Month: May 2018
A Rotary club gets ready for centennial fest
A group of 18 local men started a civic organisation in Bluefield that will celebrate its 100th anniversary this week, and the impact of their
Rotary renovates park with upgrades
In a partnership that speakers continually credited Palgrave Rotary (Ontario, Canada – D 7080) youth director Krysta Cadden for initiating, the Palgrave Rotary, and the
Rotary exchange students bid farewell at exit review
Rotary Club International Exchange Students who spent this academic year attending high schools across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, met for their exit interviews Friday and
Making a difference, Rotary style
As thousands of families walked through the gates of A C Flora High School’s athletic field on Saturday, May 19, to attend the Forest Acres
Giving back the key to a Rotary life: Riseley
With 1.2 million Rotarians around the world, getting to the top is a reasonably big deal. But when Ian Riseley joined as a 31-year-old in
Rotary promises loads of fun at fundraising dinner
The Papatoetoe Central chapter of Rotary (New Zealand, District 9920), among the relatively youngest chapters of the Rotary club, is promising loads of fun, entertainment,
Food truck fest set to delight gourmets
Whitby’s Gourmet Food Truck Frenzy is returning for its fifth year. The two-day event is run by Whitby’s Rotary Club (Ontario, Canada – D 7070)
Rotary wells bring clean water to Nicaragua
A project to bring clean water to a small village in Nicaragua has grown into one of the largest aid programmes by any Rotary club
New Rotary fundraisers at West Springfield
The Rotary Club of West Springfield (Massachusetts, US – D 5930), longtime organiser of West Side’s Taste of the Valley, says the organisation is working
Laugh and be happy at this Rotary event in Wisconsin
The laughs kept coming as the drinks kept flowing at the Wisconsin Dells Rotary Club’s (Wisconsin, US – D 6250) 28th Annual Spring Fling Fundraiser
Rotary provides water to communities in Bolivia
The Crystal-New Hope-Robbinsdale Rotary Club (Minnesota, US – D 5950) recently made a financial contribution to Mano a Mano International for the construction of farm
Focus on elder abuse prevention at Rotary
With May being “Older Americans Month,” Elkins Rotarians (West Virginia, US – D 7530) learned about the importance of elder abuse prevention during their Monday
Nigeria will become polio-free soon: Rotary
The representative of Rotary International President, Mary Beth Selene, is in Nigeria to mobilise financial support for polio eradication. Selene, a member of Rotary Club
A decked up park entrance with big trees
The planned Decarsky Park will get a dressed-up front entrance. That’s because the Rotary Club of Derby (Kansas, US – D 5690) has donated $13,000
Rotary wheelchairs to mobilise needy people
At its April 19 meeting, the Rotary Club of Hot Springs Village (Arkansas, US – D 6170) heard from Rotarians Paul Bridges and Lindsey Ray
A facelift to destitute home in Santa Cruz County
In a first-time-ever collaborative project, five Santa Cruz County Rotary clubs (California, US – D 5170) joined forces. Nearly 50 volunteers sanded and painted support
Rotary plants trees for future generations
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago,” wrote business magnate, investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett. And
Letters to the Editor – May 2018 issue
A project inspired by an editorial I am president-elect of RC Ahmedabad West (District 3054). I like your call to implement the Four-Way Test in
Club Matters – May 2018 issue
RC Kumbakonam East — D 2981 Over 20,000 seed balls were given to students of Cholapuram Government Higher Secondary School to incite interest in them
Rotary LN-4 camp in Darbhanga
Rotary Club of Darbhanga, D 3250, organised a LN-4 artificial hand fitment camp under the Gift of Mobility project. Held in partnership with RC Poona