Month: March 2016
Successful Women Mentor Youth Through Rotary
When Clara Montanez was a student, she never heard the word mentoring. The idea of having a role model help you pursue your ambitions was
A Wave of Compassion
From the April 2016 issue of The Rotarian What Kerstin Jeska-Thorwart remembers is the silence. No birds chirping, no dogs barking, no car engines revving.
Institute Equips Regional Leaders to Advance Rotary’s Story
Regional leaders from around the globe gathered at Rotary World Headquarters in Evanston in early March for training they will use to inspire members in
Rotary International Director Inspires Local Clubs To Make A Difference
BANGOR and QUEBEC — It isn’t every weekend that a director of a board of a massive international organization motivates an entire group of future
The clean water and sanitation crisis: How we can do better
On this year’s World Water Day, more than 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation facilities. One in nine people lack access to safe water, and
RI Board at Evanston
Rotary’s Board of Directors spent three days addressing dozens of issues that boiled down to one: How will the organisation Harris founded thrive in its
Reaching out to the mentally challenged
The Rotary Club of Poona Midtown, D 3131, donated a bus, an 8-seater van, an automatic paper plate and bowl-making machine, computers and accessories, paper
Rotary Cows in Shimoga
Most religions hold milch cows in high reverence; they are venerated as symbols of wealth and gifting a cow is considered the highest form of
Band Baaja Baaraat
RC Amritsar Midtown, RI District 3070, under the Mass Marriages project, organised the marriages of 24 couples as per their respective rituals. Rs 35,000 was
Letters to the Editor – March 2016
Jaipur Institute The January magazine was very interesting with your outstanding editorial and RI President’s Report Card. Institutions these days need men of such stature
The Foodie side of a Sindhi
Most Sindhis are proud of their traditional recipes handed down to them by ancestors…Even in this age of burgers, pizzas and French fries. “Cooking good
Rotary made me what I am today
He calls me to say how much he enjoyed the January issue “which was so colourful and I love your writing style. You write so
Is ‘happiness’ overrated?
Is happiness overrated? Of course it is! Reading the most popular writing or browsing the internet you will always find clichéd articles on How to
Exquisite Vavs of Gujarat
Right from childhood, many of our visits to Gujarat would be considered incomplete without a visit to two of the beautiful structures that had always
Children’s day out at Raj Bhavan
The sprawling lawns of the Kolkata Raj Bhavan came alive with the merry sounds and peals of laughter when a Christmas party was organised for
Exceeding TRF goals during trying times
If ever the Rotarians of a tiny country such as Nepal, devastated by the earthquake of April 2015, needed a shot in the arm to
Celebrating Generosity
A more dignified way to celebrate Valentine’s Day would have been difficult to find in aamchi Mumbai, where Rotarians had turned out in their elegant
TRF Chair Message – March 2016
Arch Klumph had an idea — how good was it? When Arch Klumph was president of Rotary in 1916–17, he suggested in a speech at
Let’s make India Literate
Sachin Tendulkar has said, “There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families’
Rotarian spouses at San Diego Zoo
Little Ayesha wouldn’t let go of her new comforter. It was a sight to watch her swing from branch to branch with the pillow tucked