Wolverhampton Rotary Clubs Crocus Planting in Aid of Polio Eradication

Fifty thousand purple crocuses will be planted across Wolverhampton during week commencing Monday, 6^th November as part of the Rotary campaign to eradicate polio from the world.

The five Rotary clubs in Wolverhampton have each purchased 10,000 purple crocus corms to be planted during early November in green spaces throughout the city.

Members of the public are invited to come along to help local primary schools, Rotary and Wolverhampton City Council “dig in” the corms at the following venues between 10am and 12 noon at the following sites:

Monday, 6 November 2017; Tettenhall Upper Green, opposite the Post Office.

Tuesday, 7 November 2017; West Park, adjacent to the café and bandstand.

Wednesday, 8 November 2017; Bantock Park, by the bull sculpture, when the Mayor will be present.

Thursday, 9 November 2017; Wednesfield, next to the Community Centre and library.

Friday, 10 November 2017; Bilston, at the Bert Williams leisure centre.

In 1985, Rotary launched its worldwide PolioPlus program. Since then, Rotary has contributed more than £1.5 billion and countless volunteer hours to immunise more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries against polio. Today, the disease is present in only three countries, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan, with 37 polio cases in 2016, and just 10 so far this year; a massive reduction since the 1980s, when the world saw about 1,000 cases per day. The programme is still ongoing and needs to run for three years after the last reported case.

The purple crocus is the worldwide symbol of the mass immunisation programme whereby children have a purple stamp on their hand to show they have received protection against polio. When the crocuses emerge every spring it will be a reminder of the part Wolverhampton has played in this project.

The sponsoring Rotary Clubs are Bilston and Wolverhampton West, Tettenhall, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, and Wolverhampton St. George’s.

Rotary is a diverse service club which is open for membership to all.

Please click the link here to see the full leaflet.

Crocus leaflet

DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

Please take part in the TREE OF REMEMBRANCE an initiative set up by members of the ROTARY CLUB OF WOLVERHAMPTON. You can see all the details by clicking the link on the menu – TREE of REMEMBRANCE

The form there is ready for printing and when completed can be posted to the address shown, or delivered to the following:Millers the Jewellers in Cleveland Street, WOLVERHAMPTON,  PETER POSH FORMAL HIRE in High Street, TETTENHALL or by the Tree which will be in place from Mid-November. Extra packs are also available at these loctaions.

The package has a Christmas card which explains that by donating a minimum of £5 per person to be remembered you can have a message included and the details will be listed around the Tree in the MANDER CENTRE, printed in the EXPRESS & STAR and listed on the THE ROTARY CLUB website.

The information will list the local Charities who will benefit from the donation you make. You will find a Free Post envelope for posting your application or you can deliver it by hand to either MILLERS, PETER POSH or post it in the Yellow Box by the Tree when it is in place.

Can we wish you and your family a very Happy Christmas.