Day: May 3, 2021
Club HOP
RC Manora Pattukkottai — RID 2981 Club president M S Selvaraj presented certificates to the second batch of trainees who completed a three-month course at
UK club provides RO water to schools
A visit to a new facility being constructed by his company, Flint Group, at Vadodara, Gujarat, by Rtn Russell Taylor, secretary, RC Sussex Vale, UK,
Rotary Dialysis Centre, Kottayam, a boon for the poor
Smiling faces and mutual greetings among Rotarians created a joi de vivre at the venue as DG Dr Thomas Vavanikunnel inaugurated the Rotary Dialysis
Letters to the Editor – May 2021
The April issue is interesting as usual; RI President Holger Knaack stressed the need for Rotarians to expand their services to preserve the earth, while
Roots and tubers mela
Bringing ’forgotten food’ back to the plate and giving a stimulus to its consumption so as to ensure nutritional security besides helping farmers —
Melody on the banks of the Yamuna
A February morning air on the banks of River Yamuna near the ITO Bridge in Delhi was filled with mellifluous music. Over 250 people
100 recipients receive RC Calcutta’s Endowment Awards
One hundred people from various walks of life in Kolkata were chosen this year to receive the endowment awards presented annually by RC Calcutta, RID
RIPE Shekhar Mehta felicitated in Pokhara, Nepal
Rotary clubs in Nepal and Bhutan under RID 3292 have grown strong after bifurcation from Kolkata, said RIPE Shekhar Mehta during his two-day visit
RIPE Shekar Mehta hands over 16 Happy Schools in Gorakhpur
RIPE Shekhar Mehta handed over a refurbished P S Primary School in Sonbarsa, to the state education department on March 18 at Gorakhpur. RC Gorakhpur,
Three polio workers shot dead in Afghanistan
Three women polio workers — Nagina, a supervisor since 2012, Basira, a volunteer since 2016 and Samina, a volunteer in the last few rounds
Let Rotaractors blossom in Rotary clubs: Barry Rassin
Rotaractors and Rotarians are both constantly learning from each other when they work together which is great and for Rotary as an organisation, there
A vacant plot turns into kitchen garden in Coimbatore
A five-cent vacant land has been converted into a vegetable garden at Vadavalli, a city neighbourhood, by RC Coimbatore Midtown, RID 3201, with the
Reaching out to the needy
Rotary Club of Phagwara Midtown, RID 3070, presented jackets to the inmates of an old age home and an orphanage in Phagwara, a town
A Pune club takes up diverse projects for disabled
Reaching out to the visually-impaired youth, RC Poona Downtown, RID 3131, set up vocational centres at Luis Braille Apang Sanstha in Wagholi, a suburb
A blood donation camp at Hanumangarh
RC Hanumangarh Central, RID 3090, joined hands with RAC Hanumangarh, to conduct a blood donation camp at the Rotary Bhawan. A total of 83
58 years of community service at Gudur
RC Gudur, RID 3160, recently distributed large umbrellas to street vendors in Gudur town, Nellore district, to protect them from the harsh sun or
Exchange programmes will emerge stronger
For years, Susanne and I hosted many Rotary Youth Exchange students in our home. This programme was an entry point to Rotary for me, and
Rotary members are writing the future
In the classic film Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O’Toole plays T E Lawrence, the British scholar, military officer and author who helped Arab tribes in their
Investing in our youth is our future
A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future nation can be built – Swami Vivekananda May
One-to-One
Five years ago, the UN laid out a compelling vision for the future. The global goals present a framework for a cleaner, fairer, more inclusive