Parkinson’s Park is lovely this time of year, where you can enjoy fresh air and spring flowers. This year, the park supports a great cause: Purple4Polio.

Parkinson’s Park has teamed up with Aireborough Rotary Club. They have planted purple crocus bulbs. These bulbs add color to highlight that polio remains a global issue.

See if you can find the word “POLIO” made from purple crocuses at the top of the park.

The purple color is important. On mass polio immunization days, a child’s little finger is painted purple. This shows they have received the vaccine.

Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland’s Purple4Polio campaign invites communities to help eliminate polio. Each year, Rotary clubs plant millions of purple crocus bulbs to raise awareness.

See here for more details on Purple4Polio