District 7390 recently transferred $29,025 of District Designated Funds (DDF) to PolioPlus to support Rotary’s signature project of polio eradication.  “Our District Allocations Committee is pleased to make these funds available to recognize World Polio Day,” said Governor Juliet Altenburg.
 
The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation encourage Rotary districts to utilize at least 20 percent of their available DDF annually to support PolioPlus.  By doing so, districts contribute to Rotary’s goal of raising $50 million each year to eradicate polio.  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation matches Rotary’s funds $2 for every $1 contributed.
 
District Designated Funds are those Annual-Share Funds returned to a district after being invested for three years.  Districts may use up to half of their DDF to fund district grants.  The remaining DDF may be used for global grants or donated to PolioPlus, the Rotary Peace Centers, or another district.
 
Donations to PolioPlus help reach vulnerable children with the polio vaccine and other essential health services.  Because of Rotary and our partners nearly 3 billion children have been vaccinated against Polio and 20 million people are walking who otherwise would have been paralyzed.