Month: July 2017
Park City Rotary Club donates to nonprofits
For decades, the Park City Rotary Club (Utah, US — District 5420) has been socking away financial donations and membership dues in hopes of one
Bringing drinking water to a remote village
Drinking water supply is now regularly reaching to all households in Khongwing, a remote village in Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya. Thanks to Delhi-based NGO, The
Rotary builds pit toilets, boreholes in Zambia
Rotary club of Pamodzi (Lusaka, Zambia – District 9210) is constructing 400 modernised pit latrines and boreholes at a cost of K1.3 million in Luchetekelo
Rotary Star Award boosts students’ morale
An award which recognises the personal achievements of children for effort, respect, honesty, loyalty and generosity has been praised by head teachers of primary schools
Rotary memorial for Sam Owori
Rotary International President Ian Riseley has said they are going to establish a memorial fund in the late Sam Owori’s honour. Owori, who was Rotary
Happy Hour for Charity at South Orange Rotary
The Rotary Club of South Orange (New Jersey, US — District 7470) hosted “Happy Hour for Charity” at the Reservoir Restaurant in South Orange on
Bengaluru NGO lights up Odia artisan homes
Bengaluru-based NGO, the Happy Light Project Foundation (HLPF), is lighting up the lives of residents of Gotiguda, a small village in Odisha’s Raygada district. These
First female president at Rutherglen Rotary
A grandmother has become the first ever female President of Rutherglen Rotary Club (Victoria, Australia — District 9790). Pat Paul, the only female to join
Atlanta Convention
Bill Gates outlines final push to end polio $1.2 billion pledge to end polio Atlanta Convention 2017 opens Presidential Peace Conference Ashton Kutcher & Rotary
Shift trees, don’t cut them: Telangana NGO
Trees marked to be cut down for infrastructure projects in Hyderabad can often be saved by translocating them. With another phase of Haritha Haram round
Woman mortgages jewellery to build 100 toilets
Meet Kajal Roy, a village ward Panch from Sana, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. Setting an inspiring example Kajal mortgaged her jewellery to construct more than
Tata Trusts changes the way it does charity
Tata Trusts, a charitable organisation of Tata Group founders, is changing its approach of giving grants to non-government organisations for social causes. Instead, it will
Rotary Nigeria to intensify anti-polio campaign in 7 states
Rotary International says it will launch sustained campaign for the total eradication of polio in seven states of the South-East and South-South regions in Nigeria
Rotary presents cheque for school laptops
Sixth-grade students at Jefferson Elementary School will have use of individual laptop computers with help from the Charleston Rotary Club (Illinois, US — District 6490)
An NGO that feeds hungry patients in hospitals
If you have old newspapers lying at home or if you are planning to sell them to the kabaadiwala, wait. Instead, donate them to Uday
Rotary arts, music support community projects in Indiana
The Chesterton-Porter Rotary Club (Indiana, US — District 6540) was founded in February 1960 by 20 members, and over the decades it has participated in
Rotary honours social activists with PHF Award
A long-time commitment to serving their community has seen Deniliquin’s Hazel Ladson and David McPherson become the latest local recipients of the Rotary Club’s prestigious
A Rotary Fair in Hillsborough that attracts corporates
The Rotary Club of Hillsborough’s (New Jersey, US — District 7510) annual Fair, August 15–20 at Hillsborough Promenade, 315 Route 206, will once again provide
Club bags District Award for vocational project in local schools
The Clinton-Sampson Rotary Club (North Carolina, D 7730) enjoys spreading fun and life lessons to the hundreds of students in Sampson County and Clinton City
Essex Rotary plans humanitarian trip to Ghana in November
The Rotary of Club of Essex (Canada, District 6400) is recruiting volunteers to help dig wells, rebuild a school and hand out mosquito nets during
Rotary exchange youth set to return
Two youth exchange students from the Elk Valley in Canada will soon return from their year-long Rotary youth exchanges in Japan and New Zealand. Rotary