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

Fighting hunger with community strength

Mark Di Ionno, nj.com

Somewhere in Ohio, the truck with all the food broke down, so the Rotary club volunteers gathered in the athletic centre at Drew University (Madison, US) had to go to Plan B, which was made up on the fly. Plan A was the third annual Madison Rotary End Hunger 3.6

Sanitation material for market in Lagos

National Accord

The Rotary Club of Ikeja (Nigeria, D 9110) has made a donation of sanitation material to the Ipodo Community Market. This community development gesture, according to the Club President Adeniyi Adelaja is a further demonstration of Rotary’s support for, and commitment to the current ‘Clean Lagos’ initiative of the State

4-Way Test contest for high school students

Linda Gandee, cleveland.com

Five local students chose their topics and practised their speeches in anticipation of the Rotary 4-Way Speech contest at the North Ridgeville Senior Center on March 16. North Ridgeville High School seniors Olivia Jarrell and Patrick Kopp and juniors Heather Crow, Alyssa Kowalski and Alicia Melendez chose their topics, practised

An indoor mini-golf raises funds for children’s welfare

Kulsoom Khan, Times Leader

Even though mini golf is usually an outdoor summertime activity, the Osterhout Free Library along with the Rotary Club of Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania, US -D 7410) decided to give the community a chance to enjoy it in the wintertime as well. The Rotary Club hosted the All “Fore” Books Mini Golf

A Rotary street stall for End Polio Now

Donna Ward, Tenterfield Star

Peter Chittick said Rotary’s annual Easter Street Stall was going when he joined the club 30 years ago, and the latest installment is happening in Rouse Street on the Thursday before Easter, March 29. Back in those days the stall was by far the Rotary Club of Tenterfield’s (New South

Rotary club beautifies park with more trees

Chatsworth Rising Sun

In an effort to conserve Mother Nature, the Rotary Club of Chatsworth (South Africa, D 9370) in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation planted 100 trees at the pop-up park situated in Montford. This amazing and much-needed environmental project was once again successfully coordinated by the youth and

Rotary auction raises scholarship funds

Jessica Weston, Daily Independent

The Rotary Club of China Lake’s (California, US – D 5240) annual auction on Saturday got off to a rousing start when a large snifter of homemade chocolate chip cookies sold for $575. Proceeds go to scholarships, so Peter Brown’s generous bid was going to a good cause. And, as

All set for Rotary Oyster Roast in Cambridge

Dorchester Star

Tickets are on sale for the seventh annual Rotary Oyster Roast, which will be held on Saturday, March 24, at Long Wharf Park. The annual event is hosted by the Cambridge Rotary Community Service Foundation and benefits the Long Wharf World War I Memorial Fountain, which is in need of

Hawaiian Luau brings out food lovers for noble causes

Susan Hiland, Daily Republic

The smell of barbecue chicken wafted through the doors on Saturday at the Fairfield Civic Center as guests arrived for the 28th annual Cordelia Rotary (Fairfield, US – D 5160) Spring Extravaganza. Rotary club members decided this year to try something new – a Hawaiian Luau theme. “It’s been kind

Stove project saving lives in Nicaragua

Alex Paul, Albany Democrat-Herald

Nearly 4 million deaths per year are attributed to the health effects associated with cooking over open fires in impoverished countries like Nicaragua. Another 4 million women and children suffer severe burns from open fire burning, and families spend up to 20 hours per week gathering wood to cook meals.