Members of the Rotary Club of Cubao Edsa visit with children at Cottolengo Filipino in Rodriguez, Philippines. By Maurice Librea, past president of the Rotary Club of Cubao Edsa, Quezon City, Philippines Recently, we celebrated the fourth year of our signature project by dedicating three hours to a facility that offers residential care for abandoned,…
Kris Cameron’s hens line up at feeding time. Helen peeks through the window acting as spokeshen for Betty, Martha, and Geraldine. Kris Cameron with one of her hens. By Kris Cameron, a member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group, and the Rotary Club of Wenatchee Confluence, Washington, USA About a year before I retired,…
Part of Project Aastha’s education campaign to reach young girls with information about the HPV vaccine. Dr. Rita Kalra By Dr. Rita Kalra, Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown, Haryana, India, and a member of the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors I have had the good fortune of leading an incredible initiative of my Rotary…
Members of the Rotary Club of Lander with the first batch of solar chargers. By Jerry W. Venters, Past governor of District 6040 and member of the Rotary Club of Lander, Wyoming, USA Four members of our Rotary Club in Lander, Wyoming, attended the 2023 District 5440 Conference in Estes Park, Colorado, USA expecting to…
Mary Shackleton and Carol Tichelman hand out apples with a QR code during their zone institute, linking to a guide on growing Rotary’s Endowment. By Carol Tichelman, endowment/major gifts adviser and member of the Fund Development Committee When I joined Rotary 30 years ago, I did so because I was a bank manager, and I…
By Tom Gump, aide to 2024-25 Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick Tom Gump It starts with our Vision Statement: TOGETHER WE see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe in our communities and in ourselves. It is not an accident that our Vision Statement begins with “Together…
By Chun-Wook Hyun, Trustee of The Rotary Foundation and a member of the Rotary Club of Seoul-Hansoo, Korea Trustee Chun-Wook Hyun My Rotary club began like any other traditional club, chartered in October 1991 with about 30 members. The year I served as governor of District 3640, about a decade ago, my club had grown…
Volunteers and Ralf Hardenberg (far right) with some of the collected plastic waste. By Dr Ralf Hardenberg, a member of the Rotary Club of Nuremberg-Connect, Germany As a just-retired physician, I was excited to volunteer for a medical project at a hospital in Nkawkaw, Ghana. While I was there, I saw plastic everywhere. Thousands of…
From left, Masahiro Kanno, his wife, and Kazuo Arai. By Kazuo Arai, Rotary Club of Shimodate, Japan, past governor of District 2820, and a member of the district’s emergency disaster relief team As I finished my New Year’s rituals and listened to elegant gagaku music (traditional Japanese court music) at my home in Ibaraki Prefecture,…
RI President R. Gordon R. McInally, fourth from right, and his wife, Heather, second from right, visit a heart surgery patient at Fortis Hospital in India. Also pictured is Past RI President Rajendra Saboo, third from right and Rotary leaders from District 3080 (India). By AP Singh, past president and chairman of the Heartline Project…