Two Rotarian Pilots embark on a 90-day flight, 20,000 miles to raise awareness of ending Polio
Chennai: Two American Rotarians have decided to fly around the world in a single engine 1977 Cessna T210M airplane. The entire trip is sponsored, and events are then held where they have planned to land and the profits from these events go directly to End Polio Now. Press meet youtube video link ЁЯСЗЁЯСЗ Both Peter and John are pilots, Rotarians, and members of the Fellowship of Flying Rotarians . Polio eradication has been a primary focus of Rotary for over 35 years and continues to be a major initiative. While the end of polio may be near, no child anywhere is safe until every child has been vaccinated. The effort is called the “Flight to end Polio”. (L to R) Rtn Dr.N.Nandakumar; Rtn John Ockenfels; Rtn J.Sridhar; Rtn Satyan Bhatt; Rtn Sriram Peter Teahen, 69 and John Ockenfels, 70, soared upward and onward at 9:40 a.m. on Friday, 5th May’23, from The Eastern Iowa Airport, en route to add their names to the roster of the 700 pilots who have flown around the world in a single-engine airp...