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I have safely arrived in Delhi, India after spending the last 35 hours waiting either on a plane or in an airport. I’m ecstatic to be here and to meet some of the people who have been working so hard to make India polio free. After clearing immigration and customs, I was welcomed by Mr. Stanley Samuel who is in charge of Logistics and Operations with the Indian National Polio Plus Committee. Stanley took me from the airport to the Rotary office, and on they way, he pointed out a banner hanging over a busy street that was promoting the recent Immunization Day that took place on November 9. One of Stanley’s responsibilities is to ensure the promotion of Rotary Immunization Days.

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Today I am travelling to India – my birth country – to work with Rotary International and help them in the crusade against polio.  Polio paralyzed my legs for life 28 years ago, but cases of the disease have dropped 99 per cent since then. It’s an exciting time in world history and everyone has a choice to be a part of it. Rotarians around the world – 1.3 million of them, from 33,000 clubs and 200 countries and geographical locations –continue to demonstrate their leadership and commitment towards a polio-free world.

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