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CONYERS — This holiday season, the Rotary Club of Rockdale County is partnering with the Rotary Club of Conyers and Rockdale Emergency Relief (RER) to make sure no child in Rockdale County faces an empty stocking on Christmas morning. Together, the two Rotary clubs aim to raise $16,000 — each club
Hannah Sbeghen, The Observer
The Rotary Club of Gladstone Sunrise (Queensland, Australia – D 9570) is putting out a call for a central hub for all Rotary clubs to come together and do good deeds for Gladstone. The club, which has converted more than 60 bicycles into wheelchairs over the past few years, say
RJ Marx, The Daily Astorian
The Seaside Rotary (Oregon, US – D 5100) is looking within and outside the community for charitable giving opportunities. They’ll be sharing their fundraising drive with members of the public at their annual charitable auction on Saturday, Sept 22, at the Seaside Civic and Convention Centre. Funds this year go
Monte Sonnenberg, Simcoe Reformer
Expect Rotarians in Norfolk County (Ontario, Canada – D 7090) and beyond to cultivate a higher profile in the communities they serve. After reviewing the image and activities of its membership, Rotary International has come to the conclusion that the club could do with a healthy dose of activism. What
James Farrell, Fremont Tribune
This Sunday, dozens of pilots will be flying into the Fremont Municipal Airport — all just dropping in for a quick bite to eat. The Fremont Rotary Club (California, US – D 5170) is hosting its annual fly-in breakfast at the airport — the club’s largest fundraiser of the year
North Jersey Record
Support from the Rotary Club of Ridgewood (New Jersey, US — D 7490) has allowed a primary school in southern Kenya to expand classes, offer hot lunches and provide clean water, says the club’s past president. Under the Rotary’s ten-year-long commitment to the Kishermoruak Primary School, “there has been an
Donna Ward, Tenterfield Star
All proceeds from Rotary’s monster street stall on Thursday (August 23) in front of Bruxner Park from 8 am will go to help local farmers battling the drought and, indirectly, the town at large. The Rotary Club of Tenterfield’s Harry Bolton (New South Wales, D 9640) said the club will
Elisa McKay, The St Thomas Source
The four Rotary Clubs on St Croix (Virgin Islands, US — D 7020) welcomed Rotary International President Barry Rassin on a visit to celebrate the clubs’ anniversaries. Rassin’s visit was the first to the island for a sitting president of the humanitarian service organisation. He has visited the territory in
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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 its Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners have established, particularly in insecure and inaccessible areas,” said Michael K McGovern, chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee. “While
Lindsey Wells, The Sentinel-Record
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 addressed the Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club (Arlington, US) last Wednesday during its weekly meeting at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa. Cooper went
Journal Gazette & Times Courier
Members of the Charleston Rotary Club (Illinois, US – D 6490) recently joined with CCAR clients and staff for the annual “stuffing of the backpacks.” The backpacks go to foster children for the upcoming school year loaded with the supplies they will need for school, and some fun things too.
