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Rotary International End Polio Now, Open Gardens Event - over £500 raised!

On Sunday 18th August,  Rotary Club of Oban member Dot Dahl, and neighbours Gail and Bernard Boniface, opened their gardens at Mosspark, N Connel, to raise money towards Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign. As well as two very different gardens to view, there were refreshments, accompanied by 6 local musicians playing traditional music, stalls, and some fun and games.

Dot Dahl said “I was absolutely delighted with the response. Local people’s generosity is remarkable. The sum of over £500 was raised on the day which will go  goes towards the eradication of the wild polio virus. This takes millions of pounds, and is only made possible by donations such as these, which multiplied globally amounts to a great deal of money. This is matched by The Bill Gates Foundation, which is what makes the aim of eradication of the virus possible, hopefully within this decade.

Dot also mentioned a very recent BBC programme, The Life Scientific, featuring Bill Gates, his professional life, and now his philanthropic work. It is available to listen to as a podcast on BBC Sounds.
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