Month: March 2018
Tamil Nadu enchants Brazilian visitors
What struck us most was the warm hospitality and the grandeur of your celebrations,” said Isabel Regina Scheid, a visitor from Brazil. I am chatting
RYLA is much more than recreation
The most important lesson Nancy Sharma, one of the 150 students who participated in the RYLA conducted by RC Faridkot, D 3090, learnt at the
Rotary Moodbidri celebrates 50 years
Ever since its inception in 1968, the Rotary Club of Moodbidri, D 3181, has been doing yeoman service by installing facilities and structures for the
Placing women in the driver’s seat
The Rotary Club of Jamshedpur Steel City, D 3250, has tied up with Pebco Maruti Driving School, to train women as professional drivers. “The income
Read, Lead, Succeed
Get ready to lead — a book that brims with positivity and motivation, it talks about aspects such as goal setting, skill development, time
A virtual science lab
Once while traveling from New Delhi airport Anup Karwa, President of RC Jalna Midtown, was struck by a simulation kiosk that the Indian Air Force
D 3232 puts up a colourful conference
New, innovative means of doing good such as adopting IT platforms and systems must coexist with traditional ways of executing service projects. This is one
Celebrities galore at D 3231 conference
Bifurcated from D 3230, D 3231 hosted its first District Conference recently. It had an attendance of over 3,500 Rotarians. PDG Siri Eiamchamroonrp from D
And now a Rotary club for the differently-abled
RC Bangalore, D 3190, created history of sorts this February by chartering a Rotary club which is exclusively for the differently-abled. RC Bangalore President Zarir
A Rotary-Corporate bonhomie for doing good
Wearing their grey and white driver’s uniform and best smile, seven women received the keys to their brand new electric taxis at D 3190’s Rotary
Name and fame
There was once a finance minister, from non-South Indian State I might add, who used to call me Mr Alphabet because of the length of
Meet your Governors – April 2018
Child development is his focus “I have always been open to child-centric projects. Our district’s signature activity, Project Indica, aims at improving lives of
Club President lays stress on service projects
The Rotary Club of Kerrville (Texas, US – D 5840) and the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce joined forces in a networking lunch attended by
Fighting hunger with community strength
Somewhere in Ohio, the truck with all the food broke down, so the Rotary club volunteers gathered in the athletic centre at Drew University (Madison,
Sanitation material for market in Lagos
The Rotary Club of Ikeja (Nigeria, D 9110) has made a donation of sanitation material to the Ipodo Community Market. This community development gesture, according
4-Way Test contest for high school students
Five local students chose their topics and practised their speeches in anticipation of the Rotary 4-Way Speech contest at the North Ridgeville Senior Center on
An indoor mini-golf raises funds for children’s welfare
Even though mini golf is usually an outdoor summertime activity, the Osterhout Free Library along with the Rotary Club of Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania, US -D 7410)
A Rotary street stall for End Polio Now
Peter Chittick said Rotary’s annual Easter Street Stall was going when he joined the club 30 years ago, and the latest installment is happening in
Rotary club beautifies park with more trees
In an effort to conserve Mother Nature, the Rotary Club of Chatsworth (South Africa, D 9370) in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation
Rotary auction raises scholarship funds
The Rotary Club of China Lake’s (California, US – D 5240) annual auction on Saturday got off to a rousing start when a large snifter