🌍 World Polio Day Walk & Proclamation Ceremony
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 5:00 PM
Starting Point: Vancouver City Hall, 453 W 12th Ave
Join us for the Rotary World Polio Day Walk, an inspiring evening of fellowship, awareness, and community spirit — culminating in a citywide illumination to mark Vancouver’s official Proclamation of World Polio Day.
🏃♀️ Event Details
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Start Time: 5:00 PM sharp (consider arriving 15 minutes early)
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Start Location: Vancouver City Hall (front steps)
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End Location: ~5:30 PM at Science World
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Highlight Moment: At 5:30 PM, Science World’s dome will light up in Rotary red and purple, symbolizing the fight to end polio.
Rotaractors in reflective vests will guide walkers along the route. The walk will be led by Ron Suzuki! - our District Rotaract Chair (and Past President of Vancouver Young Professionals Rotaract) — and there will be bagpipes!
🏙️ World Polio Day Proclamation
At the conclusion of the walk, the Mayor and City Councillors will officially proclaim October 24 as World Polio Day in the City of Vancouver, presented to Past District Governor Drew Antrobus and District Polio Chair Matt Caparas.
💜 Be Part of the Movement
Join Rotary members, Rotaractors, and community partners as we walk for a world free of polio — and witness Vancouver light up in Rotary red and purple to celebrate our shared commitment to ending this preventable disease.
📅 Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Start: City Hall | Finish: Science World
🎟️ Silent Auction: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/end-polio-now-silent-auction-for-polio-plus-mexican-mescal