Day: August 3, 2020
City Sites
The continuing lockdown intended for safety and the good health of the community can get us down worse than Monday morning blues. All I
Pedal to school
The Rotary clubs of RID 3201 have donated bicycles to 1,500 students on the first day of this Rotary year. A brainchild of DG Jose
Surviving the pandemic
The impact of lockdown due to corona pandemic has been devastating for all sectors of economy with disruption of business enterprises and huge job losses
Sprightly, humorous, ever smiling Mat Caparas
It is difficult to believe that someone whom you have known, admired, respected and loved through your long Rotary life, will be there no
Rotary Face Mask & Hand Sanitiser
These guidelines are for clubs and their members who are interested in buying, designing, donating, or selling face masks, including Rotary-branded face masks, and buying,
Rotarians on a greening spree
Supporting the environment has been added as Rotary’s seventh Area of Focus. A task force under the leadership of PRIP Ian Riseley worked on the
RC Madras Marina feeds migrants at shelter camps
Following a request from the Revenue Officer of Chennai Corporation, members of RC Madras Marina, RID 3232, distributed food to about 800 migrants accommodated in
RC Panaji Riviera restores eyesight of villagers
With a smile on her lips and tears of joy, Faustina D Mello (77), an inmate of the St John Old Age Home, Goa, thanks
Mat Caparas, a reservoir of hope
If you have built castles in the air, Your work need not be lost; That is where
RC Bombay and Rotary India host Chhoti si Asha for India’s children
Chhoti si Asha, a star-packed fundraiser for the future of disadvantaged children, was launched as a joint initiative by Rotary India, RC Bombay and Wizcraft
Meet your Governors – August 2020
He has a $2 million goal for TRF giving When many Rotarians felt that membership would be a great challenge during these Covid times
Cow trekking and cheese making in Switzerland
As I sit confined to the home, with a few intermittent visits to the office, and definitely, or may I say indefinitely, bound to Chennai,
Pune Rotarians avert water crisis in Marathwada villages
Several districts in Marathwada and North Maharashtra region have always suffered from deficient rainfall, and been afflicted with frequent and severe drought. With water storage
PRIP Mat Caparas’ high praise for Rotary in India & Rotary News
Excerpts from a letter written by Past President Mat Caparas to a few senior Rotary leaders in India onOct 4, 2018. First, congratulations to
Lockdowns have their rewards too…
For the last few months everyone has been complaining about the lockdowns. But I think there is a nicer aspect to them as well. This
Will the world get well again?
Little Rani cried. Suddenly, she was not allowed to run into the arms of her beloved grandma and grandpa, only wave to them from
Rotary face masks for students writing Board exams
The literacy committee of RI District 3190 is helping the Karnataka government in providing safety for students writing SSLC exams that were postponed because of
A Covid warrior initiates relief work in Bengaluru
Mohammed Tasleel, President of Rotary Bengaluru Manyata, RID 3190, was conferred the Rotary Bangalore Annual Mclver Award by RC Bangalore, and the Community Service Award by
Rotaract annual dues pegged at $5 & $8
Beginning 2022, Rotaractors of university-based clubs will have to pay annual dues of $5 and community-based clubs $8. The dues have been introduced to cover the
An all-women Rotary club spreads cheer in Jodhpur
Besides contributing ₹1 lakh to the PM CARES Fund, ₹1 lakh towards PPE kits for health workers, ₹66,000 for faces masks and sanitisers and feeding