Since World Polio Day last month, Bury Abbey Rotary Club has been raising both funds and awareness of the Rotary Foundation’s End Polio Now campaign.
Last week members of the club were at St Benedict’s School to speak at a school assembly.
The School Council representatives from each tutor group in Years 7 and 8 then joined Rotary members to plant the bulbs.
These students have opted to represent the voice of their year group to bring about positive change in school. It is hoped that these students might join the school’s newly formed Interact group - a student leadership group, supported by Rotary.
Rotarian Max Weatherby said: “We are very fortunate to have a successful vaccination programme against polio in the UK but polio still affects children in certain parts of our world.
"When the purple crocuses bloom in February, they will provide some nice colour around the grounds and these students will remember why they planted them.”
St Benedict’s Year 7 student Manuel Manoj said: “I really enjoyed planting these flowers because soon all the dull areas of the school will be bright purple. I hope that everyone will take care of these wonderful buds”.
Readers can find out more on the Rotary Foundation microsite https://www.endpolio.org/
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