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
John Spevak, losbanosenterprise.com
Don’t take this the wrong way, but “our chef is crabby because people just can’t keep their hands off his tempting legs.” This is not a case of unwanted harassment, but the lead in the Los Banos Rotary Club’s (California, US – RID 5220) flyer for its March 22 Crab
Andy Fillmore, ocala.com
Members and guests of the Rotary Club of Ocala (Florida,US – RID 6970) gathered Friday at Tuscawilla Art Park to dedicate a four-pillar arbour erected as part of the club’s 100th anniversary celebration. The structure includes four key words that summarise the Rotary International 4-Way Test: Truth, Goodwill, Beneficial and
Jesse Buchanan, myrecordjournal.com
The Rotary Club of Southington (Connecticut, US – RID 7890) intends to raise $100,000 for a new playground at Veterans Memorial Park, the largest fundraising effort ever undertaken by the group. Kate Sirignano, Rotary director-at-large and owner of Image Marketing Consultants, announced the campaign at the Town Council meeting on
Chioma Obinna, Vanguard
Irked by high number of girls which studies have shown to miss school due to monthly menstrual cycle, Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate (Nigeria, RID 9110) in Lagos launched its Project Nora Dreams designed to provide free sanitary pads for secondary school girls every month. The project which was
Paul Rellinger, kawarthanow.com
Almost everybody had heard about a local Rotary Club in their community, but a lot of people still believe Rotary is just a business club — even an old boys’ club — and that couldn’t be further from the truth. The Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha (Ontario, Canada – RID
Eleanor Young, The Weston Mercury
Thousands of people in Uganda will benefit from the efforts of four Rotary groups in Somerset. A cross-county fundraising project has seen the clubs team up to ‘adopt’ a Ugandan village. The Rotary Clubs of Mendips, Weston, Bridgwater and the District 1200 E-Club helped to raise more than $70,000 to
Stephen Bisset, The Advertiser
While it is a tragic fact that many of our farmers continue to do it tough in the midst of the drought, thankfully, there are big hearted people in the community willing to help out. And that’s exactly what members of the Kurri Sunrise Rotary Club (New South Wales, Australia
Northcliff Melville Times
The Rotary Club Northcliff (Zambia, RID 9400) has managed their wheelchair project for 26 years, providing wheelchairs and mobility aids to those who cannot afford them, at no cost, thanks to a very generous sponsor. During this 26-year-period the Rotary clubs in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have
Luz Moreno-Lozana, Statesman
Through support from the Lake Travis community, children in Tanzania have access to clean water, food, educational resources and medical supplies. In 2016, the Lake Travis Rotary Club (Texas, US – D 5870) launched its 3D limb project with a goal to print artificial sockets using 3D printing methods to
Evan J Pretzer, Whig Standard
One of Rotary International’s core objectives is to address challenges around the world. Now, Spruce Grove’s Rotary Club (Canada – D 5370) is tackling issues in South America. In a presentation at a meeting for the group last week, club member Brad Mastaler provided an update on the organisation’s water
