Local Rotarians have planted hundreds of tulips as part of the organization’s “End Polio Now” campaign.
Belleville Rotarians, working with City of Belleville employees, planted some 500 tulips around the Rotary “Children of Hope” monument at the corner of Station and Pinnacle streets to support Polio Plus Program.
The “End Polio Now” tulip campaign began in 2013 in the Netherlands and has since spread to many Rotary clubs around the world.
The Rotary Club has attractive gift boxes, containing 25 tulips for sale at $25 a box.
The End Polio Now tulip features a yellow base highlighted with a red flame.
After reimbursing the supplier, about half the proceeds go to Polio Plus.
When the funds are matched two to one by Rotary’s partner, the Gates Foundation, the proceeds from each box will vaccinate 40 children against polio.
For more information, contact Rotarian and Tulip Coordinator Terrence Thomas at 613-961-7143 or monkscell@outlook.com.
