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Fellow Rotarians

Our District Governor (Eric Cowcill) who was at the Bramhall and Woodford Rotary Club Charter Night on Wednesday 18 October which I also attended, is interested in publicising Polio during the showing of the film “Breathe” at the Savoy Cinema in Heaton Moor.

“Breathe”, as many of you will know, is a biographical drama film. It tells the story of a young man who became paralyzed from the neck down by polio at the age 28.

I was asked to find out some information about the screening of the film and whether we can use the opportunity to publicise polio.

This is what I emailed to President David Rose of Bramhall and Woodford RC in reply to a request from him:

1. Tonight (Friday 20 October 2017), there is a Charity Preview

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