Rotary accepts Google's Challenge
Published by Nonsuch Rotary on February 25, 2008 at 11:33 am.
Rotary has received a US$3.5 million challenge from the Google foundation to help eradicate polio worldwide.
Google has agreed to match funds raised during the next twelve months up to $3.5 million. This follows a similar contribution from Bill & Melinda Gates' foundation, contributing $100 million to the cause.
Rotary has been working on Polio eradication since 1985 and to date $650 million has been raised and nearly two billion children immunised. Since the project started the number of cases has fallen from 350,000 annually to around 2,000 in 2006.
Nonsuch Rotary, along with the thousands of clubs throughout the world, contribute to this project via the Rotary Foundation. Although the Club directs most of its efforts to local initiatives we are also keen to help Rotary meet its international goals too.
Google has agreed to match funds raised during the next twelve months up to $3.5 million. This follows a similar contribution from Bill & Melinda Gates' foundation, contributing $100 million to the cause.
Rotary has been working on Polio eradication since 1985 and to date $650 million has been raised and nearly two billion children immunised. Since the project started the number of cases has fallen from 350,000 annually to around 2,000 in 2006.
Nonsuch Rotary, along with the thousands of clubs throughout the world, contribute to this project via the Rotary Foundation. Although the Club directs most of its efforts to local initiatives we are also keen to help Rotary meet its international goals too.
Repeat Success in 2008 Bizz Quizz
Published by Nonsuch Rotary on February 20, 2008 at 11:10 am.
Fifteen teams competed for the 2008 Bizz Quizz trophy on Tuesday evening, 19th February.
Held at the Epsom Conservative Club, teams from a number of local organisations competed including Seeability, Legal & General, W S Atkins, Huggins Edwards & Sharpe and Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. But the winner was a repeat success for Sophie Millard Costume Jewellery, last year's victor!
Although a close-run competition organised by Nonsuch Rotary's own Quiz Master, David Riley, Sophie's team managed to take the lead for the second year running.
Based in Kingston upon Thames, Sophie Millard specialises in supplying both vintage and contemporary jewellery for theatrical and film productions.
Bizz Quizz is an annual event organised by Nonsuch Rotary to provide an opportunity for local organisations to meet socially as well as raise funds for local charities. Started in 2006 this is the third contest raising funds, this year, for the McMillan Butterfly Cancer Care Centre at Epsom Hospital.
