Whether you're a Rotary member or simply looking for a way to get involved, everyone is welcome to join the World's Largest Polio Walk!
Be Part Of Something Special
Grab your friends, pick a location, and mark it on your calendar.
Download your Pledge Form for the World's Largest Polio Walk.
Get out your walkin' shoes and show you support the eradication of polio!
Individuals and organizations can also Sponsor the District-wide Walks. All donations are matched so every dollar you raise is worth $4 to the End Polio Now cause.
Sign up links and walk addresses will be added as they are provided to us. Please check back often.
Last updated 10/13/2026 cmp
| CLUB (or CLUBS if combined) | WALK LOCATION - STARTING POINT |
| Fond du Lac County Rotary Clubs | |
| Fond du Lac Noon Fond du Lac Morning | Marian University, Stayer Center - 75 S National Ave, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 Please Register for the Fond du Lac walk Register in advance to receive a t-shirt by Oct 9th. Parking: Stayer Center Lot, National Ave at Morningside Dr., Fond du Lac Sponsored by: Fond du Lac Noon Rotary Club & Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club. Other clubs welcome to participate and Non-Rotarians are welcome. Click on the links for additional details. |
| Ripon | Rotary Square 100 Watson St, Ripon WI 54971 Walking to Village Green and back. |
| Manitowoc County Rotary Clubs | |
| Manitowoc Sunrise | Start: United Way 33 Waldo Blvd, Manitowoc, WI 43220 End: Tipsy Tomato Pub & Pizzeria, 1228 Memorial Drive Walk along the Mariners Trail, heading north and meeting up with the other Rotary Clubs. This walk is about 1.25 miles. |
| Two Rivers Manitowoc Noon | Start: Lighthouse Inn, 1515 Memorial Drive Two Rivers End: Tipsy Tomato Pub & Pizzeria, 1228 Memorial Drive in Manitowoc. Walk along the Mariners Trail, heading south and meeting up with the Rotary Club of Manitowoc Noon. This walk is about 3.5 miles. |
| Milwaukee County Rotary Clubs | |
| Elmbrook Mayfair Club of Wauwatosa Milwaukee North Shore West Allis Whitnall Park | Pettit National Ice Center 500 S 84th St, Milwaukee, WI 53214 |
| Milwaukee Amigos After Hours | Lion’s Den Gorge, 511 Lake Bluff Dr, Grafton, WI 53024 Dog Walk Meets and Ends at the pavilion. |
| Ozaukee County Rotary Clubs | |
| Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise | Mequon City Hall, 11333 N Cedarburg Rd, Mequon Rd, Mequon, WI 53092 Walk along the Ozaukee Co Interurban Trail |
| Cedarburg-Grafton | Washington Ave side of Interurban Bridge W62N630 Washington Ave, Cedarburg, WI 53012 Walk along the Ozaukee Co Interurban Trail |
| Port Washington-Saukville | Downtown Port Washington Walk along the Ozaukee Co Interurban Trail |
| Racine County Rotary Clubs | |
| Racine Founders | Campus Park - 8500 Campus Dr., Mount Pleasant, WI 53406 Walkers will be offered two routes: short paved loop trail around the stage or a longer paved loop trail around the park. |
| Sheboygan County Rotary Clubs | |
Sheboygan Rotary Noon | 3000 Calumet Dr, Sheboygan, WI 53081 Come early. Before the walk, meet in the parking lot to the left for a group picture. Walking the 1-mile loop through Evergreen Park |
| Walworth County Rotary Clubs | |
| Elkhorn Mukwonago Lake Geneva | Start: Town Bank - 567 Broad St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 End: Simple Restaurant - 525 Board St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147. Turn in your donation when you reach Simple Restaurant, plus breakfast will be served. |
| Washington County Rotary Clubs | |
Slinger-Allenton Hartford | Centennial Park, 125 E Wisconsin Ave, Hartford, WI 53027 Walking along Hartford Mill Pond |
| West Bend | TBD |
| Waukesha County Rotary Clubs | |
| Heartland - Lake County | Nixon Park, 175 E Park Ave, Hartland, WI 53029 1-mile walk through surrounding neighborhoods |
| Waukesha Sunrise | Frame Park Rotary Building, 1105 Baxter St, Waukesha, WI 53186 Walking around Waukesha along the Fox River NOTE: location changed on 9/27 |
| Winnebago County Rotary Clubs | |
| Oshkosh (Mon Club) Oshkosh Southwest (Wed Club) | Oshkosh Marriott Waterfront Hotel 1 N Main St., Oshkosh, WI 54901 Can't make the walk? Join us Thursday Oct 22 for Rotary's World's Greatest Meal Program brings people together to share a meal and donate funds to combat polio. Please join us. RSVP by Oct 15, 2026 to Bill Bracken, 920-420-7529. Make dinner check to Rotary Club of Oshkosh. |
Resources for Clubs and Communities to Join the Movement to END POLIO NOW
Video Zero Dose Children (Rotary Brand Central)
Video Together, We End Polio (Rotary Brand Central)
Podcast Polio Update on Rotary Voices (Rotary Magazine 2024)
Top Ten Polio Facts (Zone 25b & 29, 2026)
Download the marketing materials for the World's Largest Polio Walk here
Planning Ideas (2026)
Pre-Event Checklist (2026)
In 1985, at a time when there were 1,000 cases of polio reported in the world EACH DAY, Rotary International pledged to all the children of the world… WE WILL ERADICATE POLIO.
Since that time, we have eliminated 99.99% of all polio cases - to the point that there have only been 10 (ten) cases reported as of the end of June 2026.
On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the Rotary Clubs of District 6270 in Wisconsin will join other clubs in Zones 25B & 29 in conducting the World’s Largest Polio Walk, taking place at multiple sites across the upper Midwest. All funds raised go directly to Rotary’s PolioPlus efforts to eliminate polio for good.
Polio is the world’s forgotten disease and something that should have been made history a long time ago. It is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. The strategy to eradicate polio is therefore based on preventing infection by immunizing every child until transmission stops and the world is polio-free.
This October we are asking you to Walk With Us for those who can’t. We are challenging you to walk, run or roll on October 24th and raise vital funds that will help eradicate and prepare us for a Polio free world.
Be part of something special: Be part of the end game strategy and raise funds to help make Polio history so that no child ever again suffers paralytic poliomyelitis.
