Quentin Wodon By Quentin Wodon, Rotary Club of Washington Global, USA How do we measure the magnitude of the investments made by Rotary clubs in the battle against COVID-19? This is not an easy question to answer, but in my Rotary and professional life, I often deal with assessing impacts. So the question intrigues me.…
A frame from the Big West Rotary’s training session for district leaders. By David Bobanick and Jim Bell, Rotary public image coordinators (United States) As Rotary leaders, none of us work in a vacuum. Big West Rotary (Zones 26 and 27, western United States) created a model to leverage the collective knowledge and expertise of…
Members of the 2018-19 Rotary International Rotaract Committee at the One Rotary Center, USA. By Clement Chinaza Owuamalam, Rotaract Club of Apo, Nigeria World Rotaract Week is an annual celebration of the success and significance of Rotaract in communities around the world. This year, from 8-14 March, Rotaractors, worldwide are celebrating the wonderful experiences that…
Rotaractors in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, came together to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their community by sharing safety information and providing supplies. By Rowland Kingsley Dappa, Rotaract Club of Port Harcourt Westfield, Nigeria Rotaractors in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, came together to carry out a disease prevention project to fight the spread of COVID-19 and…
Members of the Southport International Rotary Club in Indianapolis load boxes of food for a food drop. By Jeff Lake, Rotary Club of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA I began to work with the nonprofit organization Chin Community of Indiana in 2016 after our club’s foundation granted them $250,000 over five years, with a three-year extension through…
Joe Otin By Joe Otin, past district governor of Rotary District 9212 In his book “The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People,” Steven Covey defines the circle of concern and the circle of influence. His ideas explain how we can build resilience through the toughest times. The current health crisis that we face demands an…
Judith Diment By Judith Diment, Dean of the Rotary Representative Network We are well into this Rotary year and what a year it has been for the Rotary Representatives to the United Nations and other international organizations! As Rotary’s “ambassadors” to 22 UN and key agencies, our work normally is to meet strategic personnel and…
Juliet Altenburg By Juliet Altenburg, DGN, District 7390 (Pennsylvania, USA) Last June as I ended my term as president of the Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North and started my role as a district governor-nominee, I was feeling the enormity of COVID-19 in my paid job, personal life, and Rotary club. In my professional job as a…
Vision Statement display and seating area in the west atrium on the 18th floor of Rotary International World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA. By Bruce Baumberger, 2010-11 governor of District 6440 (northern Illinois, USA) As one of the two Rotary clubs normally conducting club meetings at One Rotary Center in Evanston, Illinois, USA, members of…
Ann Marie Kimball By Ann Marie Kimball, MD, MPH, Member of the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island; World Community Service chair; and member of the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers Rotary is engaging vigorously in the fight against COVID-19. I am honored to serve on a new task force Rotary International has created, but it’s also…