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

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

Rotary honours Governor of Nigerian State

Daily Post

The Rotary International District 9142, Nigeria, honoured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State with a “Distinguished Service Award of Excellence in Governance” for his outstanding performance in office. The prestigious award was presented the governor at a colourful dinner in his honour, after the installation ceremony of the 2nd District

Rotary to raffle off kids’ playhouse

Ravalli Republic

The Rotary Club of Hamilton (Montana, US – D 5390) is raffling off a kids’ playhouse. Tickets are $20 each and the club has limited the number of tickets sold to 500. As of Tuesday, 210 have already been sold. The drawing will occur on Wednesday, August 29, during the

Rotary hosts Welsh adventure for youth

Maidenhead Advertiser

An international youth adventure programme run last week by the Rotary Club of Maidenhead (RIBI, D-1090) to promote friendship and self-development has been described as the ‘best yet’. The scheme, which rotates every year between Maidenhead and its twin Rotary clubs in Germany, France and Italy brings together teenagers from