THE US VASECTOMY TOUR

NOVEMBER 7-9

Des Moines, IA
to Trenton, MO (137 miles, 2h 13min)

Des Moines, originally named Fort Raccoon, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Iowa. The city’s population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics; as the state’s capital, it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle.

In Des Moines, the WVD vasectomy clinic will be attending the G-NBA basketball game between the Iowa Wolves vs. Sioux Falls Sky. 

NOVEMBER 10

Trenton, MO
to Kansas City, MO (113 miles, 1h 54min)

Kansas City, MO
to Columbia, MO (126 miles, 1h 57min)

Trenton, named after Trenton NJ, is a small city in Grundy County, Missourites. Tt’s population was 6,001 at the 2010 census. 

The city used to be the world’s largest producer of vienna sausages (at its biggest employer, the ConAgra Grocery Foods plant, now owned by Nestlé).

During our visit, we will have a talk with Pastor Del Weyer and an interview with MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) group. Such a visit!

Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. According to the U.S. Census in 2020, the city had a population of 508,090 and was the 36th most-populous city in the USA. 

Kansas is believed to be named after a Native American tribe whose name means “people of the wind”, because it tends to get real winfy… No wonder the helicopter was invented here 109 years ago!

Our agenda here is to drive around this beautiful city and hit some hot spots!

NOVEMBER 11

Columbia, MO
to St. Louis, MO (124 miles, 1h 55min)

The city was  founded in 1764 as a French fur-trading village and was named after King Louis IX.  In 1804 Thomas Jefferson signed the Louisiana Purchase, making it american soil. 

Today St. Louis has an estimated population of over 2.8 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. 

St, Louis has a long history of inventions such as the ice cream cone, toasted ravioli, provel cheese, gooey butter cake (city’s most famous food inventions), also iced tea and 7up were both invented here!

In this innovative city, we shall perform vasectomies in our mobile clinic along Planned Parenthood. Stay tuned!

NOVEMBER 12

St. Louis, MO
to Alton, IL (25.8 miles, 33min)

Alton, IL
to Indianapolis, IN (246 miles, 3h 45min)

Indianapolis, IN
to Columbus, OH (175 miles, 2h 46min)

Indianapolis, or Indy, has a consolidated population of 977,642 inhabitants. The state’s name derived from the word Indiana (meaning “Land of the Indians”, or simply “Indian Land”), and polis, the Greek word for “city.” 

This city is home to three Fortune 500 companies, two major league sports clubs, four university campuses, and several museums, including one of the world’s largest children’s museums. However, Indianapolis is perhaps best known for annually hosting the world’s largest single-day sporting event, the Indy 500.

While visiting this amazing city, we will have a meeting with Dr. Don Snyder from the “No Stork Vasectomy Clinic”, talking about insights and vasectomies’ anecdotes. 

With a population of 905,748 (2020 Census) Columbus, Ohio’s capital, is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. In 2016, Money magazine named Columbus as one of its top six best big cities in which to live.

Many big personalities came from here; so far, the United States has had 44 different presidents. Eight hailed from Ohio: William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding. Also, the first woman to fly a plane around the world was from Columbus! Geraldine Mock (1964) flew around the world in a single-engine Cessna named the Spirit of Columbus. Her trip took 29 days, 11 hours and 59 minutes between takeoff and landing at the Columbus International Airport. 

Keeping up with the excitement of its people, we will meet with the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club for a thrilling interview.

NOVEMBER 13

Columbus, OH
to Cleveland, OH (143 miles, 2h 13min)

The City of Cleveland, is a city located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada. It is the largest city on Lake Erie, and anchors the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area (CSA). It ranks as the 53rd-largest city in the U.S.,[6] as a larger portion of the metropolitan population lives outside the central city. 

Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named. It grew into a major manufacturing center due to its location on both the river and the lake shore, as well as numerous canals and railroad lines. 

Designated as a “Gamma -” global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network,[12] the city’s major cultural institutions include the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Orchestra, Playhouse Square, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

NOVEMBER 14

Cleveland, OH
to Pittsburgh, PA (93 miles, 2h 14min)

Pittsburgh is a city in the state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. 302,971 residents live within the city limits as of the 2020 US Census, making it the 68th-largest city in the U.S. and the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, behind Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh is known both as “the Steel City” for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the “City of Bridges” for its 446 bridges. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains led to the region being contested by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.

Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in the manufacturing of other important materials (aluminum and glass) and in the petroleum industry.

After the deindustrialization of the mid-20th century, Pittsburgh has transformed into a hub for the health care, education, and technology industries.

In 2015, Pittsburgh was listed among the “eleven most livable cities in the world”. The Economist’s Global Liveability Ranking placed Pittsburgh as the most or second-most livable city in the United States in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2018. The region is a hub for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and energy extraction.

NOVEMBER 15

Pittsburgh, PA
to Hershey, PA (215 miles, 3h 31min)

Allentown is the 233rd-largest city in the United States and, as of the 2020 census, has a total population of 125,845. Allentown is the fastest growing major city in Pennsylvania as well as the third-largest city overall in Pennsylvania, behind only Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in terms of total population. The city, founded in 1762, celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2012.

Allentown is approximately 55 miles (89 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth-most populous city in the U.S. 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Scranton and the Wyoming Valley, 80 miles (130 km) east-northeast of Harrisburg, the state capital, and 85 miles (137 km) west of New York City, the nation’s largest city.

Allentown was one of only six communities in the country to have been named a “national success story” in April 2016 by the Urban Land Institute for its downtown redevelopment and transformation that has generated nearly $1 billion in new development projects as of April 2019.

Allentown is the 233rd-largest city in the United States and, as of the 2020 census, has a total population of 125,845. Allentown is the fastest growing major city in Pennsylvania as well as the third-largest city overall in Pennsylvania, behind only Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in terms of total population. The city, founded in 1762, celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2012.

Allentown is approximately 55 miles (89 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth-most populous city in the U.S. 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Scranton and the Wyoming Valley, 80 miles (130 km) east-northeast of Harrisburg, the state capital, and 85 miles (137 km) west of New York City, the nation’s largest city.

Allentown was one of only six communities in the country to have been named a “national success story” in April 2016 by the Urban Land Institute for its downtown redevelopment and transformation that has generated nearly $1 billion in new development projects as of April 2019.

NOVEMBER 16

Hershey, PA
to Lancaster, PA (28.1 miles, 35min)

Lancaster, PA
to Philadelphia, PA (68.8 miles, 1h 21min)

Philadelphia, PA
to New York City, NY (94.6 miles, 1h 37min)

NOVEMBER 17-20

New York City, NY

New York City, or NYC for short, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), it is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. With over 20 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and approximately 23 million in its combined statistical area, it is one of the world’s most populous megacities. 

New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, significantly influencing commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports, and is the most photographed city in the world. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy, and has sometimes been called the capital of the world.

The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. New York is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world as of 2016. In 2019, New York was voted the greatest city in the world per a survey of over 30,000 people from 48 cities worldwide, citing its cultural diversity.