Gaetano Scamarcio, far right bottom row, and members of the Rotary Club of Bari. Gaetano Scamarcio By Gaetano Scamarcio, 1994-95 Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bari, Italy, and District 2120 About 30 years ago, I discovered Rotary’s programs for aiding young people in achieving their dreams, which struck me profoundly. At the…
By Olayinka Hakeem Babalola, 2019-20 RI Vice President and 2018-20 Rotary International Director I have been involved with Rotary for more than 40 years, beginning as a Rotaractor in 1983 and transitioning to a Rotarian in 1993. My journey in peacebuilding started from two fronts: my deep commitment to community service and my involvement in…
Raising funds for Ukrainian refugees along the Camino de Santiago Chuck Oldanie, second from left, with members of his club and friends on the Camino de Santiago in April. By Chuck Oldanie, Rotary Club of Seminole Lake, Florida, USA IIn April, I found myself shoulder to shoulder with dozens of pilgrims hiking along a centuries-old…
Delegates to the Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders organized by Rotary Districts 6890, 6950, and 6960. Yellow shirts are first-year students, red-shirts are attending a second year as group leaders. By Ed Hallock, Rotary Club of Seminole Lake, President, S4TL Board of Directors In the summer of 2021, as we were all coming out of the…
Surgeons work on a burn patient. By Rajeev Bhalla, Rotary Club of Ranipur, Uttar Pradesh, India I have an amazing story to tell of hope, healing, and the power of coming together to make a difference. Many of us have stories like this in Rotary. Here’s mine. I joined the Rotary Club of Ranipur in…
Terry Collier (second from right) and some of the Seminole, Florida, Rotarians who collected supplies to help Ukrainian refugees. By Terry Collier, Rotary Club of Seminole, Florida, USA I’ve been a professional counselor for more than 30 years. For the last 24, I have focused on individuals, couples, families, and organizations in crisis. I have…
The Rotary Club of Thunder Bay (Port Arthur) is building diversity through its partnerships with Tapestry International Women’s Network and Sisters for Canadian Black Community. By Shelley Crawford, 2023-24 president of the Rotary Club of Thunder Bay (Port Arthur), Ontario, Canada As I enter the last month of my presidency in the Rotary Club of…
Aidan O’Leary, Director of Polio Eradication, World Health Organization, speaks during the PolioPlus Workshop: Together, We End Polio at the Rotary International Convention 28 May. By Christopher Nial, Rotary Club of Wexford, District 116 PolioPlus and Foundation chair I recently had the privilege of attending the 2024 Rotary International Convention in Singapore, where the ongoing…
Members of the Rotary Club of Helvetia Happiness, Mauritius, discuss club projects. The club has made mental well-being its main focus. By Syam V.D. Mudhoo, president, Rotary Club of Helvetia Happiness, Mauritius Have you ever felt that everything is going wrong? That all the doors are closing on you and you don’t know what to…
Angelica Mesistrano was a new Rotary member looking for a way to plug in and make a difference when a chance conversation introduced her to Rotary Fellowships. After being invited to the meeting of a fellowship that celebrates Latino culture, she discovered her place in the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians (IYFR). Three months later,…