Please consider a contribution to help end polio forever. We can't do it without you. Donation levels for our flight are:

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• Wingman:  
  $5,000 or greater
   

• Commander:  $750 - $4,999
   

• Captain:  $300 - $749
   

• Co-Pilot:  $25 - $299

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Click here to visit our donation page and remember, for each dollar you contribute, the Gates Foundation will match your donation 2:1. 

The primary focus of this flight is to bring awareness to the suffering caused by the highly infectious polio virus and to raise funds to help eradicate polio around the world. We are grateful for the efforts and leadership provided by the Rotary Foundation and the 2:1 match by The Bill Gates Foundation.

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We ask you to donate NOW to the Rotary Foundation and help us end polio.  Your donation, regardless of size, can make all the difference in the world. With the generous pledge by The Bill Gates Foundation your donation will be increased $2.00 for every $1.00 you donate.

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When flying over water, we will take the safety precautions of wearing immersion suits and packing a four man raft with emergency supplies, satellite phones and personal tracking devices.

We are mindful that this trip is something experienced by very few in the history of flight.  This will not be an easy mission. We are dependent on only one engine for the duration of the trip over some of the most rugged terrain in the world. Some of the longest flight legs are ten hours long! One of the longest legs is entirely over the North Atlantic - St. John, Newfoundland to Santa Maria Azores, Portugal.

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We invite you to follow our flight live (with a five minute delay) on our website and watch our flight videos that we will post throughout the flight.

All of our flight plans are subject to the function of the plane, weather, and political unrest.
We will have handlers to help us throughout our flight - people to meet us at airports, help us procure fuel, and assist in translation. At each stop, we plan to meet with other Rotarians as well as locals to spread the word about ending polio forever.

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We will do everything we can to spread the message about 
eradicating polio. Please join us
in our flight by donating NOW to the Rotary Foundation.  Show your support and join the Flight to End Polio.

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Check back for updates on our flight before departure and during the flight! 

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS!

WINGMEN:

Herb & Janice Wilson

Andy & Kathy Ockenfels

COMMANDERS:

Bruce Dunbar

Erna Morain 

Meredith Karns

Charles Rohde

Mark Ruggeberg and

Bob Brooks

LaDonna Wicklund

Gary Wicklund

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CAPTAINS:

Larry Iversen

Joe Zachar, Jr.

John Bryant

Donald Flannery

Rotary Club Lisboa Benfica, Portugal

Rotary Club Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Rotary Club of West Bend Sunrise

Steve Keifer

Pamela Malloy

Aaron Marshall

Nancy Steyers

LeRoy Mann

Stanley White

Julie Johnson

Nicole Maul

Dennis Keitel

Jacquelynn Andrew

Kevin Kacere

Miguel Marco Real Mendes

José Pedro Antunes Salgado

José Carlos da Costa Álvares Rosmaninho

Rotary Club Lisboa Olivais, Portugal

Rotary Club Portela, Portugal

Lance Renfroe

Laurie Brandenburg

Dorothy Hinman

Steven Quigley

S. Anderson

Amanda Ueltschy

Shawn Rhinehart

James Klein

Gary Wagner

Mark Dimke

CO-PILOTS: 

Don't see your name listed? Please email us at flighttoendpolio@gmail.com.

THANK YOU TO OUR 
CORPORATE SPONSORS!