The San Marcos Rotary Club presented a check for $3,000 to the Rotary Foundation at its meeting today.
The San Marcos Rotary Club presented a check for $3,000 to the Rotary Foundation at its meeting today.
The money will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, so a total of $9,000 will benefit Rotary's worldwide commitment to eradicating polio. The funds were raised at a "Pints for Polio" fundraiser at AquaBrew Brewery, who donated the beer for the event.
The money will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, so a total of $9,000 will benefit Rotary's worldwide commitment to eradicating polio. The funds were raised at a "Pints for Polio" fundraiser at AquaBrew Brewery, who donated the beer for the event.Pictured are Rotarians Peter Baen, Billy Pullen, John Hardy, Charlie Wasser from Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas, AquaBrewowner Carlos Russo,Amy Bawcom, and Wendell Hethcock.
Since 1979 Rotarians have raised more than $2.5 billion for polio and have vaccinated almost 3 billion children worldwide. Rotary is nonprofit, nonpolitical, and religious. The San Marcos Rotary Club is 99 years old.