Canadian Swims to End Polio
Canadian Rotarian Swims to End Polio
By Arnold R. Grahl
Rotary International News -- 13 September 2010
A 43-year-old Canadian Rotarian's attempt to swim across Lake Ontario in August has raised almost US$150,000 for polio eradication.
Thie Convery, a member of the Rotary Club of Dundas, Ontario, made it halfway across the lake on 7 August before weather conditions forced her to stop. Through the Swim to End Polio , her club raised $44,000 for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. The fundraiser also inspired clubs across Canada to give to the challenge. Click here to read the story in its entirety.