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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

Rotary club receives state proclamation

Michael Shine, El Dorado News-Times

Members of the community and the greater Rotary community in Arkansas turned out to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the El Dorado Rotary Club, RID 6170, on Monday. The El Dorado chapter of Rotary was formed in 1919 with 24 charter members and was the seventh Rotary club in the

Rotary fundraiser dinner at high school

Rotary News

For nine years, students at Wingham High School have been hosting an annual dinner for the Wingham Rotary Club (Australia, RID 9650) at the high school. The evening is designed to raise money for the ongoing running costs of the school bus, owned by the school and used for the

Rotary club flips pancakes into scholarship funds

Marisa Hicks, Hot Springs Village Voice

The Rotary Club of Conway’s (Arkansas, US – RID 6170) annual Toad Suck Daze Pancake Breakfast flipped hundreds of pancakes Sunday morning in an effort to raise nearly $13,000 for Faulkner County students. “I’m blown away by the support from the business community and their willingness to support an initiative

Rotary club unveils historical marker

Jess Mancini, News and Sentinel

The Parkersburg Rotary Club (West Virginia, US – RID 7530) celebrated its centennial Monday with the dedication of a marker denoting where the club first met a century ago. Representatives of Rotary, municipal dignitaries and others assembled at the Highmark West Virginia plaza on Market Street, the site of the

Australian Rotarians praise Midwestern hospitality

Jessica Karins, Aurora Advertiser

A group of Rotary Club members recently travelled over 9,000 miles to visit Kirksville and other Missouri communities. The members of a Rotary Group Study Exchange Programme lived with host families, learned from local businesses and said despite the distance, they felt immediately at home. “We’ve gone into houses of

Rotary club takes up environment clean-up

Emily Dech, Thrive Reporter

Dave Crawford believes everyone can play a part in cleaning up the environment. “I think keeping the environment clean is something everybody can do,” he said. The treasurer of the Rotary Club of Mansfield (Ohio, US – RID 6600) practices what he preaches, both around his neighbourhood, and with projects

Rotary breaks ground on Habitat home

Hill Country Community Journal

Habitat for Humanity Kerr County recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a new home in the Maud Jennings subdivision, a project sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kerrville. The Rotary Club of Kerrville (Texas, US – RID 5840) has provided the funding and will provide labour for this future home. The

Tree planting in university marks club’s milestone

Southeast Missouri

Southeast Missouri State University celebrated the 100th anniversary of Rotary in Cape Girardeau (Missouri, US – RID 6060) and the service of all University Rotarians during the past century with a tree planting April 5 on the front lawn of Academic Hall. A black gum tree was planted and a

‘Be the Inspiration’ with Rotary club

Rotary News

The Rotary Club of Florence (Oregon, US – RID 5110) has been an active force for good in the Florence area since it was founded in 1960. While Rotary International includes more than a million members, the local group has around 110, with 80 per cent of those regularly participating

Rotary vigil against sex trafficking

Randy Bretz, Lincoln Journal Star

Members of Lincoln’s Downtown Rotary Club (Nebraska, US – RID 5650) and others from eastern Nebraska participated in a March 30 training programme to help them combat sex trafficking by teaching hotel employees the warning signs and recommended follow-up actions they can take. The training was part of a Rotary