On October 24, World Polio Day, the Presque Isle Rotary Club set up in Presque Isle high school’s cafeteria. Students were given the option to donate $1 (or optional amount) to raise money for polio awareness.
This fundraiser gives students the chance to help in the eradication of polio. After donating, the Rotary Club paints the participant’s pinky purple.
According to the Rotary Club of Presque Isle’s website, “Rotary International has achieved a 99 percent reduction of polio worldwide.” Beginning in 1985, Rotary has immunized over 2.5 billion children in 122 countries.
To spread the word, anytime someone asks why your pinky is purple, you tell them about eradicating polio. “My pinky was purple because it helps support a good cause,” Bobbi Guerrette ’25.
