Worldwide Eradication of Polio
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World Eradication of Polio
World Polio Day took place on Monday 24th October 2016, and to mark this occasion Whitley Bay Rotary Club purchased and planted over 4000 purple crocus bulbs at the entrance to Waves Leisure Centre in Whitley Bay.
This was to mark and support Rotary International's ‘Purple 4 Polio Day’, an international Rotary planting project which took place all over Europe in 2016.
All the monies raised to purchase the crocus bulbs help to fund the vaccination costs world-wide.
Past President Brian Royce explained, "Fighting polio has been International Rotary's main humanitarian focus for over thirty years. We are now within reach of eradicating the disease completely and to date over 2.5 billion children worldwide have been vaccinated.
The purple crocus bulb was chosen because it highlights the colour of the marker dye applied as an indicator to the little finger of each vaccinated child."
So, this year we are delighted to see a sea of purple crocuses in front of the newly refurbished ‘Waves’ Leisure Centre.
The club would like to express their thanks to North Tyneside Council and the staff of the Leisure Centre for allowing them to highlight this world wide crippling disease.
World Polio Day took place on Monday 24th October 2016, and to mark this occasion Whitley Bay Rotary Club purchased and planted over 4000 purple crocus bulbs at the entrance to Waves Leisure Centre in Whitley Bay.
This was to mark and support Rotary International's ‘Purple 4 Polio Day’, an international Rotary planting project which took place all over Europe in 2016.
All the monies raised to purchase the crocus bulbs help to fund the vaccination costs world-wide.
Past President Brian Royce explained, "Fighting polio has been International Rotary's main humanitarian focus for over thirty years. We are now within reach of eradicating the disease completely and to date over 2.5 billion children worldwide have been vaccinated.
The purple crocus bulb was chosen because it highlights the colour of the marker dye applied as an indicator to the little finger of each vaccinated child."
So, this year we are delighted to see a sea of purple crocuses in front of the newly refurbished ‘Waves’ Leisure Centre.
The club would like to express their thanks to North Tyneside Council and the staff of the Leisure Centre for allowing them to highlight this world wide crippling disease.
If you are interested in finding out more about Whitley Bay Rotary Club, please contact us either on enquiries@whitleybayrotaryclub.co.uk or by telephoning 07419 736989.
