Rotary International and Local Castle Rock Rotary Clubs have led the way in eradicating polio from the face of the earth. Polio is now only found in a few remote locations in Africa and Asia. To bring attention to Rotary's efforts in eradicating polio and to Polio Awareness Day on October 24, Castle Rock High Noon Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Castle Rock are sponsoring a crutch drive for Crutches4Africa. This effort will help hundreds, perhaps thousands of people who have contracted polio or other disabling diseases or who have sustained injuries.

Rotarian Dave Talbot founded Crutches4Africa after visiting Africa and seeing first hand the tremendous need people had. Dave contracted polio as a child and has a lot of empathy for folks who need mobility devices. Dave travels frequently to Africa and, while on crutches himself, travels to remote areas in Africa to hand out the crutches he has collected from the US.

If you have canes, walkers and crutches which are not being used, you can drop them off at the collection sites listed below between now and November 9th:

Midas, 123 Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock, 80104
Midas, 742 Castleton Road, Castle Rock, 80109
Douglas County Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, 80104
Douglas County Building, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, 80104
Balance Fitness, 809 Park Street, Castle Rock, 80109
Castle View High School, 5254 Meadows Dr, Castle Rock, 80109
St Francis of Assisi, 2746 5th St, Castle Rock, 80104
Philip S Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, CO 80104
Safeway, 800 S Perry, Castle Rock, CO 80104
New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 W Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock, 80109

We are also very happy to take cash donations to help pay for sending the crutches to Africa.

You can read more about Crutches4Africa at www.crutches4africa.org and about local Rotary clubs at http://www.crhn-rotary.com and http://www.rotaryclubofcastlerock.org

For questions about this great effort, please call Sheri Rich at 303-688-9482