23/02/2010
Europe
From the pyramids to skyscrapers
“End Polio Now” message beamed on to monuments worldwide
Uri Gordon/Rotary International
Iconic landmarks around the world were illuminated with the “End Polio Now” message the week of 23 February in honour of Rotary’s 105th anniversary. Landmarks lit up included:
- the Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt
- the Taipei Arena in Taiwan
- the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain
- the Old Port Captain’s Office on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town
- the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- the Royal Palace at Caserta in Italy.
As the world closes in on polio, Rotary is in the midst of a US$ 200 million fundraising campaign to finally eradicate the disease.
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