Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal disease. Fortunately, although incurable, Polio is easy to prevent. A child can be vaccinated for just 50p, protecting the child against this terrible disease for life. Through one of the world’s biggest immunisation programmes, Polio has been 99 per cent eradicated – so this is one last push to destroy the disease for good.

Why is it called Purple Pinkie? When a child is vaccinated, they have a purple stamp put on their little finger. So each Purple Pinkie brings us closer to making Polio history.

By supporting the Purple Pinkie campaign, you can help make the pain and life-limiting effects of Polio a thing of the past.
Thanks for Life', a project involving the Rotary clubs and members of Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI), to highlight the humanitarian work of Rotarians with the aim of helping to eradicate polio throughout the world.
As well as raising awareness, the first phase of the project, in the 12 months to April 2010, raised over £1 million It involved thousands of schools around the country and most of the 1,850 Rotary clubs across RIBI. An amazing start!

The second phase of the project aims to build on that success with events and activities on and around Rotary Day - February 23rd 2011.

Members of the Rotary Club of Skegness have been visiting local Primary schools in an effort to raise awareness of the need to eradicate polio.

All of the schools have welcomed us and are fund raising on our behalf through the Purple Pinky