Thank you for your support of our project! More than 200 Arizona Rotarians from all three Districts have hiked, biked or rode horseback on sections of The Arizona Trail to raise money to help in our fight to eradicate Polio.

Due to the popularity of this project and to allow additional hikers to enjoy The Arizona Trail during spring-time, the project has been extended to April 30, 2012.

How Can you help us to have a successful extension and wrap up to the project?

• Please confirm the sections of The Arizona Trail that your Club hiked.
• Does your Club need help forwarding funds that you collected? Please verify any amounts sent direct to The Rotary Foundation.
• Want to hike part of The Arizona Trail ? Spring is a great time to hike and there are still some great sections that are un-hiked. Click here to select a section and register yourself or your Club.

Please email project Co-Chairs PDG Barb Feder (Barbfeder@gmail.com) or Rod Daniels (rodmyagent@hotmail.com) with your updates, comments or questions.

Interested in hiking, but don’t want to plan your own event? Here are some groups who have already planned hikes during the month of January. Feel free to contact them and join them on their Arizona Trail adventure!

Also, make sure to pay your registration fee before joining the hike.

Date	Club	Section	Contact
Feb 18th	San Tan Crown Rotary	Reavis Canyon (18a, 18b)	Kristy Helm
Mar 10th	Phoenix 100 Rotary	Saddle Mountain (22b)	Club Website

Note: Please contact the groups indicated to determine meeting time and location. Hike planning information is supplied by the participating groups during registration and is very likely to change. Do not attempt to meet them out on the trail without contacting them first and making sure you are completely comfortable with the logistics of the hike. Please contact us at the ’800 Miles’ project if you have any other questions.

On Sunday, January 29th, please join us at 3pm for a historic celebration as we spotlight the Arizona Rotary campaign to End Polio Now.

Shine the light on Polio

Join us at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix – 1203 N. 3rd St (east side of the park)

Food and music will be provided, $10 donation (cash or check only please)

For more details, click here to download the flyer for the event.

Contacts:

Laura Zilverberg
lzilverberg@gmail.com
(612) 240 – 4034

Project Goal is $250,000 for Rotary International’s End Polio Now Campaign

PHOENIX (Oct. 24, 2011) – Launching today, in honor of World Polio Day, Arizonans are
celebrating their mobility by hiking, biking or riding horseback along different segments of
the Arizona Trail in an 800-mile movement against polio (www.endpolioaz.org). From now
until Feb. 14, volunteers will take pledges for their efforts with the goal of raising $250,000 for
Rotary International’s End Polio Now Campaign.

Polio, a crippling disease that was once commonplace in the U.S., is now only endemic in four
nations (Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria) and is on the brink of eradication. Since
1985, cases of polio have decreased by more than 99 percent because of the efforts of Rotary
International and its world partner organizations: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the
World Health Organization, UNICEF and other aid organizations.

The money raised by the Arizona Trail project will support Rotary International’s goal of raising
$200 million toward polio eradication by June 30, 2012 to qualify for $355 million in matching
grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

“While polio exists anywhere, no child is safe,” said Rod Daniels, co-chair of 800 Miles to End
Polio project. “If we are unable to eradicate polio, the disease will continue to paralyze, kill and
threaten children around the world. The fact is that eradication is within our grasp and for as
little as 60 cents we can protect one child from this terrible disease. It is my hope that we will
rally Arizonans around this historic cause.”

With more than 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, Rotary is
able to reach out to national government worldwide to generate crucial financial and technical
support for polio eradication. To date, Rotary has contributed more than $900 million to fight
polio. Rotary club members have volunteered their time and personal resources to reach more
than 2 billion children in 122 countries with the oral polio vaccine.

About 800 Miles to End Polio

800 Miles to End Polio is a partnership with Arizona Rotary districts to mobilize volunteers to
hike or ride the Arizona Trail to raise awareness and funds for polio eradication. From Oct.
24 – Feb. 14, volunteers will celebrate their mobility along the Arizona Trail with the goal of
raising $250,000 for Rotary International’s End Polio Now Campaign. To sign up, donate or find
additional information visit www.endpolioaz.org.

The Arizona Trail Association is going to be holding a trail orientation at the Paradise Valley REI on November 29th, at 6:30pm. We encourage all participants of the ’800 Miles’ project to attend an orientation and familiarize themselves with the trail.

Paradise Valley REI:

12634 N Paradise Village Pkwy
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: (602) 996-5400
View Map & Directions

Stay tuned for further orientation meetings at a local REI near you!

Congratulations to one of our first large groups to complete a MONUMENTAL section of the Arizona Trail. In support of the ’800 Miles to End Polio Now’ project, these brave souls hiked from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to the South Rim in a single day, completing their journey in between 7-13 hours.

They were lead by Charlie Teagarden, a member of Kingman Rotary and the 2012 Arizona PETS General Chair. According to Charlie, “12 hikers and 9 other participants braved sub freezing temperatures camping on the North Rim and then crossed the big divide. I encourage every club in Arizona to adopt a section of the Arizona Trail and do their part in the 800 Miles to End Polio Now Campaign.”

Way to go Charlie and Friends! His group was able to raise nearly $5,000 with their effort. This is definitely the number to beat so far – and an amazing example of the power of Rotary. If you or your club would like to get involved, click here to find more information about ’800 Miles to End Polio Now’!

Has your club had someone come to tell your members about the ’800 Miles’ project yet? This exciting project is going to propel Arizona Rotary forward in the ‘final inch’ towards polio eradication!

If you’d like someone from the ’800 MILES TO END POLIO NOW’ project to come speak at your club, have your speaker chair contact one of the following Rotarians in your district to schedule a presentation:

District 5490
PDG Marty Feldman: martyfeldman@cox.net

District 5500
PDG Tom Tilton: tilton13@cox.net

District 5510
Rod Daniels: rodmyagent@hotmail.com
PDG Barb Feder: barbfeder@gmail.com

The Arizona Trail Association is providing a series of free talks across the state to provide information about the Arizona Trail Centennial Adventure, which uses the same 100 sections of the Arizona Trail as our “800 MILES TO END POLIO NOW” project. Participants in the 800 Miles project are encouraged to attend at least one of these free informative trail orientations.

Each session will include:

1) a short overview of the Arizona Trail;
2) a summary of the AZT Centennial Adventure;
3) lots of time for questions and discussion.

Attend any of the following sessions:

Tuesday, July 12, 6:30 PM – REI Phoenix-Paradise Valley Store
Tuesday, July 19, 6:30 PM – Summit Hut (Speedway) Tucson
Tuesday, July 26, 6:30 PM – REI Tempe

Monday, August 22, 6:30 PM – REI Phoenix Paradise Valley Store
Tuesday, August 23, 1:30 PM – REI Summit Hut (Speedway) Tucson
Tuesday, August 23, 6:30 PM – REI Tucson
Wednesday, August 24, 6:30 PM – REI Tempe

Flagstaff – date and place to be announced.

Hello, Everyone – welcome to our new website. We’re launching an ambitious new project in Arizona to raise funds for global Polio eradication. Take a few minutes to click around the site and learn more about our project!

We’re excited to announce our commitment to cover all 800 miles of the Arizona Trail. Rotarians all over the state are gearing up to Hike, Bike or Ride from Mexico all the way up to Utah in support of Rotary’s efforts to End Polio Now.

How Can I Help?

You can either support our efforts by donating, or you can sign up to hike along with us. You don’t have to be in Rotary to be involved – just have a passion for a good cause and love being outdoors. If you’re a Rotarian, have your club commit by registering to cover a section of the trail.