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

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,

Jamaica hosts RI President Barry Rassin

Jamaica Observer

The RI President and his wife Esther Rassin are in Jamaica for the installation of Dr Patrick Adizua of the Rotary Club of Mandeville, who is to be installed as district governor of Rotary’s District 7020 — the 10th Jamaican to rise to that position in the history of District

Human trafficking awareness at Rotary

Clayton news-daily.com

The Rotary Club of Lake Spivey/Clayton County (Georgia, US – D 6900) and several other Rotary clubs in the area presented a Human Trafficking Awareness event at Mayor’s Park in Lovejoy. The event focused on human trafficking awareness. The event is in addition to the Rotary Club of Lake Spivey/Clayton

Starflight chopper at Rotary breakfast

Observer

The Rotary Club of Dunkirk-Fredonia (New York, US – D 7090) has announced that the Starflight medevac service will send one of its medical evacuation helicopters to the club’s 54th Annual Fly-In Breakfast to be held on Sunday, July 8 at the Chautauqua County Airport, Dunkirk at 3389 Middle Road