Rotary club members (standing from left) Laurell Richey, Ashley Kasprzak, and Charlene Santala Gearing visit Kate Gordon (in bed) with Richey’s pet alpaca. By Ashley Kasprzak, president of the Rotary Club of Twin Peaks, Colorado, USA Rotary members in Colorado showed what it means to create a welcoming club experience of comfort and care, one…
Ernest Afun of the Rotary Club of Accra East and Chinazo Asunwa of the Rotary Club of Accra Legon East during the Global Citizen Festival in Accra, Ghana. By Julian Andoh, president of the Rotaract Club of Accra-La East, Ghana I was standing at the Black Star Square, a large public space in Accra, watching…
Mohan Kumar, right, leads discussion sessions in his club designed to let everyone share their ideas. By Mohan Kumar, charter president, Rotary Club of Bangalore Prime, India I was given the opportunity to establish a plan aimed at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our club as the chair of our DEI taskforce. We have…
By Edward Hicks, a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA I first became acquainted with The Rotary Foundation and its Fellowship for Undergraduate Study Abroad in 1970, as a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma. My faculty adviser suggested I apply for the fellowship. Little did I imagine how much it would…
Members of the Rotary Club of Deonar, Maharashtra, India, during a club social outing. By Jaee Bhilare I am a student at Amity University in Mumbai, India. I have routinely been taking the bus from Pune to Mumbai for the past two years. But a few weeks ago, I had the most unexpected journey. My…
The Rotary Iron Lung Education Exhibit (RILEE) makes a stop at Rotary International World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, on World Polio Day, 24 October. Photo by Leann Arthur By Suzanne Gibson, 2019-20 governor of Rotary District 6440 and a member of the Rotary Club of Barrington Breakfast, Barrington, Illinois While planning a youth assembly…
By Maiden R. Manzanal-Frank, 2015 Rotary Peace Fellow at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Maiden Manzanal-Frank The Rotary Peace Centers Program has truly transformed my life. After receiving the peace fellowship in 2015, my commitment to peace, human security, and development deepened further. In my current role as a senior consultant and impact advisor, I help organizations…
Jong-Geun Lee at the summit of a 3,400-foot peak with members of his Rotary club who took turns carrying him on an A-frame on their backs. By Jong-Geun Lee, District 3730 PolioPlus subcommittee chair and member of the Rotary Club of Wonju, Korea I was born in a rural village in southern Korea the year…
By Safia Ibrahim Safia Ibrahim Sometimes I catch myself admiring my daughter as she reads a book at bedtime or does her math homework. These are skills we have come to expect from a child at her age. However, my memories as a young girl living with a disability from polio in Somalia are quite…
Abe enjoying floor time. By Stephanie Graff As the mother of a beautiful, happy, baby boy, I’ve been only too happy to share so many “firsts” with my husband and son. From bath time to tummy time to bedtime stories, we recognize the importance of every milestone moment and experience, including those that are less…