Friday lunch bunch meetings be on the following dates below, meeting at Liberty Public House at 12pm, please let Cliff McFerren know if you're coming so that food may be ordered.
March 8th
March 15th
March 22nd
March 29th
Board meeting for March will be on Thursday March 7th in the evening. Any questions please contact president Ken Brooks.
NHS - Tuesday March 5th @ WLHS Auditorium - 7pm
Annually our club shares with providing either a speaker or dessert, this is the year we do DESSERT and REFRESHMENTS, so we are needing volunteers to help serve dessert and refreshments that evening. Please contact President Ken Brooks to help
OUR CLUB WILL BE HELPING SERVE SNACKS - Meet @ 5:30, serve @ 6, done by 6:30pm. PLEASE CONTACT PRESIDENT KEN BROOKS TO HELP
D6000 Community Service Grant- Management Learning Seminar attended....
A note from President Elect Jake Burroughs from this past weekends attended learning seminar....
"President Elect Jake Burroughs, President Nominee Mark Smith, Gretchen Nollman- D6000 CSG Co Chair, and board member Bill Koellner attended Grant Management Learning Seminar at the WL Community Center Saturday March 2. This is a requirement for our club to be eligible to submit a grant request to the Rotary Foundation. Lots was shared with regard to how donating to the foundation ( the $100 portion of our dues goes towards EREY) impacts our ability to receive the grant dollars, but also how it positively impacts the world around us. Thanks to all Rotarians who make West Liberty Rotary Club one of the highest giving clubs in the district. It is often noted."
100 Year Project update:
As of last Meeting December 8th, 2023 - Ken Brooks has an update of the following for the 100 year project:
1 year away on dec 21,2024 and new logo to kick it off! There will be time to host several committee events for publicizing rotary and fundraising for rotary. So far we have Fair activities along with the Hot Cocoa at WL Holiday Open House
The Ball Drop fundraiser is to be coordinated with when the Football Field and Athletic Complex is opening up next fall. Ask Ken and Jacob for more details or any questions you have.
Also there will be a Spring Fundraiser towards the 100 year which is a Murder Mystery Progressive Dinner that Allie Paarsmith is heading up. Anyone wanting help more with the Spring Fundraiser please get with Allie Paarsmith.
Other Ideas discussed in the coming months.....
Movie theatre for family night or movie nights at Ron de voo
Musicians sponsored with Ron de voo summer of arts group with lph
Free swimming at the pool for summer
Christmas ball in December - celebration, invite entire community, 1920’s theme, community center or school due to having a video with members to be shown
100 banner on poles work with chamber potentially
100 year shirts
Again, any questions please contact Ken Brooks and Jacob Burroughs.
Polio Update as of 3/4/2024
Terry's Polio Eradication Update
For the week ending 2/24/24
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 17 weeks since the Onset of Paralysis of the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Note - The 2023 Wild Polio Case Count number is expected to be final in the next week or two.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization would like to extend gratitude to Rotary International for the generous contribution of US$69.19 million in 2023 to support technical assistance in headquarters and the African and Eastern Mediterranean Regions, operational costs for Supplemental Immunization Activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, global outbreak response, surveillance in Nigeria, and research activities.
Save the Date: World Immunization Week, 24-30 April
The World Health Organization recognizes 24-30 April each year as World Immunization Week. Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative use the annual event to highlight the critical importance of polio vaccinations in protecting children from the debilitating effects of polio. World Immunization Week is also a key moment in the year to show the success of vaccines in reducing polio cases by more than 99.9% since the GPEI was established in 1988, which provides proof that #VaccinesWork.
Total Wild Polio cases
Year-to-date 2024
Total
2023
Total
2022
Total
2021
Total
2020
Globally
0
12
30
6
140
- in endemic countries:
0
12
22
5
140
- in post-endemic countries:
0
0
8
1
0
2024 Wild Polio Case Total - 0
2024 Circulating Variant Polio Case Total - 0
2023 Wild Polio Case Total 12 - Afghanistan 6, Pakistan 6
2022 Circulating Variant Polio Cases – 914 in 26 Countries
2023 Circulating Variant Polio Case Total - 504 Benin - 3, Burkina Faso - 2, Burundi - 1, Central African Republic - 14, Chad - 54, Cote d' Ivoire - 6, DR Congo - 223, Guinea - 46, Indonesia - 6, Israel - 1, Kenya - 8, Madagascar - 24, Mali - 12, Mauritania - 1, Mozambique - 5,Niger - 2, Nigeria - 81, Somalia - 5, South Sudan - 2, Tanzania - 3, Yemen - 4, Zambia - 1, Zimbabwe - 1.
New Polio Cases & Samples reported this week - (all cases 2023)
Pakistan: two WPV1-positive environmental samples
DR Congo: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
Egypt: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
Guinea: four cVDPV2 cases and three positive environmental samples
Quote of the Day - "Rotary is the heart & soul of polio eradication." Bill Gates, Jr
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. No Wild Polio cases reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023. Twenty Wild Polio cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 10/24/23. Two WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. No Wild Polio cases reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023, Two Wild Polio Cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 9/4/23. No WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!
20,500,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor
Rotary Region 36 END POLIO NOW Coordinator 2024-27
Also note that if your spouse/partner are both members of our club, you are getting 2 copies of the Rotary Magazine, that will change effective January 1, 2021 to where your household will only receive 1 copy now.
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