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 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

Guest speakers inspire at Rotary meeting

Leesville Daily Leader

The Leesville Rotary Club (Los Angeles, US – D 6190) met on Tuesday night and ‘Be the Inspiration’ was the theme of the meeting. The club invited two guest speakers to come and speak. Lara Baker and Pamela Stewart both spoke at the meeting on different ways the Rotary Club

Reaching out to community with projects

Quesnel Cariboo Observer

It doesn’t take very long to find a place in our community that Rotary Club of Quesnel (British Columbia, Canada – D 5040) has touched in some way. It could be a playground, a health care facility, a sports field or a park. Rotary Club of Quesnel has supported a

Rotary t-shirts for African explorers

Royal Sutton News

On Saturday (July 7) 34 pupils and four teachers from Fairfax Academy in Sutton Coldfield, UK, left on an adventure of a lifetime with everyone sporting a personalised expedition t-shirt thanks to the Rotary Club of Wylde Green (RIBI, D 1060). Known as the Nambotzia Expedition, the group will be

Rotary gifts Xbox to children’s hospital

Lachlan Bennett, The Advocate

Superheroes laden with gifts made a special trip to the children’s ward of the North West Regional Hospital this weekend. The trip was organised by volunteer group Heroes in Hospitals and the Rotary Club of Burnie (Tasmania, Australia – D 9830), which donated three new Xbox One consoles to the

Community activist sworn in as Club President

Tapinto West Orange

Community activist and West Orange resident Cynthia Hadley-Bailey was recently sworn in as President of the Rotary Club of West Orange (New Jersey, US – D 7470) during a ceremony at Mayfair Farms. She is the 91st president of the West Orange chapter and the sixth female president. Hadley-Bailey was

Rotary holds rummage sale to help students with food

Daniel Warn, Nisqually Valley News

The Rotary Club of Yelm (Washington, US – D 5020) filled the Nisqually Valley Moose Lodge with clothing, furniture, toys, kitchenware and pretty much everything in between for its rummage sale last weekend. “I thought it was wonderful,” Rotarian Barbara Hulscher said. “We wanted to thank the Moose Lodge for

Fun and food at Rotary Fair

Rich Salem, Tapinto.net

The six-day Rotary Fair/Business Showcase, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug 14 – Sunday, Aug 19, at the Hillsborough Promenade, 315 Route 206, begins its second decade of operation under Rotary leadership this summer. Attendance has averaged 15,000 annually, making it one of Hillsborough’s most popular and enduring community events. Once again,