# Evanston’s Rotary International anchors the ‘why’ behind the ‘World’s Largest Polio Walk’

The “World’s Largest Polio Walk” underway in Evanston. Credit: Heidi Randhava On Saturday, World Polio Day, Rotary members and supporters came together at One Rotary Center for the Evanston edition of the “World’s Largest Polio Walk.” What began as a plan by Rotary leader Rick Reigner to do an awareness walk in his district of 60 clubs grew into a massive campaign with 444 Rotary clubs participating in 120 walks across 16 districts in seven Midwest states. The regional effort is on track to raise more than $1.2 million to support Rotary’s decadeslong campaign to end polio, accord

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