Rotary Elsewhere

Rotary clubs help fill empty stockings this Christmas

rockdalenewtoncitizen.com

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

Rotary Club Lagos Island installs new President

Mary Nnah, thisdaylive.com

Rotary Club of Lagos Island (Nigeria – D 9110) recently installed its third president, Rtn Raj Kumar Gulati, to direct the affairs of the club for the year 2018-19. Gulati during his installation ceremony held in Lagos recently, said it was not a moment of pleasure for him, but a

Rochester Rotary looks to women for leadership

John Hachtel, Post Bulletin

It hasn’t been a very long history for the women of Rotary. There was a time, just a few decades ago, when Rotary International was an all-male organisation. The bylaws restricted membership to “male persons”. Today, such a limitation is hard to understand, but the late 20th century was an

Rotary donates for flood relief in Hawaii

Cat Frazier, The Garden Island

In support of flood relief efforts on the North Shore, the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay (Hawaii, US – D 5000) has donated $26,433.10 to Kauai Habitat for Humanity. “After several supporters asked us to direct their donations to a worthy organisation, Habitat for Humanity was, for us, a logical

Rotary dredges Yellow Creek pond

Graig Graziosi, The Vindicator

The water in Yellow Creek Park is flowing freely again – thanks to yellow rubber ducks. The Struthers Rotary (Ohio, US – D 6650), CASTLO and Rudzik Excavation partnered with Mill Creek MetroParks last month to dredge the pond at Yellow Creek Park, restoring the manmade attraction to its former

Rotary grant helps kids to attend preschool

Rohella Malik, Tapinto.net

The Madison Rotary Club (New Jersey, US – D 7470) recently awarded a $1,000 grant to Preschool Advantage, a non-profit organisation that seeks to improve local communities by funding quality preschool for children of families in need. At their July 12 breakfast meeting held at the Madison Area YMCA, the

Young scribe Helena aces Rotary contest

Rotary News

Schoolgirl Helene Livsey-Hammond has added to her triumph in the Rotary Club of Farnham’s (RIBI, D 1145) second annual Young Writers’ Competition, by scooping honours at both the district and national contests. This year the Rotary Club of Farnham challenged students aged 11 to 13 years old via their schools

A Rotary House with rich history

Rotary News

Of the hundreds of people who pass through the intersection of Beach Road and Fern Road West in Qualicum Beach every day, few would take note of the old stucco building in the northwest corner of the intersection that today is known as Rotary House. The house carries a lot

RYE student shares her adventure in Italy

David Johnson, Harbor Country News

Sydney Moore, a 2017 New Buffalo High School graduate, spent most of the last year in Italy as an exchange student sponsored by the Rotary Club of Harbor Country (Michigan, US – D 6360). She talked about her experience (from Aug 24, 2017, to July 10, 2018) during the club’s

Rotary picnic salutes youth exchange programme

mpnnow.com

Victor-Farmington Rotary Club (New York, US — D 7120) held its July 2018 dinner meeting at Victor Municipal Park Lodge. Rotary District Govenor Mike Slovak participated in the event that included a scholarship award and a special recognition for meritorious service to the Rotary youth exchange programme. The 2018 Peta

Susan Wakefield is new Governor of RID 9685

Rotary News

Glenbrook resident Susan Wakefield OAM is the new Rotary International Governor for District 9685 – an area stretching from the Blue Mountains through the northern suburbs of Sydney up to Gosford and the Central Coast in Australia. A member of Lower Blue Mountains Rotary Club since 2007, Wakefield has a