Rotary and Gates Foundation Commit to Ending Polio

For nearly four decades, Rey Mayoral served in a variety of roles in throughout the California school system. His most recent post prior to retirement was as an administrator mentor at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, California. A committed community volunteer, Rey Mayoral stays connected to his area through involvement in the local Rotary International chapter. 

During a recent summit held in Atlanta, Rotary International officially announced a fundraising partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help end polio worldwide in countries that have not typically had access to the vaccine. Ending polio has been a longtime mission of both organizations, which now will join forces in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria, the last three remaining countries where the debilitating disease is prevalent.

Rotary has committed to fundraise $150 million over the next three years in the effort, with those dollars being matched on a 2:1 basis by the Gates Foundation. As a result, a total of $450 million go toward ending polio throughout these three countries.