By Marty Schulman, a member of the Rotary Club of Bronxville, New York, USA Marty Schulman Being part of Rotary District 7230 feels special. For the past five years, we’ve seen something really cool happen: our membership has actually grown. In a world where sometimes it feels like organizations are shrinking, we’re heading in the opposite…
Rotary members hand over a rickshaw to a low-income recipient who can now use it to earn income and serve his community. By M. M. A. Al Numan Tonmoy, Rotary Club of Habiganj Khoai, Bangladesh My Rotary club recently partnered with the N S Foundation of Habiganj to jointly sponsor an auto rickshaw (small taxi)…
Tamie Fennell, past president of the Rotary Club of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Srinivasa Murthy, a member of the club, sort items for an EPIC Day of Service event. By Brianna Sherman, Rotary Club of Denver Metro South, Colorado, USA “This is the best thing our club has done in a long time!” I got…
Rotary members and their children pack oatmeal, cereal, and trail mix into weekend portions during a recent club activity. By Jessika Hane As a mom of four little kids, I wanted to find a better way to share the joy of Rotary with my children. My Rotary club, Bloomington Sunrise, Indiana, USA, is an amazing…
Raymond Foster, right, shakes hands with Lt. Colonel Kim in front of food collected by the San Dimas club to support military families. By Raymond E. Foster, President, San Dimas Rotary Foundation Sometimes the most powerful projects start with a conversation – and a question. For us, that conversation happened between the Rotary Club of…
Rachael Maima, right, addresses a workshop of the Papua New Guinea Midwifery Leadership Buddy Program. By Linda Deys and Rachael Ame Maima In April 2024, I (Linda) joined six other Australian midwives as part of a project to improve maternal and newborn outcomes in Papua New Guinea by strengthening the leadership skills of midwives there.…
Sanem Alkan, right, on stage at the Presidential Peace Conference By Sanem Alkan I have been a part of the Rotary family since my high school days after learning about this wonderful community from my father, a Rotarian. Several pivotal experiences over the years have helped shape who I am today, personally and professionally. These range…
Editor’s Note: This year marks the 25th anniversary of the World Health Organization’s certification of the Western Pacific Region as polio-free. To commemorate this anniversary, we invited Dr. Shigeru Omi, who led the WHO’s polio eradication efforts in the region from start to finish, to reflect on the story behind that victory. Dr. Shigeru Omi…
By Jessica Malaty Rivera — Jessica Malaty Rivera In the last five years, the world has had a crash course in public health. A flurry of scientific jargon-filled headlines has caused a fair amount of confusion, panic, and fear. This dynamic is not new, and, in fact, it has a name in epidemiology: infodemic. Epidemiology…
Three generations of Rotary Youth Exchange students from left, Ivan Vianna, his granddaughter Isabella, and his son Gustavo. By Ivan Vianna, Rotary Club of Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brazil — Whenever I speak about or write about Rotary Youth Exchange, my mind goes back to my teenager years and I have good memories. No doubt that year as…