Rotary Club of London Purple Pinkie Campaign.
The week of Oct 24, 2011 - Oct 29, 2011 the Rotary Club of London is conducting a Purple Pinkie Campaign.
WHAT IS THE PURPLE PINKIE PROJECT?
Throughout the world, each time a Rotary volunteer administers a polio vaccine, a child’s pinkie is colored purple with the topical solution Gentian Violet - temporarily marking him to prevent double dosage on National Immunization Days (NID). In 2003, the Rotary Club of Lake City came up with the idea for the Purple Pinkie Project to create awareness about Rotary International’s Polio Eradication program among children and adults. Since then, the Purple Pinkie Project has been successfully duplicated by Rotary clubs all over the world as a purple pinkie has become a symbol of Rotary’s fight to end polio.
Other clubs that have coordinated a Purple Pinkie Project collect a $1 donation for every pinkie that is colored purple.
The Rotary Club of London Pinkie Project is being orchestrated by Brian Grebow and Robbi Howlett with assistance from Howard Davis who is helping coordinate the volunteers.
WANT TO PARTICIPATE?
If you would like to participate please send an e-mail to Howard Davis. You will need to wear something that you don’t mind getting a little dirty as the gentian violet can get messy. We will need a few folks to be painters and others to organize the line while explaining the program to those waiting.
We know it’s short notice, but we hope you can join us in this terrific program.
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