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Ballarat, Ararat, Hamilton, Port Fairy, Port Campbell, Colac and return to Ballarat....OUR GOAL..

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"If we all have the fortitude to see this effort through to the end, then we will eradicate polio." - Bill Gates




Thanks to Rotary and its partners, the world has seen polio cases plummet by more than 99 percent, preventing five million instances of child paralysis and 250,000 deaths. When Rotary began its eradication work, polio infected more than 350,000 children annually. In 2011, fewer than 1,000 cases were reported worldwide.

But the polio cases represented by that final 1 percent are the most difficult and expensive to prevent. Challenges include geographic isolation, worker fatigue, armed conflict, and cultural barriers.


That’s why it’s so important to generate the funding needed to End Polio Now. To fail is to invite a polio resurgence that would condemn millions of children to lifelong paralysis in the years ahead.



The bottom line is this: As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children — wherever they live — remain at risk.


Monday, March 1, 2010

Secrets of the knick



Photo : Knicking off on the Great Vic Bike Ride , 2007

Secrets of the Bike Knick : Today's Question You Were Always Too Afraid To Ask is ... What is actually inside a bike knick ? They seem to be constructed to be unnecessarily revealing in some departments and mysteriously padded in others . Should middle aged -to-elderly Rotarians ever wear bike knicks ? Or is the mysterious padding to do with continence ? And are there any undies under those bike knicks ?

Well, we are happy to reveal to you the innermost Secrets of the Bike Knick, only because you are supporters of our Ride to End Polio Now. The bike knick has chamois (pronounced "shammy"- could be true too !) - chamois leather inside , stitched in - to protect and cushion nether regions, and absorb sweat (sorry about that). There are no seams to chafe. Katrina , along with 99.99% of the world's bike riders , maintains that one doesn't wear undies as well -as that would defeat the purpose - ie to have wet cotton next to the skin. Bruce, being a good Rotarian, is modest and always wears undies under his bike knicks . Is this TMI (too much information) ?

Would you like more information on washing bike knicks, design of bike seats , what men should watch out for, and more ? ... Let us know ....
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