Past District Governor Haresh Ramchandani, a member of Rotary International’s Membership Growth Committee, speaks during a past International Assembly. By Haresh Ramchandani, Rotary Club of LIFE, Montego Bay, Jamaica Since I joined Rotary in 1997, we’ve had many presidential themes. There’s a new one every year, and they all focus on one or more aspects…
By Peter Roaf, Rotary Club of Ladner, British Columbia, Canada, and District 5040 Interim Public Image Chair As the interim public image chair for my district, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how we tell our community about Rotary and share our excitement about our organization to motivate others to join us in…
Rotarians from India and Pakistan exchange club banners during the visit to Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, a Sikh holy site. By Amrit Pal Singh, District 3080 assistant governor and past president of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh, India I was thrilled recently to help coordinate a remarkable meeting between Rotary members in India and Pakistan…
Members of the assessment team from Korea listen to District 2430 Governor Emre Öztürk (white jacket) during a visit to a tent village in the earthquake-damaged area of Turkey. By Duck-JU Lee, Rotary Club of Cheonan Dream, Korea After the earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey, a team of Rotary members from District 3620 (Korea)…
Sunghee Nam Editor’s Note: In September 2020, Rotary formed a task force charged with assessing the current status of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Rotary and shaping a comprehensive action plan to help us further value and live those principles throughout the organization. This is the latest in a series of blog posts from…
Chris, Cory, and Stella their dog. By Vince DiCarolis, president of the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA We all have various reasons for joining Rotary – to give back to our communities, to experience fellowship, or to help people in other countries. But these things come and go. I recently experienced a situation…
Taiwo Okunlola is installed as president of the Rotaract Club of Surulere South, Lagos, Nigeria by Taiwo ‘Orbs’ Okunlola, Rotaract Club of Surulere South, Lagos, Nigeria I grew up in a community where young children were not supposed to speak. That was something reserved for elders. If I forgot these community rules, I could sometimes…
Oleg and Oksana, their daughter Nastya, and twin boys Bohdan and Roman. By Doug Lee, Rotary Club of Dixon, Illinois, USA “Pajama Day?” Since I’d “met” her in mid-October, Oksana had sent me hundreds of e-mails through Facebook Messenger. I’m pretty sure this was the first one that made me laugh out loud. We’d just…
Rotary members in Serbia take part in a wine tasting event, advancing understanding and deepening connections between clubs involved in the Hearts of Europe initiative. By Ann Marie Ellis, Rotary Club of Austin, Texas, USA I had been to Serbia in 2019 before as a tourist, but I didn’t expect that I’d develop a life-long…
Mary Shackleton By Mary Shackleton, Empowering Girls Initiative Ambassador for Zone 32 (Bermuda; Northeastern USA) and Nikita Williams, Empowering Girls Initiative team member for Zone 28 (Canada; Michigan, Washington, and Alaska, USA) Teenage girls all over the world struggle with self-confidence. Recently, a team of Rotary members and Toastmasters in our Rotary zones set out…