End Polio Now – 24th October 2020 – Part 2
Evening – St Mary’s Church & Wandsworth Town Hall
Photographs thanks to local professional photographer, Tammy Marlar
Read all about it on the Wandsworth Council's website: Wandsworth Town Hall lit up purple for World Polio Day.
The Challenge - Part 2
Rotary Clubs around the world mark October 24, World Polio Day with fundraising and events.
Putney Rotary Club wanted to raise awareness of polio in our community, and raise funds for the global campaign to end polio. After a day of selling baked goods at our Halloween bake sale at St Mary's Church Square, we headed over to Wandsworth Town Hall to see it lit up in deep purple for polio.
President of Putney Rotary Club, Lu McCance-Price commented, "We are so proud that St Mary’s Church and Wandsworth Council, partnered with us to show our community how much they care and marked World Polio Day in the borough of Wandsworth.
By lighting up these historic landmarks in Wandsworth, we’re recognising the work of Rotary and our partners and the millions of people involved in so many ways in the fight for a polio free world."
Rotary's World Polio Eradication Initiative
In August 2020, Rotary and the world celebrated a significant milestone, as the World Health Organization certified the Africa region, which includes 47 countries, free from wild polio. This leaves just Pakistan and Afghanistan as the two remaining polio endemic countries in the world.
But despite this momentous progress, more challenging work lies ahead to eradicate the disease for good.
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For the morning's Halloween Bake Sale, read - Part 1
The Solution - Part 2
Wandsworth Council & St Mary's Church were hugely supportive of our intiative.
Wandsworth Mayor Cllr Jane Cooper & Deputy Mayor Cllr. Sue McKinney with their efficient team at Wandsworth Council, pulled out all the stops to support Putney Rotary Club's call to action to light up the Town Hall in Purple for polio awareness in the Wandsworth community.
Many polio related activities around the world use the colour purple, which has become a symbolic colour in the fight against polio. Wandsworth Council agreed to light the Town Hall in purple and so did St Mary's Church on the river Thames, in Putney, giving Putney Rotary Club their full support.
Deputy Mayor of Wandsworth, Sue McKinney said, “Despite the rain, what a good turnout for the Rotary World Polio Day with the Town Hall purple! Rotary have worked alongside organisations such as WHO and UNICEF to ensure "Every Last Child" gets the vaccine, so the children of the future are protected.
Polio is such a debilitating disease and so many people globally are working constantly to eradicate it - just two countries to go!”
- Wandsworth Deputy Mayor, Sue McKinney
- Wandsworth Mayor - Cllr Jane Cooper
- Berni and the team from St Mary's Church, Putney.
But wait, there's even more - Part 3!
Friends of Wandsworth Park and Wandsworth Council support our Putney's Club's purple crocus planting for End Polio Now!
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