Purple pinkie painted nails pay off for Rotaract
The CCU Rotaract Club was recently named Rotaract Club of the Month by International Rotary (out of approximately 1,200 clubs internationally).Coastal Carolina University and the Club were featured in the Rotary International online newsletter for January for the top "End Polio Now" Success Story.
Last Nov. 16, purple fingernails began appearing on pinkie fingers all over the CCU campus as part of Purple Pinkie Day, held by members of the university's Rotaract club to raise money for polio eradication. Members of the sponsor Rotary Club of Carolina Forest Sunrise joined in for this special day on campus. The Carolina Forest Chick-fil-A also participated, offering free chicken biscuits, coupons and an interactive game.
The students were inspired by the practice of painting children's fingernails purple once they received the polio vaccine. More than 400 students and faculty participated in the Purple Pinkie Day, raising more than $700 to support Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio. Purple pinkies flooded the campus, reminding each and every donor how a small contribution can save one more child from the polio virus.
Learn more about the campaign and help End Polio Now at www.rotary.org/endpolio.
