Rotary Elsewhere

‘Service Above Self:’ Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs’s annual Home & Lifestyle Show supports the community

Susan Shultz

For over 100 years, the Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs has proudly served the community-supported nonprofit organizations through volunteering and through the local community giving program. Founded in 1924, and one of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, members live by the motto “Service Above Self.” In 1973, the club

Arlington Rotary delivers food baskets

Rotary News

Each December, the Rotary Club of Arlington (Washington, US – D 5050) dedicates two days to serving members of the greater Arlington community. This year, the Rotary Club of Arlington added a third service project, as well. On Dec 20, Rotarians gathered to assemble and deliver 87 baskets of food

Rotary gifts recycled bikes to Gambian kids

Joyce Fegan, Irish Examiner

They once languished in Garda stations as unclaimed bikes, but now they’re getting a second life in Gambia, bringing children long distances to school. Tony McCarthy, originally from Cork, explains the various steps Rotary Dún Laoghaire (Ireland, D 1160), of which he is a member, took to secure 100 bikes

Rotary hosts a summer visit to East Europe

Dan Holtmeyer, Prior Lake American

The Prior Lake Rotary Club (Minnesota, US – D 5960) is calling on interested residents to register for its first eight-country tour in eastern Europe this summer. The May 2019 trip will run from Estonia to Hungary with one group and back the same route with a second group, stopping

Where there is good, there’s Rotary

Devin Weeks, Coeur d'Alene Press

They lift up those around them. They take on projects that have positive, lasting impacts within their communities: fundraisers for scholarships and nonprofits, collection drives for veterans and food banks, cleanup campaigns, helping families in need. They’re Rotary members. With a motto of “Service Above Self,” making the world a

Rotary holds annual shopping spree

Citizen Tribune

The Morristown Rotary AM Club (Tennessee, US – D 6780) Shopping Spree on Tuesday was an essential pairing, fulfilling the need of each volunteer and child for more than just a few minutes of charitable giving. It was one influencing the other in a lasting, positive way. State Senator Steve

Skilling students for construction industry

patch.com

Just as schools are in full swing for 2018-19, so is Roswell Rotary in helping those schools. Roswell Rotary (Georgia, US – D 6900) believes that its members are invaluable in contributing to programmes that benefit the area school children and community. In addition to projects such as collecting school

Grand reception to Rassin at St Maarten airport

The Daily Herald

Fanfare was the order of the day at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) in St Maarten when Rotary International (RI) President Barry Rassin stepped onto the tarmac around 4 pm Wednesday. He was greeted by a large delegation led by Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Stuart

A Rotary Christmas comes to Bohemia

Dana Merryday, The Creswell Chronicle

Christmas came a little early last Thursday, thanks to the Cottage Grove Rotary Club (Oregon, US — D 5110), local businesses and a host of volunteers. When the doors at Bohemia Elementary School swung open at 6 pm, the cry, “Here they come!” was passed along from volunteer to volunteer.

Rotary donates winter jackets to schoolchildren

Kate Day Sager, The Bradford Era

When a little boy at George G Blaisdell Elementary School was asked if he needed a warm coat for winter earlier this year, he told a staff member he didn’t need one because, like a superhero, he had a “force field” that would keep him warm. Fortunately, staff members knew

Rotarians heap praise on DGND for his service

Coronado Rotary

Coronado Rotarian Dan Gensler has been chosen as the District Governor Designee to serve as the official representative of Rotary International for the Rotary clubs in District 5340 (encompassing the 65 clubs in San Diego and Imperial counties). Recognised for his leadership skills and passion to help others under the