The Rotary Club of Madison South is known throughout the community for it’s Brat Stand. By Angela Lingle and Ginny Olson, Rotary Club of Madison South, Wisconsin, USA More than four decades ago, our club was facing disappointing returns on its staple fundraising events, a turkey shoot and light bulb sale, when inspiration hit. This…
The Wenatchee Confluence Rotary Club’s new members class of October 2018. Membership chair Rob Tidd says do something to make new members feel special, like framing their certificates and interviewing them during their induction. By Rob Tidd, District 5060 membership chair and member of the Rotary Club of Wenatchee Confluence, Wenatchee, Washington, USA In January,…
John Marvin Leonor has fun in a foam pit during a fellowship event including the Rotaract clubs of New Rise Kalookan North and Zamboanga City West at the ABS-CBN Studio Experience in September. By John Marvin Leonor, Rotaract Club of New Rise Kalookan North, Philippines The first word that comes to mind when I think…
Orientation for Rotary Peace Fellows at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. By Bonnie Emerson, Rotary Peace Fellow at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Class 26, from Canada As an Indigenous (Metis) Canadian woman from Winnipeg Manitoba, I was surprised and very honoured when I was encouraged to apply for the Rotary International Peace Fellowship Program. I…
Room 711 on the 1st floor of Rotary headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA. By Rotary Heritage Communications staff Each year, thousands of visitors to Rotary headquarters experience Room 711, a recreation of the office where, on 23 February 1905, Paul Harris met with three acquaintances to start a club based on “mutual cooperation and informal…
By John Hewko, Rotary International General Secretary Innovation and flexibility. Those are two words you hear a lot today when we think about any organization adapting to a rapidly changing environment. But what do those two words mean for Rotary? In short, they will define Rotary’s future, because they are fundamental pillars of our strategic…
Members of the Humboldt Rotary Club pack food for the hungry in May. By Christine Warrington, 2018-21 assistant governor District 6760, and a member of the Rotary Club of Humboldt, Tennessee, USA Like many Rotary clubs, we were looking for ways to boost our membership two years ago when we heard about the flexible and…
Roberta Peverelli and Filippo Arcioni By Roberta Peverelli, Rotary Club of Como-Baradello and Filippo Arcioni, Rotary Club Como Many years ago, before our paths crossed, we were each asked to become members of different Rotary clubs. We were honored to be asked, since we felt that Rotary would be a great container for many things:…
The first-ever Tacoma Ocean Fest Youth Story Contest invited youth to write about what the ocean means to them. By Kathleen Figetakis, Rotary Club of Tacoma Sunrise At first, Grace was reluctant. She was on the verge of flunking school through poor attendance. But when Kathleen Figetakis, literacy chair at Tacoma Sunrise Rotary, Washington, USA, asked…
Charlie Ruth Castro leads an exercise class for inmates. Charlie Ruth Castro By Charlie Ruth Castro, Rotary E-Club of Sogamoso Global, Colombia I had to go to prison to understand how education for innovation is the path for empowering millions of Latin American and Caribbean women economically. I’ve never committed a crime; I belong to…