Tag: Global Polio Eradication Initiative

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.