Sourish Choudhury leads an emotional well-being session for cancer warriors and their caregivers. By Sourish Choudhury, a member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta Newbies, West Bengal, India When I joined Rotary, I understood that it was an international organization of clubs dedicated to service that connects people worldwide to make a difference. I admired…
Children in a school in Benin receive school supplies. By Vinay Gandhi Billapati, past president of the Rotary Club of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India I’ve known about Rotary since my birth. I am a second-generation Rotarian. My father joined Rotary in the very year I was born, and from childhood, I have witnessed and participated…
Pedro Casadei, middle, and his parents in front of One Rotary Center. By Pedro Casadei, assistant Rotary public image coordinator, Brazil I like to say I was born into Rotary. Long before I had a name, my parents were already wearing Rotary pins and serving together. They met in Rotaract, fell in love in meetings…
Tia Coppus, right, and her Rotary sponsor, Becca Smith. By Tia Coppus, assistant governor of District 7710 and a member of the Rotary Club of Cary-Kildaire, North Carolina, USA Sometimes there are moments in life that shift everything. Some of you may have experienced one, and some of you may not have yet. But when…
Volunteers at One Good Meal, one of the beneficiaries supported by the gala, serve up meals. By David Fritz, past president, Lee’s Summit Sunrise Rotary Club, Missouri, USA What began as a small idea proposed by Bernell Rice of the Lee’s Summit Sunrise Rotary Club, back in 2007 — a fun, charitable event supporting a…
Rotary members in Chandigarh, India, during a rally to raise awareness of cervical cancer. About 50 girls received the HPV vaccine. By Dr. Rita Kalra, Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown, Haryana, India, and a member of the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors I still remember the morning of 26 July 2025, as if it…
Members of the Enebakk Digital Connect satellite club. By Nicola Rivli, a member of Enebakk Digital Connect, a satellite of the Rotary Club of Enebakk, Norway Our journey began during a sunset in June 2024 on the island of Jeløya. As I was holding a glass of wine in my hand, I was approached by…
Eli Hauber with children in Uganda during his internship with All We Are. By Eli Hauber, a member of the Rotaract Club of UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Rotary has this funny way of finding you, not the other way around. It meets you where you are, smiles, extends a hand, and pulls you…
Rotary members in Denmark look at sticky notes during a Club Visioning exercise. By Arly Troelsen, president of the Rotary Club of Nørre Alslev, Denmark In the fall of 2022, our club took a hard look at our membership trends and decided we needed to do something about it. We had steadily declined from more…
By Stephen Frantzich, Rotary Club of Parole (Annapolis), Maryland, USA Stephen Frantzich with a box of used donated books. My stint as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in the Philippines opened my eyes to the challenges of developing countries, whet my appetite for travel, and allowed me to complete my doctorate in political science. Always oriented…