Touring our District, A Community at a Time
LIVE Streaming Event COVID-19 Telethon
I am excited to invite you to participate in a COVID-19 #RotaryResponds one-hour Telethon to raise critical funds for disaster response. This Facebook Live event will be simulcast on the Rotary Facebook page. The goal is to raise more than $1 million dollars. Rotary’s...
District 5630 “New Normal” Operations
As Rotarians across central and western Nebraska learn to adapt with varying degrees of how the NOVEL CORONAVIRUS is affecting our personal lives, I ask you to think about our 2019-2020 Rotary International theme, “Rotary Connects to World.” Who would have imagined...
COVID-19 Coronavirus message
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. We are in uncharted territory. As our communities continue to be impacted by the evolving effects of the...
Travel History
Beginning on July 1, 2019 the adventure as your District Governor “officially” begins. But really my travels and my journey began a long time ago… View my travel map
Counties
Clubs Visited
Miles Driven
blog posts
NEWS: Mojo Blog
I’m going to plan to post as often as possible, maybe not every day, but as the mood hits me and the need arises to share some worthy. I will share my adventures, some thoughts, some ideas that I gather from all of you, and most of all I hope to have some fun. It will be an exciting year ahead, I hope you all can come along for the journey as I explore Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and eventually HAWAII!
O’Neill Rotary Club Answers the Call
by Amy ShaneRepublished from the http://www.holtindependent.com/ COVID-19 slammed our country earlier this spring and as people of action, members of the O’Neill Rotary Club have answered the call. At a time when many community members have lost their jobs or had...
Alliance Rotary Club supports COVID-19 relief efforts
COVID-19 slammed our country earlier this spring and as people of action, members of the Alliance Rotary Club have answered the call. Through the Support Alliance Initiative, the Alliance Rotary Club sought to ensure the vulnerable population received necessary meals...
Herb Knudsen 1941-2020
In our lives we may never know if we have made an impression on others. We might not realize the impact our friendship has meant to others. We may not understand the importance of our counsel or advice to others. We won't add up all the little acts of kindness that...
Other Mojo Blurbs
Mojo could also be considered as momentum. Think about it, if we are not moving for forward we are either going backwards or making no progress at all. In order to have any momentum, you must have something of substantial force to move or have an effect on another object. Something small is not going to make a difference on something substantial. Think BIG! Make a Difference!
Polio Eradication Update
For The Week June 27, 2020 Polio Eradication Update
Archives for earlier weeks …Click Here
Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!
19,100,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
| Total Cases | YTD ’20 | LY ’19 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Globally in endemic countries |
72 |
176 |
33 |
22 |
37 |
Wild Polio cases reported this week:
Pakistan 2, Afghanistan 3, Nigeria 0
2020 Wild Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2019 Totals) Endemic Countries – 53 Pakistan (2019-147), 19 Afghanistan (2019-29), 0 Nigeria (2019-0)
Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 Polio Eradication Chair & Zone 21B/27 ARRFC
Many of you have asked questions about the recent Vaccine Derived Polio cases. Rotary is quite concerned about the increased numbers of Vaccine Derived cases as well as the Wild Polio cases. Some of the increase in case numbers is due to better surveillance with more cases being identified. When vaccine-derived cases are confirmed, there is an immediate response with vaccinations given in the immediate area. See the attached Q&A’s from the CDC. The CDC has created an outbreak response team and plans to deploy more than 60 CDC staff over the next 6 months to concentrate on Vaccine Derived outbreaks. I hope this will help as you inform your District’s Rotarians about the Vaccine-Induced Polio cases.
Vaccine-Induced Polio Cases – From 2000 to date, 1085 cases of paralytic cVDPV have been reported, 932 (86%) of which were type 2. During the same period, >10 million cases of paralytic polio were averted. Vaccine-associated paralytic polio can occur in children who receive the vaccine, usually after the first dose, or in their susceptible close contacts, for a total of 2–4 cases per birth cohort of 1,000,000 children before the switch from trivalent OPV to bivalent OPV. Since the switch, an estimated 160–240 cases per year of type 2 vaccine-associated paralytic polio have been averted. Cessation of all OPV use after certification of polio eradication will eliminate the risk for VDPV emergence and spread.
Travel Gallery
Traveling to the clubs is certainly the most enjoyable part of the District Governors responsibilities. Meeting all the dedicated Rotarians, their families, friends and community leaders throughout the district is such a thrill for me. For many years I have made my way to clubs as often as much as possible. But this year as YOUR Governor, it is a very special honor to make the return trip to visit. I’m hoping that I can make many trips back over the year of my service to our district.
American Cemetery, Epinal, FR
Kansas City Royals Baseball
GSE Student – Candela Sudano
Big Red Blowout – UNI 8 at NU 44
RYLA Camp, July 2019
Packing School Backpacks
Hot Meals USA Dedication
Club Visitations
Carhenge – Alliance, NE
McCook, NE Visit
Ogallala, NE Visit
A night at the Saloon
