BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Press Release for Publication April 22\,2026 From: Rotary Club of Great Falls Montana Contact: Cari Yturri 406-788-3704 or cyturri79@gmai l.com Great Falls Rotary Event Raises Funds to End Polio The Great Falls R otary Club will hold their annual Shred for Polio Event on May 12 th at 11 AM to 1 PM at Meadow Lark Country Club parking lot. Here’s a great oppo rtunity to shred your personal/confidential documents and support Rotary ’s worldwide effort to eradicate Polio. Banker sized boxes of documents (even those that are staples) only cost $15 to shred and the funds will go towards Rotary International’s effort to end polio. Montana Business Ar chives has partnered with Rotary to have their shredder unit on site at Me adow Lark Country Club parking lot on May 12 th from 11 AM to 1 PM. Drive up with your boxes to shred and Rotary volunteers will be ready to help un load and put your documents into the shredder. Cash and checks will be acc epted. Why does the Rotary Club of Great Falls raise funds to support Rota ry International’s effort to eradicate polio? Because we are part of a w orld-wide organization of 1.2 million members committed to Rotary’s caus es\, one of which is fighting disease. What is polio? Polio\, or poliomyel itis\, is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from pers on to person\, typically through contaminated water. It can then attack th e nervous system. Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ev er. As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative\, we& #39\;ve reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vac cinate children in the Philippines in 1979. Rotary members have contribute d more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’ s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contr ibute more than $10 billion to the effort. Today\, polio remains endemic o nly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today \, within 10 years\, polio could paralyze as many as 200\,000 children eac h year. To learn more\, go to https://www.endpolio.org/ DTEND:20260512T190000Z DTSTAMP:20261019T234737Z DTSTART:20260512T170000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Shred to End Polio UID:23c12db6-3bda-4c80-bad6-a3ded685f003 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Press Release for Publication
\nApril 22\,2026
\nFrom: Rotary Club of Great Falls Montana
\nContact: C ari Yturri 406-788-3704 or cyturri79@gmail.com

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Great Falls Rotar y Event Raises Funds to End
\nPolio
\nThe Great Falls Rotary Clu b will hold their annual Shred for Polio Event on May 12 th at
\n11 A M to 1 PM at Meadow Lark Country Club parking lot.

\n\n

Here&rsquo\;s a great opportunity to shred your personal/confidential documents and sup port
\nRotary&rsquo\;s worldwide effort to eradicate Polio.

\n\n

Banker sized boxes of documents (even those that are staples) only cost $ 15 to shred
\nand the funds will go towards Rotary International&rsqu o\;s effort to end polio.

\n\n

Montana Business Archives has partnere d with Rotary to have their shredder unit on
\nsite at Meadow Lark Co untry Club parking lot on May 12 th from 11 AM to 1 PM. Drive up
\nwi th your boxes to shred and Rotary volunteers will be ready to help unload and put
\nyour documents into the shredder. Cash and checks will be a ccepted.

\n\n

Why does the Rotary Club of Great Falls raise funds to support Rotary International&rsquo\;s
\neffort to eradicate polio?

\n\n

Because we are part of a world-wide organization of 1.2 million me mbers committed to
\nRotary&rsquo\;s causes\, one of which is fightin g disease.

\n\n

What is polio?

\n\n

Polio\, or poliomyelitis\, i s a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most
\n commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from perso n to person\,
\ntypically through contaminated water. It can then att ack the nervous system.

\n\n

Rotary has been working to eradicate pol io for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding
\nthe world of this di sease is closer than ever.

\n\n

As a founding partner of the Global P olio Eradication Initiative\, we&\;#39\;ve reduced polio
\ncases b y 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philip pines in
\n1979.
\nRotary members have contributed more than $2. 1 billion and countless volunteer hours
\nto protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary&rsquo\;s\nadvocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to c ontribute more
\nthan $10 billion to the effort.

\n\n

Today\, po lio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it&rsquo\;s cruc ial to
\ncontinue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped
\ntoday\, within 10 years\, polio could p aralyze as many as 200\,000 children each year.

\n\n

To learn more\, go to https://www.endpolio.org/

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