Rotary Elsewhere

‘Service Above Self:’ Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs’s annual Home & Lifestyle Show supports the community

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

Nominations open for Christmas food parcels

Chloe Parkman

Nominations for a Guernsey Christmas food parcels initiative have opened. The Rotary Club of Guernsey said the project aimed to provide essential food items to “families and individuals facing hardship particularly amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis”. It has urged local charitable organisations to put forward names of islanders who may

Gadsden Rotary Club donates nearly $17,000 to local education

The Gadsden Times

The Gadsden Rotary Club on Oct. 9 donated $16,850 to the Etowah County Board of Education and the Gadsden City Board of Education. A news release from the Rotary Club says the money was raised during the club’s Little Black  Dress Fundraiser, which was held Sept. 18 at the Gadsden

Help Rotary end polio

Barbara Merrett

World Polio Day, October 24 is a time for all who want a world free from polio to come together in support of Rotary International’s over 35-year mission to eradicate the crippling disease. To that end, the Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands annually contributes to the effort with proceeds from

‘Doing something good’: Fidalgo Island Rotary members keep highway clean

NICHOLAS JOHNSON Anacortes American

As rain falls and cars whiz past, people in brightly colored vests, carrying garbage bags and reach extenders, walk along the highway looking for litter. This is no court-mandated community service. No, these people chose this. “It’s instant gratification,” said Dave Sem, a founding member of the Fidalgo Island Rotary Club and

Rotary Club of Grand Island, Mallwitz’s Island Lanes team for suicide prevention event

Michael J. Billoni

Concerned about the prevalence of suicide and its impact on this community, the Rotary Club of Grand Island and Mallwitz’s Island Lanes are taking advantage of a Sunday without a Buffalo Bills game to promote suicide awareness during an afternoon of bowling. At 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Mallwitz’s is

Sol Antilles, Rotary Sunrise extend breakfast programme through 2026

Islands

PHILIPSBURG–Sol Antilles, the sole importer of fuel to St. Maarten, has continued its partnership with Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise to provide breakfast to pupils at Leonald Conner Primary School in Cay Bay through the 2025-2026 school year. “Powering what moves people is our mission, and community engagement is

Rotary Club Beer Fest

brooklynpark.org

Do you like craft beer and helping out a great cause? SAVE THE DATE and join us at the Rotary Club of Brooklyn Park Beerfest to help support our Rec on the Go and Brooklynk programs. It all goes down at Edinburgh Golf Course on Saturday, October 5 from 2-5 p.m. For

Noon Rotary helps fund music program

coastalview.com

Members of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Noon recently presented a check for $6,312 to the Friends of the Carpinteria Library. The money will fund the equipment and musical instruments needed for the Mariachi Estrellas program, which the bookstore supports.  The funds were raised through the Rotary club’s Annual Talent

Building Beds, Building Hope: Monmouth Rotary Club Partners with Sleep in Heavenly Peace

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The Monmouth Rotary Club recently partnered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to construct twin size beds for children in need, explains Club President Sarah Grant: “We partnered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. That is a national organization but they have local chapters and there is a local chapter in LaHarpe.