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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
John F Russell, Steamboat Pilot
The Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs (Colorado, US – RID 5440) honoured three people Tuesday who have given their time and talents to make a difference in the Steamboat Springs community. “We wanted to recognise some non-Rotarians that we see in our community that have a long history of community
Roni Gehlke, East Bay Times
Being involved with his local Rotary club had always been a rewarding experience for Pittsburg resident Daniel Lopez, but it wasn’t easy making all the lunch meetings and having the time to grow his personal business. So after serving as president in 2014, he made the tough decision to leave
The Welland Tribune
Lincoln Street Docks will see the addition of a park in the future thanks to Rotary Club of Welland (Canada, RID 7090). Rotary Club President David Alexander and other club members were at Tuesday’s Welland council meeting to announce the city was chosen as its 100th-anniversary legacy project recipient. Alexander
