An Iowan who’s a pilot has completed two missions to raise worldwide awareness of Rotary’s push to end polio.
This fall, Peter Teahen of Cedar Rapids and a pilot from New Jersey took a 37 day journey this fall across the Atlantic and raised a million dollars for the Rotary Foundation. “As long as polio is there, we’ll remain in the sky to raise awareness and money to eradicate polio once and for all,” Teahen said.
Teahen co-piloted a single-engine plane around the world in 2023 and raised over $2 million for the effort. Teahen notes each shot of polio vaccine costs just $2 and the Gates Foundation is matching the donations. “Your $3 matched by the Gates means that there’s three children in the world that won’t have polio, so you don’t have to give $100. You don’t have to give $1000,” Teahen said. “Any amount makes a difference.”…