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,…
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…