By Bruce Templeton, Rotary Club of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Bruce Templeton, aka Santa, a member of the Rotary Club of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, and the only living Canadian Santa in the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame. In 1979 – when I was 34 – an aunt of mine, the head…
By Tom Gump, member of the RI Membership Growth committee and past governor of District 5950 (Minnesota, USA), and Mykola Stebljanko, public image coordinator in Zone 21A and past governor of District 2232 (Ukraine) Tom Gump Membership has grown 23.5% in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country on 24 February 2022. The region, which…
From left, Wendy Oleksy, principal of Columbus School, Laura Kann, governor of District 6420, Pat Merryweather-Arges, Rotary International Director, and Erika Dahlgren, a consultant with Usborne Books and More, help deliver books at Columbus Elementary School. By Laura Kann, governor of District 6420 (Illinois, USA) Rotary’s response to the war in Ukraine has been simply…
A Gift of Life heart surgery recipient, the child’s parents, and doctor. By Magdalen R Leung, Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset, British Columbia, Canada, and a member of the Health Major Gifts Initiative Advisers committee Magdalen R Leung Through my participation in global grants from The Rotary Foundation, I have seen how the lives of…
Shin Tae Byull, a member of the Rotary Club of Cheongju Dream, Chungcheongbug, Korea, adjust the helmet of his riding partner at the start of the 24-kilometer ride. By Seoha LeePhotos by Seongjoon Cho Early one morning in late October, members of the Rotary Club of Cheongju Dream, Korea, gathered with volunteers at Mushimcheon River…
Students in Umudike Central, Abia State, Nigeria wait for class to begin. Pad A Girl assures that female students do not have to miss class due to feminine hygiene issues. By Ada Wikina, international service chair, Rotary Club of North Cobb, Georgia, USA As a young girl growing up in Nigeria in the 1960s, I…
Rotaract members at the Global Citizen Live event in Accra, Ghana. By Tetteh Kojo Boampong Adesa, charter president, Rotaract Club of Accra-Airport I would never have thought I would get so much enjoyment out of a concert and be so exhilarated to be part of leading the charge for global change. Before the Global Citizen…
Alejandra Rueda By Alejandra Rueda, 2008-10 Rotary Peace Fellow, University of Berkeley When I became a Rotary Peace Fellow in 2008, the presidential theme was Make Dreams Real. My dream was to support the Colombian countryside by improving the quality of life of farmers and, in turn, to achieve a more responsible use of nature…
Rotary club members (standing from left) Laurell Richey, Ashley Kasprzak, and Charlene Santala Gearing visit Kate Gordon (in bed) with Richey’s pet alpaca. By Ashley Kasprzak, president of the Rotary Club of Twin Peaks, Colorado, USA Rotary members in Colorado showed what it means to create a welcoming club experience of comfort and care, one…
Ernest Afun of the Rotary Club of Accra East and Chinazo Asunwa of the Rotary Club of Accra Legon East during the Global Citizen Festival in Accra, Ghana. By Julian Andoh, president of the Rotaract Club of Accra-La East, Ghana I was standing at the Black Star Square, a large public space in Accra, watching…