Spreading the Word on World Polio Day, Oct 24, 2010

In Mexico, October 24th was known as el Dia Munidal Contra la Polio --- World Polio Day.  To celebrate the near-erradication of Polio (it is endemic to only 4 countries now: Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India), I gave a presentation to my MBA class about my role as a Rotary Goodwill Ambassador, the work Rotary has done to erradicate Polio in the world, and to ask for their support.  After the presentation, I passed around an "alcancia" (tin can to collect dinero) and handed out District 5790 pins to all 20+ of my classmates. Now, every once in a while, I will be happily surprised when I see a Texas-shaped pin on a pencil pouch or a backpack.