PURPLE 4 POLIO

Rotary has a World-wide programme to eradicate polio.
This work has continued despite the pandemic when the World has been thinking about a new disease.

One of the many Rotarians who volunteer to immunise children across the World administering the vaccine

Rotary going PURPLE for a polio-free world!

We are very close to fulfilling Rotary’s promise made when we started our campaign to rid the World of polio in 1985 but we all need to work together to be able to cross the finishing line.  Continuing to immunise every child is absolutely critical in the fight against polio and makes it ever more important that we all renew and strengthen our advocacy and fundraising efforts to eradicate this disease and fulfill our promise to the World. To claim full eradication there needs to be three years with no new cases - currently just a handful of cases are reported from Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Helping Witham  Rotary Club to raise awarness of the campaign is Naomi, our very own bear with a purple dress as the photo shows.  Also in the photo is Naomi who was originally from Kenya.  As a small child she had a form of polio and made a near-full recovery - our bear is named after her.

Find out more about the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and Rotary's part in it, click this End Polio Now link.


 

  For more information about this campaoign and about the Witham Rotary Club click the contact button.

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One of the many Rotarians who volunteer to immunise children across the World administering the vaccine

Rotary has a World-wide programme to eradicate polio. This work has continued despite the pandemic when the World has been thinking about a new disease.

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Charter certficate photo

2024 - A Year for us to Celebrate. Our Club was formed on 12th January 1949 so many Memories and Experiences to Share and Celebrate at our 2024 Charter Lunch on Sunday 7th April 2024

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Templars School and a dictionary page

Every Year-5 or Year-6 child at a junior school in Witham is presented with a dictionary. And Autumn 2023 was no exception.

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The Club supported several cahrites during the last year despite the disruptions of Covid.

Here are a few logos of some charities we have recently supported and selected photos of recent presentations of typical donations.

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I found the back runner

The Carnival Day Duck Race is run in July every year. The ducks enter the River Brain after the Carnival procession has passed along Bridge Street about 215 PM.

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Membership leads to fellowship - enjoyment of each others company and friendship - and service to the community

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