Month: December 2017
Rotary lunch to raise funds for scholarships
On New Year’s day, the Yadkin Valley Rotary Club (North Carolina, US — D 7690) will welcome community members to join them in their traditional
Rotary holds toy collection drive for needy children
The motto of Rotary International is “Service Above Self,” and that happened recently in Seward with the annual Stuff the Cruiser campaign, as hundreds
A Rotary club gets busy with autumn projects for community
The Rotary Club of Granville (Ohio, US — D 6690) completed a busy autumn of activity in 2017, highlighted by two key events — the
Rotarians spread cheer with holiday boxes
More than 60 volunteers began a Christmas delivery effort many said is the highlight of the season. The occasion was part of a 21-year effort
Rotary arranges Christmas shopping for youth
Excited children and cheerful volunteers crowded around the East-end Walmart registers and packed into Subway during the Morristown AM Rotary Club’s (Tennessee, US – District
An NGO empowers people with special needs
What started as a small learning centre with just 11 students is now a registered charitable trust that has impacted over 35,000 individuals with special
Rotary Canada doing good in North Korea
A service club in Charlottetown has been quietly working on more than a dozen projects in North Korea over the last 15 years. The relationship
The final push to achieve turkey drive target
The Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club (Ontario, Canada — D 7080) is scrambling to raise enough money to give a holiday dinner to people in need in
Rotary donates gift cards for Christmas
The Twin Cities Rotary Club (Washington, US — D 5020) has been helping local families keep up with holiday expenses for more than 20 years
Jaipur girl starts NGO for smaller organisations
A student of Economics at St Stephen’s College in New Delhi, Aashima Jain kept herself busy not only with academics, but also with her NGO
Rotary grants for children programme, food bank
For the Urbana Neighbourhood Connections Centre, the Champaign Rotary Club’s (Illinois, US – D 6490) Cannon Grant means a new bus, which will cut in
Rotary donates Christmas baskets for needy people
Members of the Rotary Club of Picayune (Mississippi, US – D 6840) distributed Christmas food baskets on Tuesday morning as part of its Christmas Basket
Rotary club pays power bills for Hope House
At the Hope House in Marsing, several dozen children who were surrendered by their adoptive parents, or where foster care wasn’t a good fit, call
Rotary District presents cheque to food bank for expansion
Rotary District 6960 (Florida, US) recently presented a cheque for $40,000 to the All Faiths Food Bank to help with the organisation’s expansion. The money
DG lauds Rotary club for community projects
The District Governor of Rotary District 9110, Rtn Dr Wale Ogunbadejo, has visited the Rotary Club of Lagos Island (Nigeria) as part of measures to
Nicaraguans benefit from Rotary projects
Victor-Farmington Rotary Club (New York, US – D 7120) recently commenced another international project. The La Palma Water Project will involve a $65,000 effort to
Rotary helps children to explore nature
The Rotary Club of Sooke (British Columbia, Canada — D 5020) is committed to supporting youth literacy, and every year donate $2,500 to the Sooke
Rotary bounty for inclusive playground
The cheering went on for a full 60 seconds. The students of Huntsville Public School erupted in applause following the December 1 announcement of a
Rotary club packs 144,000 meals in two hours
Members of the Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club (Florida, US — D 6960) exceeded their goal Saturday to pack more than 100,000 meals for
An NGO feeds poor children in Chhattisgarh
An NGO is tackling hunger right at the source, by providing three meals a day to children under three, together with daycare. The Jan
Club members choose Service Above Self
Winona’s Rotary Club (Minnesota, US – D 5960) members are continuing to put their neighbours over themselves. Carrying out the group’s motto of “service over