Teams stopped along the way to distribute information and encourage parents to get their children immunized against polio, measles, and rubella. Government or political leaders waved the flags to begin individual rallies from eight different starting spots. More than 500 vehicles and 2,000 members took part. Rotarians in India decorated their cars with banners, stickers, and flags, and drove to Nehru Park in New Delhi on 14 October as part of a car rally organized by the India National PolioPlus Committee and supported by eight Rotary, two Rotaract, and two Interact districts.This year, Pauline Daburon, president of the Rotaract Club of Neptune Pornichet, and Camille Tesseirenc and Jean-Marhy Mahoungou Linares, members of the Rotaract Club of the Angoulême le Valois, passed through rainforests and across rocky passages in Peru, making the difficult ascent of Machu Picchu in pouring rain. Through the “Climb like Ibrahim” project, French Rotaractors have previously ascended Mont Blanc and Mount Kilimanjaro and tackled the GR 20 footpath across Corsica to promote the End Polio Now campaign. Three French Rotaractors undertook a grueling five-day trek to Machu Picchu in Peru to raise money for polio eradication efforts.
Many other Rotarians and clubs jumped on for segments of the ride, including District Governor Sue Hayward who rode for 17 hours and Mark Tanner of Drummoyne, who completed 80 percent of the journey. Wearing bright red End Polio Now T-shirts, Mark and Dave were joined by Jaz Stephens of the Rotary Club of North Sydney Sunrise for the entire journey, beginning at Epping station at 4:32 a.m. The effort raised more than AU$242,000 in pledges from individuals, clubs, and corporations, as of early October.