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Rotary Clubs help to end the scourge of Polio in India by


Planting Purple Crocus and London gets lit up T


his year Rotary on its 107th birthday on 23rd February will


be celebrating the success of its ‘End Polio Now’ campaign run with the World Health Organisation, to rid the world of Polio. This disease, no longer the scourge of British children, is still rife in a number of countries in the world, and last year Rotary worldwide raised $200 mil- lion (£127milion) to immunize all children in countries still affected by polio.


for the first time has been complete- ly free from polio – only Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan still have cases – and Rotary is working to end polio there too.


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avering has played its part in this wonderful effort, and last


year Havering Rotary Clubs, though the generosity of Havering residents, raised nearly £9,000 to


ow Rotary is delighted to announce that last year India


end polio. At the same time, to celebrate the End Polio Now cam- paign last year, the Havering Clubs planted thousands of purple flowering Crocus corms In Lodge Farm Park, Wennington Common, and Ravensbourne and Engayne schools - which will all soon be in bloom.


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elebrations are now taking part throughout the world to


celebrate Rotary’s work towards ending polio – and in Britain, Rota- ry will mark it's 107th Birthday on the evening of 23rd February 2012 - by lighting up, at around 6pm, the Tower of London, beaming the words "End Polio Now" and the Rotary wheel onto the iconic and historic White Tower. This will form part of a global campaign by Rotary International with iconic buildings being lit up around the world.


hen President George visited Engayne Primary School on Friday 24th. February 2012 he was delighted to see that all the croci that were planted last


year were up and making a good show. It looks as if they have done what croci do and multiplied.


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