Vermilion Schools Join Rotary Club’s Fight Against Polio

The Vermilion Rotary Club took significant steps in the fight against polio, raising awareness and collecting donations at three local schools.

On March 6, a group of Vermilion Rotarians visited Vermilion Elementary School to teach them about their project of contributing to eradicating polio around the world. Margaret McCormack also talked about how everyone can make a difference in our communities and the world. Thanks so much for joining us!

The Vermilion Rotary Interact Club at J.R. Robson hosted a bake sale during lunch hour. The sale featured $2 baked goods, with some decorated with purple icing to symbolize the cause. One dollar from each cupcake was donated to the Rotary’s End Polio Now Campaign with the other $1 going toward Interact Club projects.

Rotarians also visited St. Jerome’s School to educate students and teachers about polio. The initiative allowed participants to learn about the disease, contribute donations, and mark their pinkie fingers with a washable, non-toxic purple marker. This symbolic gesture mirrors the dye used to identify immunized children in polio-endemic areas.