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
Jason Browne
By Jason Browne — In September 2024, I found myself in an unexpected situation: I was “held hostage” by an entity whimsically named Mr. Privilege. He forced me into a disaster simulator where my water was scarce, my light extinguished, and my shelter stripped away. It wasn’t a physical abduction
Tom Gump
Much has been written about RI President Stephanie Urchick’s initiative of using the Rotary Action Plan to grow Rotary. Recently, I witnessed her living another of her major initiatives – “Healing in a Divided World,” which focuses on Rotary’s peace efforts. Interesting trivia about our president – by the end of her term,
Melissa Klaric, The Herald
The giant blue bins around Mercer are part of a charity drive, “Crutches for Africa,” sponsored by the Rotary Club of Mercer (Pennsylvania, US – RID 7280). The drive is part of an ongoing Rotary International programme that takes donated crutches, walkers and prosthetic limbs, cleans them and sends
Hannah Swayze, Orange Observer
As its fiscal year comes to a close, the Rotary Club of Winter Garden (Flordia, US – RID 6980) has been handing out some big cheques. In July, the local Rotary club donated $45,500 to local community organisations in an effort to support its neighbours. In the last fiscal year
Nono Shen, Richmond News
Thirteen years ago, Magdalen Leung made a promise to a little orphan boy living in a village in South Africa. Leung, foundation chair of the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset (Vancouver, Canada – RID 5040) and a long-term Richmond resident, had been working in the village as a volunteer, helping
Tusco TV
The Dennison Rotary Club (Ohio, US – RID 6650) is moving across the street from the Dennison Depot and into a more than 100-year-old building. Rotarian Bob Michels says the service club recently paid $65,000 to purchase the former Dreamsville Ice Cream shop at 431 Center Street from the Dennison
Corey Levitan, La Jolla Light
Torrey Pines Rotary Club (San Diego, US – RID 5340) celebrated both its 55th anniversary, and its president, Henri Migala, with a Saturday-night dinner, June 30 at La Jolla’s Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery. Migala, most recently director of the UC San Diego International House, has a profound history of
David Warner, My Little Falls
The Little Falls Rotary Club (New York, US – RID 7150) held their ‘Changing of the Guard’ ceremony, Wednesday night at the Travelodge, where the gavel was passed from Patricia Talaba, President of the group for 2018-2019 to Dale and Linda Wagner, who are going to be Co-Presidents for the
Elaine Hammond, Worthing Herald
Marlene Butler takes over the chain of office as President of the Rotary Club of Worthing (UK, RI District 1145) on Monday, July 1, and high on her list for action is myth busting about the function and purpose of the Rotary movement. She says it has the reputation of
Los Alamos Reporter
The motto of Rotary is ‘Service Above Self’. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos (New Mexico, US – RID 5520) honours nine “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year. Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to
