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Rotary International works to eradicate polio
The Rotary Club of Florence
marked the historic progress
Rotary International has made
toward bringing about a po-
lio-free world to help end the
paralyzing disease on Oct. 24,
World Polio Day.
When Rotary and its part-
ners launched the Global Polio
Eradication Initiative in 1988,
there were 350,000 cases of po-
lio in 125 countries every year.
Rotary has made great progress
against the disease since then.
Today, polio cases have been
reduced by 99.9 percent, and
just two countries continue to
report cases of wild poliovirus:
Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ro-
tary remains committed to the
end.
With polio nearly eradicated,
Rotary and its partners must
sustain this progress and con-
tinue to reach every child with
the polio vaccine. Without full
funding and political com-
mitment, this paralyzing dis-
ease could return to polio-free
countries, putting children
everywhere at risk. Rotary has
committed to raising $50 mil-
lion each year to support global
polio eradication efforts. The
Bill & Melinda Gates Founda-
tion has pledged to match that
2-to-1, for a total yearly contri-
bution of $150 million.
Rotary has contributed more
than $2.2 billion to ending po-
lio since 1985, including thou-
sands of dollars every year
donated by the Rotary Club
of Florence, Oregon, from the
annual auction and the Cool at
the Coast Golf Tournament.
Rotary is a global network of
1.2 million neighbors, friends,
leaders and problem-solvers
who unite and take action to
create lasting change in com-
munities around the globe
Visit endpolio.org to learn
more about Rotary and the
fight to eradicate polio.
For information about the
Rotary Club of Florence, con-
tact President Karen Skulley
at krskulley@msn.com or visit
www.theflorencerotary.org.
LCPH opens drive-thru vaccine clinic to serve those with mobility needs
Lane County Pub-
lic Health (LCPH) an-
nounces the opening of
a drive-through clinic
to provide COVID-19
vaccinations to those
in the community with
mobility needs or who
have difficulty navigat-
ing large indoor spaces.
The drive-through clin-
ic is located at the Lane
Events Center Center,
796 W 13th Ave. in Eu-
gene, and is now offering
vaccinations.
Individuals may begin
scheduling appointments
at the drive-through clin-
ic immediately. Hours of
operation this week are
noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday and
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fri-
day.
“We are pleased to
open this drive-through
vaccination facility for
those in Lane Coun-
ty who need better ac-
cess than our walk-in
clinics can currently
afford,” said Lisa Cham-
bliss, LCPH Communi-
ty Health Nurse. “This
drive-through clinic is
considerably
smaller
than what people may
recall from earlier this
spring at Autzen Stadi-
um or the Fairgrounds.
It will only be 2-3 lanes,
so we ask that all who are
able to use our walk-in
clinics at various loca-
tions around Lane Coun-
ty to please use those lo-
cations. We are excited to
SHS seeks veterans for annual assembly
Siuslaw High School
is again conducting its
Veterans Day Assembly
with participation by lo-
cal veterans.
Siuslaw
Leadership
student Cate Waggoner
is helping to organize the
event and wants veterans
from every era to be alert
for forthcoming infor-
mation.
The assembly will
take place Wednesday,
Nov. 10, at Siuslaw High
School, 2975 Oak St.
There will be a check-
in and breakfast for vet-
erans beginning at 8:20
a.m. in the SHS mall
area.
The assembly then be-
gin around 9 a.m. Each
veteran will be acknowl-
edged at the assembly, as
well as branches of ser-
vice.
Florence-area veterans
who want to participate
can RSVP to Waggon-
er at 541-999-0227 or
cdaewaggoner@gmail.
com.
be able to provide drive-
through capacity to those
who really need it.”
In addition, LCPH is
offering a vaccine clinic
in west Lane County on
Saturday, Oct. 30, from 1
to 3 p.m. at Siuslaw Mid-
dle School, 2525 Oak St.
in Florence.
The clinic will offer
first, second and booster
doses of Pfizer as well as
the single-dose Johnson
& Johnson vaccine.
Effective Oct. 26,
LCPH is offering boost
doses of Pfizer and Mod-
erna COVID-19 vaccine
to individuals 18 years
of age and older who are
six months past the last
shot of their primary se-
ries.
Individuals 18 years
and older who received
the Johnson & Johnson
COVID-19 vaccine are
also eligible for a boost
dose two months follow-
ing their initial dose.
Further, the Food and
Drug
Administration
and the Centers for Dis-
ease Control have autho-
rized “mix and match”
booster doses for all
approved vaccines; in-
dividuals who received
one vaccine brand for
their primary series
may receive another ap-
proved vaccine brand.
For more informa-
tion, visit Lane County’s
COVID-19 Vaccination
webpage at lanecounty.
org/vaxclinics.
Signups to open soon for Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Siuslaw Outreach Ser-
vices will once again
hold sign-ups for the
Low Income Home En-
ergy Assistance Pro-
gram (also known as
LIHEAP) on Monday,
Nov. 1 beginning at 9
a.m.
This federally fund-
ed program is designed
to ease the burden of
low-income household
Exceptional Residential and Memory Care
that experience rising
heating bills in the win-
ter. Funds are dispersed
on a first come, first
served basis.
This one-time pay-
ment toward an ap-
plicant’s heating bill is
based upon monthly
gross income and num-
ber of household mem-
bers.
To sign-up for the
waitlist, applicants may
stop by the Siuslaw Out-
reach Services office on
12th Street in Florence
or call the office at 541-
997-2816.
Sign-ups will not be
accepted prior to 9 a.m.
on Nov. 1.
Applicants will be no-
tified of an appointment
time. At the time of the
appointment, applicants
will be required to pro-
vide copy of heating bill,
proof of residency and
proof of income.
Sign-ups will be taken
until all space is filled.
Deadline for Press Releases is every
Monday and Thursday by noon. Email
PressReleases@TheSiuslawNews.com.
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