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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 14, 2011

Tsunami

The Riding to End Polio team is devastated to hear the shocking news of the tsunami.  We can't imagine the horror of it.  We will continue cycling, and be grateful that there is a simple prevention for the scourge of polio - all it takes is will and money - and in this case, it has been the community that has done it.  Eradication of polio from the face of the earth is achievable; sadly prevention of tsunamis is probably not.  Our thoughts, prayers and sympathy to all those affected in Japan.
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