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Students help Rotarians eradicate polio
• To help wipe polio off the planet, students asked to donate a dollar
Liz Hosmer
Liz Hosmer, a member of the Ceres Rotary Club, stood by a real “iron lung” as she spoke to students of Whitmore Charter School about eradicating polio throughout the world.
Polio still exists in the world and on Thursday Ceres Rotary Club members Dave and Liz Hosmer brought a tangible reminder of that reality to students at Whitmore Charter School. An iron lung, used in the most severe cases of polio by allowing someone to breathe, caught the curiosity of students at lunchtime.