When you toast your friends and family at select bars in Door County on Thursday, you can help end polio worldwide. The noon and breakfast Rotary Clubs of Sturgeon Bay are joining forces to host Pints for Polio to commemorate World Polio Day. According to the World Health Organization, wild poliovirus cases have decreased by over 99 percent since 1988, dropping from an estimated 350,000 across more than 125 countries to just six in 2021. A big reason for that is a reliable vaccine that has been available in some form since 1953 after an outbreak in 1952 killed more than 3,000. Bob Shogren from the Noon Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay says bars and restaurants are jumping on board to help provide polio vaccines to kids worldwide.
Other Rotary Clubs across the country are hosting similar events commemorating World Polio Day, with matching funds being provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A list of participating bars and restaurants can be found below.
Brick Lot
Cherry Hills
Cherry Lanes
Door County Fire Company
Kona Bay
The Red Room
Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club
Valmy Happy Hour
Waterfront Marys
