE LIVE EVENT IN PERSON AT DURHAM COLLEGE, Please Register Today. Go to The District 7070 Calendar for Oct 15.
We will also see the live mini videos from Rotary International during our live broadcast to Rotary Clubs, to Universities and colleges worldwide and to the public. We will see Proclamations being presented to Cities in Durham Region flag raising too.
Rotary International leaders from around the world will update Rotary's efforts to End Polio Now and will participate in a panel discussion - "What we can do to eradicate polio from the planet - Rotary's promise to the children of the world in 1988".
October 24, 2026 will be proclaimed as World Polio Day in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and in the Regional Municipality of Durham and in cities all over the world.
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If you cannot be there in person, the co-host clubs - The Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood in District 7070 (South Central Ontario, Canada) invite the world to watch the LIVE BROADCAST from Durham College's Rotary Global Classroom on October 15, 2026.
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If you cannot be there in person, the co-host clubs - The Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood in District 7070 (South Central Ontario, Canada) invite the world to watch the LIVE BROADCAST from Durham College's Rotary Global Classroom on October 15, 2026.
Date and Time: OCTOBER 15, 2026 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Toronto Time) (6 pm to 7 pm in person)
WE ARE LIVE ON AIR AND LINE AT 7:00 PM.
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 cash bar, and get 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
There are only 100 seats available in the Rotary Global Classroom for the LIVE IN-PERSON event. Please REGISTER HERE TODAY .
ATTENTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD: IF YOU CANNOT BE LIVE IN-PERSON WITH US, YOU CAN WATCH THE EVENT LIVE ON OCTOBER 15 FROM 7 TO 8:30 PM
INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS, YOUR FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO VIEW OUR Livestream Presentation from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College:
The Worldwide Public is invited to watch the livestream STARTING AT 7:00 PM , Eastern Time, by connecting to a link (to be provided soon)