The Rotary Club of Newport Uskmouth

"Make Dreams Real"

Purple Crocus Planting

As we look to celebrate Rotary Day on 23rd February, Focus on the Crocus is a healthy, fun, community based, environmental friendly way to plant in everyone's mind, the opportunity of being part of a historic worldwide campaign, spearheaded by Rotary International, to finally eradicate Polio across the world ... and an excuse to have a party afterwards, get a certificate of participation and generally enjoy the life we are giving others.

The Ruby Giant ‘purple' crocus represents the dye colour dabbed on children's little ‘pinkie' finger to indicate they have been immunised against polio in the few remaining parts of the globe since Rotary International commenced its campaign in 1985.

Many Rotary Clubs in South, Mid and West Wales will be participating in this project with mass bulb plantings in early October. Watch out for the splashes of purple around Rotary Day on February 23rd next year!

Aim:

celebrate and endorse Rotary’s achievement in the fight to eradicate polio

raise funds for the TFL/EPN – 2010/11 campaign

raise awareness/perception of Rotary – its uniqueness as an organisation

attract new members