Day: June 1, 2016
A lifeline for children
After a heart surgery, Farirai has returned home to Zimbabwe with a mended heart. The four-year-old was suffering from a congenital heart disorder (CHD)
Global Grant Project is Growing Tall in Korea
Every Tuesday at 1 pm, students at Andong Yeongmyeong School wait for their Rotarian friends to arrive. Occasionally, they play sports or go on field
Midnight Marathon
Into its ninth year, the Bengaluru Midnight Marathon (BMM), under the theme Run for a Happy Bengaluru, thundered recently to an explosive start at the
Keep moderate, regular exercise going
The preventive benefits of regular, moderate intensity exercise are well known. We know that it reduces obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol
Old cars on new roads
In its bid to highlight the historical monuments, art, culture and traditions of the ancient city of Allahabad and raise funds for its various humanitarian
A day of Sunshine
Ninety years ago, as members of RC Calcutta, D 3291, concluded their regular Tuesday lunch at the Grand Hotel, children from poor families queued outside
Women Masons Build On Dreams
The dull, grey skies of Assam could hardly dampen the spirits of the seven women trained as masons and entrusted with the responsibility of building
A feisty police officer
What is immediately striking about the biography Caught by the Police is the deep reverence of the children for their father. The book is co-authored
Dying, dying, dead
There are many reasons why you should read this book but two stand out: one, it makes you wish you had written it because
The History of Income Tax
Benjamin Franklin, when he was not inventing bifocal lenses and lightning rods, was busy founding the USA. He was many, many other things as well,
Pope welcomes Rotary to Jubilee Audience
Thousands of Rotarians, motivated by a special invitation from Pope Francis, gathered at the Vatican in Rome on April 30, to celebrate a message
From the Editor’s Desk – June 2016
Wanted: Missing subscribers … As a new Rotary year knocks on our doors and clubs and districts as well as several RI leaders at top
We need to transform Rotary
He comes from a modest family background; his father was educated only up to the 8th grade, and though born in the US, his
District Scores – June 2016 Issue
RC Kumbakonam RI District 2981 A seminar to promote and maintain rooftop gardens was organised for 300 participants. __________________________________________________________________ RC Salem Young RI District 2982
Importance of KPI
We are in a changing world. It is true that time and tide wait for none. How do we remain relevant in this world? The
Avvai School gets a 3-Star Sanitation Block
Reacting to the neatly done up toilet block facility, where every minute detail has been taken care of, at the Avvai Home Orphanage School in
A colourful Convention at Seoul
When over 43,000 people from 100 different countries and cultures converge in one place, wearing vibrant colours, speaking different languages and flashing smiles of
Rotary Fellowship Aces First Tennis Championship Held in the US
Eugene McNease had competed in world championship tournaments of the International Tennis Fellowship of Rotarians in such illustrious cities as Vienna; Barcelona, Spain; and Salerno,
Keeping a Lid on Cancer in Sri Lanka
When the Rotary Club of Colombo, Sri Lanka, launched the National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Centre in 2004, the clinic operated in a small,