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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
Rachel Snyder, Sand Springs Leader
The April 20 Sand Springs Rotary Club (Oklahoma, US – D 6110) meeting focused on education issues. Sand Springs Public Schools Superintendent Sherry Durkee discussed the state budget problems that led to the recent statewide teacher walkout and Rotary Club members announced the recipients of this year’s Rotary club scholarships
Glenn Hicks, panow.com
Good food can be a very important element in bringing people together for community fundraising; it’s a reason why certain events and organisations get a name for themselves as they strive to reach their goals. The Rotary Club of Prince Albert (Saskatchewan, Canada – D 5550) recognises that, and on
Neal Cardin, The News-Enterprise
A small group of Elizabethtown Rotary Club (Kentucky, US – D 6710) members and their families and friends gathered Sunday afternoon at the Rotary Pavilion at Freeman Lake Park to celebrate Earth Day and honour the memory of those with Rotary ties who have died over the last year. President-elect
Marni Fedeyko, Cochrane Now
Ladies who are interested in volunteering at a local, national or international level visited and interacted with Rotarians at the Cochrane Public Library on April 22 in Alberta, US. A ‘Women in Rotary’ event was held as the international organisation is hoping to attract more female members to increase diversity.
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Victor-Farmington Rotary Club (New York, US — D 7120) recently hosted its 17th annual Taste of the Finger Lakes at Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor. A large crowd enjoyed food samples from local vendors and tastings from local breweries and wineries. Guests bid on numerous items that were donated by
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The Rotary Club Accra-East (Ghana – D 9102) and its Partners-In-Service donated educational and reading materials to the Kotobabi Presbyterian Kindergarten and Primary School. The items also included wooden cupboards; veronica buckets and soap. This donation was in line with Rotary International’s theme for 2017-18, “Rotary: Making a Difference” and
Dominique Brogle, ktbs.com
After several delays because of recurring flooding, the Shreveport Rotary Club (Los Angeles, US – D 6190) finally put up three umbrellas along the Red River. The giant umbrellas were permanently placed in RiverView Park over the past few weeks. Today, the Rotary Club and Mayor Ollie Tyler celebrated the
South Coast Register
Two students from St John the Evangelist High School, Olivia Williams and Ellen Boardman, were sponsored by Rotary to participate in two of the many programmes that Rotary offers local youth each year. Olivia was selected as a Rotary International Exchange Student and Ellen was selected to attend the National
Julie Muhlstein, heraldnet.com
For decades, Rotary clubs in Marysville, south Everett (Washington, US – D 5050) and other areas have helped build schools, other projects and friendships in Guatemala. Through the Hands for Peacemaking Foundation, volunteers work in the Central American country’s rugged villages. One local dentist has turned those trips into family
Doug Ford, Gazette-Virginian
The Bradford pear trees lining portions of streets in downtown South Boston may have outlived — and outgrown — their usefulness, and South Boston Rotary Club (Virgina, US – D 7600) is seeking a grant to help with replacement of 51 trees lining North Main Street, Main Street and portions