Vision Quest
When Barry Rassin arrived at the Rotary headquarters in Evanston at 4 am for his first full day as president-elect, his security card wouldn’t work in the elevator. Just the day before, in a whirlwind
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Profiles
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 street
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Meet your Governors – March 2018
Reforming clubs, motivating members Dr K Sunder Rajan Orthopaedic surgeon, RC Nagpur West, D 3030 I’m utilising this opportunity to recharge Rotarians in the district, motivating them to be more pro-active,” says Dr Sunder Rajan, referring to RI’s suspension of
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Wheels to ease disability
When Maheswari (20), a polio victim, requested SSK Thiagarajan, a past president of Rotary Club of Dharapuram, D 3202, to help her in some way, little did she realise that she will get a brand-new Scooty, to ease her commute between home and her workplace. The Rotarian
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When a Rotarian rushed to help
Rotarians never tire of saying how belonging to this fraternity gives them a feeling of not only camaraderie but also security. Children of Rotarians stuck at airports in faraway lands have been helped immediately just by a Rotary District Governor or President of a club reaching out
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Rotary brings cheer to Sapna
Sapna Kasbe (11) studying in Shishu Vihar Primary school, Pune, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Her sugar levels shoot up to 400-plus and she takes insulin injections thrice daily. Her father, Babasaheb Kasbe, is a watchman and her mother, a domestic worker. Every month, the family
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When charity truly began at home
His philanthropy mantra is simple: “I put my hand first into my own pocket before asking others for funds.” And this has been his guiding principle right from his mid-20s, when as a young engineer working at the Bhabha Atomic
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A trip down memory lane
To this generation of Rotarians, or Rotaractors, who joined Rotary when India was on the verge of becoming polio-free, or after it became so, it
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Rotary remembers Sam Owori
The Rotary flags in front of RI World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, and Rotary offices around the world flew at half-staff for a week as friends and colleagues mourned President-elect Sam F Owori, who died on July 13 from complications after surgery.
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Irreplaceable loss to Rotary
Though I had met RIPE Samuel Owori few times earlier, my real acquaintance with him happened when we attended the Directors Elect orientation programme at San Diego and Evanston. Most of the time we were sitting together and I found in him a true Rotarian, lawyer-turned-economist, and above
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Owori’s legacy will live on
After the concluding session at the 2017 International Assembly, all African DGEs and other leaders were assembled in the suite of RI President Nominee Sam Owori. I was one of few privileged non-Africans in the crowded room; when I commented on the privilege of being there even though not born African,
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