END POLIO NOW

See what our club has done this year to help raise awareness for End Polio Now.

We have given 10 local community groups crocus corms to plant in readiness for spring. We have supported Ascent College with their High Tea afternoon on World Polio Day. See our completed events page: Ascent High Tea event

BACKGROUND ON END POLIO NOW

One of the principal objectives of Rotary is "End Polio Now* 

For over 30 years, Rotary and its members have been committed to fighting to eradicate polio across the world.

The polio-endemic countries has dropped from 125 to just three, with over 2.5 billion children receiving vaccinations thanks to the help of Rotary.

With eradication now closer than ever, Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland’s latest campaign, Purple4Polio, is designed to unite communities to engage in activities as part of the final push to eradicate polio for good

The campaign has produced over 800 pieces of media coverage, helping to raise awareness of how important it is to end polio now and forever.

The purple crocus is a symbol of Rotary’s worldwide campaign to eradicate polio, with its colour representing the purple dye used to mark the finger of a child to indicate they have received their life saving oral polio vaccine. This year, Rotary are aiming to go even further and plant 10 million purple crocus corms!

Please see the link for more information about Polio.

https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/ending-polio