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

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

Tanzanian Rotarians speak on water projects

Grayson Schmidt, Ames Tribune

After multiple trips to Tanzania to build water systems, Ames Rotary (Iowa, US – D 6000) Global Grant Team Chair Gerald Klonglan knows there is only so much he can tell about the projects and his experience, which is why he was happy two Tanzanian Rotarians were able to make

Rotary displays projects at Toronto convention

Muriel Draaisma, CBC

Rotary Club members from around the world are showcasing hundreds of humanitarian projects as a Rotary International Convention gets underway in Toronto. The projects, which include everything from polio immunisation drives in India and Africa to informal education programmes for young refugees in Greece to water distribution efforts in the

Rotary convention brings 24K people to Toronto

Rotary International

The 109th annual international Rotary convention will take place in Toronto on June 23–27, and is expected to bring 24,000 Rotary club members from over 175 countries to the city – injecting an estimated $48.5 million CAD (Canadian dollars) into the local economy. Often described as a “mini-United Nations”, Rotary’s

Washington Rotary marks 100 years of service

Natalie Reid Miller, Observer Reporter

From rehabilitating the Main Pavilion at Washington Park, to providing dictionaries to area students, to raising thousands of dollars to help eradicate polio, members of Washington Rotary Club (Pennsylvania, US – D 7330) are fulfilling their mission to serve neighbours here and around the world a century after their founding.

Rotary containers to Zimbabwean village

Barb Sweet, The Telegram

  Almost every Saturday for many months, a vacant St John’s school has been humming with the work of a group of Rotary volunteers, and Linda Rowe has been contributing for both herself and someone else who tragically cannot be there. “I had to come back. I feel like he

Rotary march grabs attention in Worcester

Sam Greenway, Worcester News

Worcester shoppers stopped in their tracks to see the unusual spectacle of Worcester Rotary Club’s (UK, D 1100) seventh annual Sandwich Board March on Saturday morning. Rotarians gathered outside the Guildhall and just before 11am the Malvern brigade began the march, which travelled along city street including Broad Street, High

Rotary teams deliver safe water in Kenya

The Andover Townsman

Students of a children’s foundation in Kisii, Kenya worked with Rotary clubs across the country — including the Rotary Club of Andover (Massachusetts, US – D 7930) — to provide clean drinking water for the Margaret Okari School and the village of Kisii. The construction of a new, clean-water well