News and Updates

The Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown partnered with Sparsh Theater Group to stage a play discussing tolerance, abuse of power, and injustice. By Kadam Bhambari As the spouse of the president of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown, I’m neck-deep in fundraising season. While I love supporting Rotary’s incredible mission, I have to admit that…

Presidents of the five Winchester Rotary clubs and Richard Spalding meet online in March for the 23rd time. By Richard Spalding, assistant governor of District 1110, and member of the Rotary Club of Winchester, UK Five Rotary clubs that share a name, Winchester, met online together for the 23rd time on 18 March. What started…

By Ashlyn Anderson, Rotaract Club of London Ashlyn Anderson My story with Rotary began when I was a girl. One of my earliest memories is of a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Mexico teaching me the Spanish phrase “te quiero mucho” (I love you). I was eight years old in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Gaby, who…

By Surhuda Kulkarni, Rotary Club of Pune Baner, India Club members take part in a walk to raise awareness for epilepsy. I remember the day clearly. It was 1 July 2021. The world was unshackling itself from the clutches of the pandemic. Everything was slowly starting to move back to in-person. My club arranged a…

Emanuelle and Sabrin Barreto By Emanuelle Barreto, youth exchange committee chair of District 4500 (Brazil), and Sabrina Barreto, a youth exchange officer, both alumna of long- and short-term youth exchanges I have been hosting Rotary Youth Exchange students since my daughter, Sabrina, was a year old. She was my first child in a big family.…

Richard Linden (middle) director of curriculum for Missouri RYLA Academy, and other leaders of the Nex Gen training event for RYLA directors. By Richard Linden, director of curriculum for Missouri RYLA Academy Missouri RYLA Academy has a saying, “Right person. Right place. Right time.” This was never more evidenced than in August of 2023 when…

A Rotaract member in Pune watches polio drops being administered to a young child during a national immunization day. By Jigneshh Karria, president, Rotary Club of Pune Baner, India Seeing a twinkle in the eye of a baby you have helped gives you a happy feeling. When you see someone with a disability run or…

Women in Dubno, Ukraine, show off the thermal winter clothing they received from a Rotary relief effort. By Janet Kolepp, past governor of District 7430 and assistant Rotary public image coordinator in Zone 32 A beacon of hope arose from an unexpected collaboration between Rotary districts interested in responding to the crisis in Ukraine. Two years ago,…

Haresh Ramchandani in front of a rice field during a trip to Bali. By Haresh L. Ramchandani, past district governor, member of the Rotary Club of L.I.F.E., Jamaica, and a member of the RI Membership Growth Committee Blue Zones are thriving communities with a high concentration of people between the ages of 90 and 100. The…