By Etelka Lehoczky As a newcomer to Rotary navigating the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia, I feel a special affinity for other first-time attendees. I was excited to see that there would be a whole session just for first-timers the day before the convention kicked off. I wasn’t sure what I expected, but…
Jessie Harman By Jessie Harman, 2021-23 Rotary International Director The results of the 2022 Rotary International All-Member Survey are clear – the number one driver of member satisfaction is club experience. Just over 78,000 members responded to the online survey conducted by RI’s Research and Evaluation team. A recently published report on the survey also…
Registered nurse Juliet Altenburg with Penn State Health Trauma Program Staff at a STOP THE BLEED® class. From left: RNs Justin Heimrich, Sunny Goodyear, Altenburg, and Amy Bollinger By Juliet Altenburg, governor of District 7390 (Pennsylvania, USA), a member of the Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North, and executive director of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation A…
Taylor Randall with the pins she’s gathered from Rotary events. By Taylor Randall My journey with Rotary actually began before I was born. I’m the fourth generation of my family to be connected with the Rotary Club of Nerang, Queensland, Australia. My great-grandfather was charter president, my grandfather was a charter member and past president,…
Catch the street art while you are in Melbourne, Australia, for the 2023 Rotary International Convention. By Etelka Lehoczky, RI staff When I found out I’d be going to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to cover the 2023 Rotary International Convention, my mind raced. I thought of exhibition halls, Ayers Rock, packed auditoriums, and kangaroos. Even briefly…
The Rotary Club of Cubao Edsa distributed books, notebooks, and other learning materials as well as hygiene kits to children in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. Photo by Maurice Librea By Maurice Librea, past president of the Rotary Club of Cubao Edsa, Quezon City, Philippines As a public relations professional, my work involves building and maintaining relationships…
Past District Governor Haresh Ramchandani, a member of Rotary International’s Membership Growth Committee, speaks during a past International Assembly. By Haresh Ramchandani, Rotary Club of LIFE, Montego Bay, Jamaica Since I joined Rotary in 1997, we’ve had many presidential themes. There’s a new one every year, and they all focus on one or more aspects…
By Peter Roaf, Rotary Club of Ladner, British Columbia, Canada, and District 5040 Interim Public Image Chair As the interim public image chair for my district, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how we tell our community about Rotary and share our excitement about our organization to motivate others to join us in…
Rotarians from India and Pakistan exchange club banners during the visit to Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, a Sikh holy site. By Amrit Pal Singh, District 3080 assistant governor and past president of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh, India I was thrilled recently to help coordinate a remarkable meeting between Rotary members in India and Pakistan…
Members of the assessment team from Korea listen to District 2430 Governor Emre Öztürk (white jacket) during a visit to a tent village in the earthquake-damaged area of Turkey. By Duck-JU Lee, Rotary Club of Cheonan Dream, Korea After the earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey, a team of Rotary members from District 3620 (Korea)…