Kenmore East Interact Club Does Purple Pinkie Project to END POLIO NOW!On Wednesday, May 7th at Franklin Middle & Elementary Schools the Interact Club at Kenmore East High School, led by Interact Advisor Katie Struckmann and members of the Rotary Club of Kenmore, Rotary Club of Amherst and UB Rotaract visited the schools for the Purple Pinkie Project!
Since 1985, Rotary International began raising funds to help eliminate the Poliovirus worldwide. Although Polio has been wiped out in all but three nations, people and children living in third-world nations are susceptible to it. The hope is that by raising funds to fight against Polio, this deadly disease will be completely eliminated. In countries where the threat of polio remains, children still receive their polio vaccine by mouth. When vaccinating millions of children in a short period of time it is impossible to document so, every child has their pinkie nail of their left hand painted with an indelible purple marker to ensure they only receive one dose.
The Rotary Club of Kenmore is excited that the Kenmore East Interact Club held the Purple Pinkie Project for the first time this year! Students at Franklin Middle School raised $165 and students at Franklin Elementary School raised $235 for a total of $400 being donated to the Rotary Foundation PolioPlus fund!