Our brave Rotarians digging for victory

in this case to end polio, a key aim of Rotary. Seen here on the verge outside Wipac and Tesco’s in Buckingham are President Howard Mordue with Chris Wardale, Brian Hirst, Chris Sutton, Jeff Samwell and Trevor Bluck.

Purple for Polio, represented by the planting of purple crocuses, is the name of our campaign. Why? Children in India have their fingertip dipped in purple dye as proof of being vaccinated. Worldwide, polio cases have dropped 99% since the launch of our fight in 1985. But recent traces of poliovirus in the USA and the UK are ‘a disturbing reminder that until polio is eradicated everywhere, it remains a threat everywhere,’ said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus recently.

It has taken years of fundraising influencing and working with partners such as the World Health Organisation and the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation to provide help on the ground. 

Thanks to all this, polio now only exists in 2 countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

We are not giving up! Do look out for our beautiful show of purple crocuses in spring 2023.

If you would like more information, go to: https://www.rotarygbi.org/projects/purple4polio

If you would like to find out more about Rotary, contact Howard Mordue on: howard@mordue.org.uk