Month: September 2017
Roti Bank in UP feeds over 1,000 hungry people daily
Meet this journalist-turned-social worker in Mahoba, about 230 km from Lucknow, in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, who has been working to bring food
Rotary club wins award for park work
The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) recently gave the Whitecourt Rotary Club (Alberta, Canada – D 5370) the A V Pettigrew Award for its
Three women fight to change life of children
Mrinal Kanta Saxena, Surabhi Kundra and Bipasha Sengupta are your everyday people, who come from diverse backgrounds, but have now dedicated their time and life
Rotary donates to Hero Flight for war veterans
During their bi-monthly meeting, the Lexington Rotary Club (Nebraska, US — D 5630) presented a donation of $2,500 to Dawson County Hero Flight. Bernie Svoboda,
Rotary food bank drive kicks off in style
The Grande Prairie Rotary club (Canada, D 5370) kicked off its yearly food bank drive for the Salvation Army Thursday at the Eastlink Centre Fieldhouse.
Ensuring child’s growth through board games
While education, sports and fine arts are all directed towards helping a child’s growth and development, an NGO in Mumbai, Toybank, is working towards empowering
Rotary earns kudos for gifting dictionaries to elementary schools
The Rotary Club of Brentwood (California, US — D 5160) helped third-graders in the Knightsen Elementary School District begin the school year with new dictionaries.
Rotary felicitates teachers in Jammu
Rotary Club of Jammu Tawi, D 3070, honoured four teachers of Government High School Badyal Quazian at an event to mark the occasion of Teacher’s
Rotary club feted for highest retention in Ohio
The Williamsburg Rotary Club was recognised by Rotary International for having the highest retention rate of members in District 6670. The district includes clubs in
A long-term greening project in St Maarten
The Little League Ball Park became a lot greener when Rotary Club of St Maarten-Mid Isle (St Maarten — D 7020) planted 26 coconut trees
Duck Derby to fund community projects
A large group of ducks will take over the West Gwinnett Park Aquatic Centre on September 9, but visitors need not worry. These are the
Rotary club urged to woo more youth, women with flexible timings
District Governor James Onions gave Littlehampton Rotary Club (Sussex, UK – D 1145) food for thought when he visited recently. As the leader of Rotary
Summer magic
The summer that the Indian men’s cricket team recorded a memorable home series win against the Australians, my 11-year-old came down with chickenpox. Predictably,
Restoring Maluti’s glory
Tucked away on the border of Bengal and Jharkhand, Maluti is a nondescript village located around 230 km from Kolkata. Though the village falls under
Editor’s note – September 2017
In his Independence Day message from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a new slogan — India Jodo (Unite India).
Mantra to succeed as Governors
I often think of my year as President of my club way back in 1987, perhaps the most enjoyable assignment I have ever had, and
Get your iconic projects featured in Rotary News
Rotarians and Rotary clubs, or Districts, that undertake well planned and meticulously executed projects that benefit the local community, transforming people’s lives, naturally want them
Letters to the Editor – September 2017 issue
It’s all in the mind I am 82 and joined Rotary some 18 years back. I was impressed by the article We are all time
Green corridor for organ donation in Rajkot
RC Rajkot, D 3060, has successfully created two green corridors to transport organs to Mumbai and Pune, which are the closest medical centres where an
Gift of Mobility
Gautam Manjhre has lived without a leg “ever since I was born.” He was born with a physical deformity. But now he has “no words