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
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
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 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
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.
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
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
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
Deborrah Porter, Greenfield Recorder
The Athol-Orange Rotary Club’s (Massachusetts, US – D 7910) family friendly Summerfest is shaping up to be an entertaining four-day event. “This is all about being a community event,” said Rotarian William Kessler. “We want everybody to enjoy it. It creates memories.” Kessler said there will be a carnival, live
Dansvilleonline.com
Corning Rotary’s (New York, US – D 7120) reading programme is proving to be a big success. Inspired by research drawing a line between lifetime success and the ability to read by the third grade, the Rotary club began a literacy initiative with Winfield School in the 2015-16 school year,
Emily Goodell, Yakima Herald
For more than a century, a global network of philanthropic individuals has been instrumental in funding and facilitating community growth. But it was only last year Rotary International celebrated 30 years of women among its membership. Though the first Yakima Rotary club was chartered in 1919, it wasn’t until 1987
