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Rotary District 5130 World Polio Torch Relay 2026

Historic 1984 Olympic Torch to lead Rotary World Polio Relay Oct. 2026, Rotary District 5130 announces

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SANTA ROSA, Calif.) --- Rotary District 5130 will carry the World Polio Torch through communities across Northern California from Oct. 2 through 24, 2026, raising awareness and support for Rotary's decades-long commitment to eradicate polio worldwide. At the heart of the relay is an original torch from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Torch Relay - Torch No. 0244 - carried by Catherine Aileen "Cathy" Ritter when she was 23 years old.

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