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
Gazette Standard
Rotarians in Colchester are helping a hospital in Africa fight against “silent killer” diseases. A grant of $47,000 has been given by the Rotary Club of Colchester (Essex, UK — D 1240) with the help of Colchester doctor Isobel King. The money will be spent at the Mulanje Mission Hospital
Terry Vollum, The Intelligencer
The original Rotary Club of Stirling (Ontario, Canada — D 7070) received its charter in April of 1949 and served the community for almost 35 years until it disbanded in 1983. Thirteen years later, in April of 1996, the service club was reborn with a new charter and sixteen eager
Julie Currie, The Falkirk Herald
For more than 30 years Rotarians world-wide have been waging war on polio. And they are now moving ever closer to eradicating the disease entirely. Since the organisation and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9 percent.
James D Wolf Jr, Herald Journal
Almost a year after the concept of creating a Rotary club for the Frontier schools area came about, everything was finalised with a charter ceremony. The club is now recognised as the 57th club in Rotary District 6540, covering the upper third of Indiana, US. The evening started with a
Powell River Peak
In the words of English writer John Heywood, many hands make light work, and that is certainly the case with Powell River’s two Rotary clubs (British Columbia, Canada – D 5040). Rotary Club of Powell River and Rotary Club of Powell River Sunrise are having nearly 70 Rotarians who work
Kate Day Sager, The Bradford Era
Look I’m all in pink,” said a little girl at George G Blaisdell Elementary School as she examined her new winter coat. The girl, as well as several other children at the elementary campus, were provided new coats on Monday by members of the Bradford Rotary Club (UK, District 1040)
Andrew Wig, Sun Current
After coming to the US as a young boy to have his eyes uncrossed, 13-year-old Moses Mwaura returned to the Twin Cities in December for a check-up that doubled as a triumphant reunion. “While Moses was here, he made lots of friends,” said Tim Murphy, who helped bring the Kenyan
Wendy Aldred, cumbriacrack.com
On Friday January 12, 2018 Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) President Denis Spiller will be in Cockermouth and Silloth to find out first hand how Rotary takes action in their communities. At the lunch time he will be a guest of Cockermouth Club (UK, District 1190) and will
Wauchope Gazette
Wauchope Rotary (Australia, District 9650) coordinated a Christmas dinner for members of the local community doing it ‘a bit tough’. The event was held at the Rotary Hall on Dec 20. Rotary spokesperson Reg Pierce said the dinner was an extension of the club’s involvement with the Wauchope Country Club
Union-Bulletin.com
Wildwood Park is sporting brightly coloured new playground equipment, in case you haven’t visited the site lately at the corner of Division Street and Boyer Avenue. More than a year of planning, several contributing partners and numerous volunteers made it happen, reported Maryann Cole with Walla Walla Noon Rotary Club
