Month: August 2018
Rotary announces $96.5 mn to end polio
The fact that no new cases of wild poliovirus have been detected in Nigeria points to the improved surveillance and rapid response protocols Rotary and
Rotary aims to double clubs by 2025
Rotary International is looking at doubling the number of its clubs worldwide by 2025, according to its district governor. RI District 6170 Governor Dennis Cooper
Rotary provides backpacks for foster children
Members of the Charleston Rotary Club (Illinois, US – D 6490) recently joined with CCAR clients and staff for the annual “stuffing of the backpacks.”
Rotary Club Lagos Island installs new President
Rotary Club of Lagos Island (Nigeria – D 9110) recently installed its third president, Rtn Raj Kumar Gulati, to direct the affairs of the club
Rochester Rotary looks to women for leadership
It hasn’t been a very long history for the women of Rotary. There was a time, just a few decades ago, when Rotary International was
Rotary donates for flood relief in Hawaii
In support of flood relief efforts on the North Shore, the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay (Hawaii, US – D 5000) has donated $26,433.10 to
Rotary dredges Yellow Creek pond
The water in Yellow Creek Park is flowing freely again – thanks to yellow rubber ducks. The Struthers Rotary (Ohio, US – D 6650), CASTLO
Rotary grant helps kids to attend preschool
The Madison Rotary Club (New Jersey, US – D 7470) recently awarded a $1,000 grant to Preschool Advantage, a non-profit organisation that seeks to improve
A meeting of minds
If you are a reader, you know that books can be your best friends. If you are not, know that books can be your
Letters to the Editor – August 2018
More women leaders needed Your effort to promote gender equity is praiseworthy. In the coming years we will experience a situation in Rotary where more
The colourful lac craft might dwindle and die
The famous lac bangles of Jaipur in Lahariya style and colours have become a big craze among young women these days. The pink city’s colourful
Literacy Focus – August 2018
RILM Chair Shekhar Mehta, Dr Aapga Singh, COO, RILM and Jhilam Roy Chowdhury, Deputy Director – Programmes, met HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to take the
Rotary medical camp for Belagavi cops
In a thoughtful gesture, RC Belgaum Midtown, D 3170, held a lung check-up camp for traffic policemen in the city. The camp was organised to
RC Gwalior Imperial creates two more happy schools
Despite many appeals and written complaints to set right their pathetic conditions, the government primary and middle schools did not get any favourable response from
Empowering girl students through mobility
Preparing three months in advance before her installation as the president of Rotary Club of Hyderabad Gachibowli, D 3150, T S Sashikala knew exactly how she
Madurai Rotarians visit a Rotary club in China
Rotary has a long history in China that dates back to 1919 when the first club in China (and the second club in Asia) was
Water wheels make fetching water easy
While a number of Rotary water projects such as laying pipelines and desilting water bodies are being carried out across the country, a survey by
Trinidad, the land of humming birds
Want to lime?” That was first question from my Trinidadian guide. “Lime? No.” I certainly wasn’t nauseous after the 14,330 km-flight from Goa to the
A season of heartbreaks and generosity
It’s been a season of heartbreaks, but also generosity and triumph of the human spirit. Let’s take the heartbreaks first from the FIFA World Cup