Month: October 2017

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Honoring champions of peace for Rotary UN Day

Rotary Day at the UN filled with peace champions and workshops By Geoff Johnson Rotary will honor six champions of peace at the United Nations on 11 November. The Palais...

Jonathan Cavendish on why he created polio movie Breathe

Movie producer Jonathan Cavendish tells the story of his parents in new movie 'Breathe' By Hank Sartin For producer Jonathan Cavendish, the new film “Breathe” was not just another project....

Rotary praises unsung heroes on World Polio Day

Rotary and the Gates Foundation host fifth annual World Polio Day to highlight progress in the fight to eradicate the disease By Ryan Hyland Photos by Alyce Henson After another...

Critical Care

Linked through sister cities, Rotarians save newborns in Brazil By Vanessa Glavinskas Photographs by Robert Gill A mother is in labor, and she’s frightened. Her baby isn’t due for three...

Join us online for World Polio Day 2017

Livestream makes event available to all By Rotary International You don’t have to buy a plane ticket to participate in this year’s World Polio Day festivities at the Bill &...

Scholar measuring and stopping public corruption

Global grant scholarship recipient Lusiné Mehrabyan is working toward solving one of the most difficult and pervasive world ills: government corruption. Mehrabyan, a native of Armenia who was raised in...

On the tracks of the Beast

In Mexico’s migrant shelters, a Rotary scholar puts his education into action Story and photos by Levi Vonk There are two inescapable elements of southern Mexico.  The first is dust...

The power of a garden

Rotary members in Harvard, Illinois, USA, have teamed up with community groups to help alleviate hunger and bring the community together. By Arnold R. Grahl Photos by Monika Lozinska Videos...

New partners build on Rotary’s strengths

Habitat for Humanity and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness join with Rotary to improve lives  By Sallyann Price Rotary has added two service partners that offer clubs...

Rotary helps wildfire victims

Rotary helps wildfire victims The Rotary Foundation has set up a special fund to help in the wake of deadly wildfires in California. More than 220,000 acres have been scorched...