Pennies for Polio Kickoff
Kids Helping Rotary Win the War on Polio
District 5110 Polio Campaign
• Pennies for Polio Campaign
Kids helping Rotary win the war on Polio
• Sept-October
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March – April
• Public and Private Schools
• Web Site has all of the campaign materials
http://www.penniesforpolio.org
Club Contact Information Sheet (download)
School Participation Form (download)
Get Organized
• Compile a complete list of schools
Public
Private
• Coordinate with other clubs in your area to
determine school responsibility
• Organize club members into teams
Assign to specific school(s)
Determine what each team member will be
responsible for
Contributing to Polio
• Encourage each club member to make a $40
pledge to Polio eradication
11₵ a day
$3.30 a month
$10 a quarter (have club bill quarterly)
4100 Rotarians in District 5110 = $164,000
• Recruit “Polio Partners”
Goal = $1000 in “Partners” per club = $36,000
(50% all clubs participating in the program)
Partner can choose level of participation starting
at $25.00.
Getting Ready for Campaign
• Meet with Mayor(s)
Should be done in August / Early September
Declare October “End Polio Now” month
Recognize Oct. 24 as “World Polio Day”
Proclamation (sample on web site for download)
NOTE: If campaign in your area will occur in
March-April, change the proclamation to meet
your specific area needs, but eliminate the
“World Polio Day” (which is October 24).
Coin Collection Containers
• Clubs will provide collection containers to schools
 Locate in each classroom or centrally located?
 Decision is up to school (work with school)
• “End Polio Now” templates available for stickers to
put on containers (download from web site)
• Have ready to deliver the day of school kickoff
• Style of containers up to club
 Plastic
 Cardboard
 5-Gallon Water Jugs
 Empty Milk Cartons (work with local dairy)
 No glass (to insure classroom safety)
 Get creative
Club Responsibilities
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Orient club on program during August
Coordinate with other local clubs
Acquire Polio Partners (July – September)
Meet with schools and set date for in school
Kickoff Assembly to be held last week of
September
• Print and distribute campaign flyers to
schools (go home with kids day of kickoff)
• Print and post Campaign posters throughout
community
More Club Responsibilities
• Order Campaign Supplies from R.I.
• Deliver coin collection containers to schools
• Collect contributions from schools and Polio
Partners
• Count and report contributions to District
• Send contributions to TRF
• Present participation certificates to all
schools and/or classrooms
• Rewards for top contributing schools and or
classes? (up to clubs if they want to do this)
The Reporting Forms
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Individual School Coin Collection Record
School Coin Collection Record Summary Report
Polio Partner Contribution Form for Business
Polio Partner Contribution Form for Individuals
TRF Submittal Form for Polio Partner Businesses
TRF Submittal Form for Polio Partner Individuals
School Kickoff Assembly
• Elementary School
Elementary Video Available
• Narrated by kids & produced in Australia
PPT for the school assembly
• Middle School
PPT with Middle School Script
Australian Video Available that is appropriate
• High School
Australian video available
Additional videos available from RI
PPT for High School
School Kickoff (cont’d.)
• Deliver coin collection containers
• Encourage classrooms to make posters
• Awards for most outstanding posters (optional)
Get businesses to participate in awards
• McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, etc.
• Movie Passes
• Gift Cards (Best Buy, Staples, Office Max, Starbucks, etc.)
School Activities During Campaign
• Coin collection
• Poster Creation
• Polio Curriculum (K-12)
Available on web site beginning of September
Supplementary curriculum only
Teachers can choose to use or not to use
Math, Reading, Geography, Global Health
Will include access to videos
Media Campaign
• Will be handled by Polio Committee
Coordinated district-wide . . . Everyone on the
same page at the same time
Press Releases
PSA’s for Radio and TV
Begin in Mid-September and continue through
October or (March-April)
Campaign Goal & Potential
• Goal = $1,000,000 in three years
• $333,000 this year ($142,000 last year)
• How we can achieve this:
Club contribution = $2000 X 36
Polio Partners = $1000 X 36
Pennies for Polio ($5000/club)
Goals for non-PFP Clubs*
$ 72 000
$ 36,000
$180,000
$ 45,000
(*based on goals submitted by non-PFP clubs)
TOTAL
$333,000
The Iron Lung
• Check reservation calendar on web first
• To reserve, complete application paperwork
on District web site and send to Polio Chair.
• http://district5110.org/Committees/PolioEra
dication
Together We Can