On Thursday April 29, the Fairfield Rotary club held their annual Purple Pinkie Project on the Fairfield Elementary and Intermediate Campuses. The Club raised $409.98 to be donated to Rotary Polio Plus.
Why is it called Purple Pinkie? When a child is vaccinated, they have a purple stamp put on their little finger. Each Purple Pinkie brings us closer to making Polio history.
When Rotary took up the challenge to eradicate Polio, the virus existed in 125 countries around the world. Today, only 3 countries in the world have continue the transmission of polio (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria). Despite the progress achieved since 1988, as long as a single child remains infected with poliovirus, children in all countries are at risk of contracting the disease.
So the aim is to make one last push to rid the world of Polio once and for all.
(Submitted Photos)
