Wilkin & Sons Ltd. (Tiptree Jam) has given 52,000 specially branded jars of plum and Purple4Polio greengage jam to Rotarians across Britain and Ireland. They will be Purple4Polio encouraged to use the jam to raise awareness of the campaign and to fill the empty jars with coins. The aim is to raise up to £1 million, and with matching funding through Rotary, this £1 million will become £3 million. Polio eradication has become a personal mission for Eve Conway, the President of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. She has recently returned from India where she joined British Rotarians on the frontline in the fight against the disease. India was declared polio free in 2014 but there are still vital ongoing national immunisation campaigns giving polio drops to every single child under 5 years old in order to keep the country free of the disease. Eve Conway says: to celebrate our immense achievement so far and remind everyone we are so “We want close now to goal of a polio free world. With just 37 cases worldwide last Rotary’s year, it’s absolutely vital we push this last step. We truly are on the brink of an historic milestone and this year we could see the last case of polio worldwide.” Purple4Polio Speakers at the IWD Tea Party launch will include: Purple4Polio - Julia Roberts, broadcaster, author and Rotary Ambassador. Julia contracted polio when she was just 14 months old but went on to become a professional dancer; the start of a long and successful career in the entertainment and broadcasting industry. Jane Garvey, the presenter of will share her stories of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ hugely inspirational women, in honour of many humanitarian projects to help Rotary’s women around the world. - and Emily Buchanan, author and former World Affairs Correspondent for the BBC, will speak on why a is so vital in news coverage. woman’s perspective The mesmerising young singer from Yorkshire, Bethany Hare will provide a musical interlude. Bethany won a Rotary when she was 12 for her ‘Young Citizen Award’ inspirational fund-raising. has raised tens of thousands of Her charity, Bethany’s Smile, pounds for children with life-threatening illnesses. Typhoo and Tiptree Jam will also be represented at the event.
Wilkin & Sons Ltd. (Tiptree Jam) has given 52,000 specially branded jars of plum and greengage Purple4Polio jam to Rotarians across Britain and Ireland. They will be encouraged to use the jam to raise awareness of the Purple4Polio campaign and to fill the empty jars with coins. The aim is to raise up to £1 million, and with matching funding through Rotary, this £1 million will become £3 million. Polio eradication has become a personal mission for Eve Conway, the President of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. She has recently returned from India where she joined British Rotarians on the frontline in the fight against the disease. India was declared polio free in 2014 but there are still vital ongoing national immunisation campaigns giving polio drops to every single child under 5 years old in order to keep the country free of the disease. Eve Conway says: “We want to celebrate our immense achievement so far and remind everyone we are so close now to Rotary’s goal of a polio free world. With just 37 cases worldwide last year, it’s absolutely vital we push this last step. We truly are on the brink of an historic milestone and this year we could see the last case of polio worldwide.” Speakers at the IWD Purple4Polio Tea Party launch will include: Julia Roberts, broadcaster, author and Rotary Purple4Polio Ambassador. Julia contracted polio when she was just 14 months old but went on to become a professional dancer; the start of a long and successful career in the entertainment and broadcasting industry. - Jane Garvey, the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ will share her stories of hugely inspirational women, in honour of Rotary’s many humanitarian projects to help women around the world. - and Emily Buchanan, author and former World Affairs Correspondent for the BBC, will speak on why a woman’s perspective is so vital in news coverage. The mesmerising young singer from Yorkshire, Bethany Hare will provide a musical interlude. Bethany won a Rotary ‘Young Citizen Award’ when she was 12 for her inspirational fund-raising. Her charity, Bethany’s Smile, has raised tens of thousands of pounds for children with life-threatening illnesses. Typhoo and Tiptree Jam will also be represented at the event.
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