In another nod to the engagement of clubs in our Zones, The Rotary Club of Starkville, MS (D6820) got a great two-page write up in October's Rotary magazine, featuring its major fundraiser, the Classic Rodeo. Held annually for the past 18 years, the February event...
Originally started by the Franklin Noon Rotary club (D6760), all three Franklin, TN clubs (Breakfast, Noon and Downtown) now participate in "Pedal for Polio", a World Polio Day fundraiser. Last year, the event raised over $6,000 for the fight against polio, and the...
This week, as you were thumbing through the pages of this month’s Rotary magazine, did you miss the short article on page 16 about District 6060 Governor Ralph Zuke? It highlights his 10,000+ miles of rickshaw-bicycle-riding which has so far raised over $57 million...
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: No WPV1 cases and 12 WPV1- positive environmental samples. The number of WPV1 cases in 2025 is four. There were 25 in 2024. Algeria: No cVDPV1 cases, no cVDPV2 cases, no cVDPV1-positive...
If you're accustomed to taking courses in Rotary's online Learning Center, you may notice these changes the next time you log in or try to access them: As a result of changes made during the most recent Council on Legislation, the courses for Club President,...
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: No WPV1 cases and 12 WPV1- positive environmental samples. The number of WPV1 cases in 2025 is four. There were 25 in 2024. Algeria: one cVDPV1 case, no cVDPV2 cases, one cVDPV1-positive...
You may remember the "Rotary Showcase" where clubs and districts featured their projects. Now renamed and improved, you can enhance your service projects with the tools and resources on Rotary’s Service Project Center. This comprehensive hub not only features...
World Polio Day will soon be upon us, on October 24th, but your club and district still have time to plan your event. Year-to-date polio counts are encouraging and a unified effort to publicize our commitment is needed to finish the job. Out of ideas? Check out this...
Expanding to add to the over 1,800 Rotary Peace Fellows already trained, Rotary's next peace center will be at Symbiosis International University in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It will offer a one-year certificate program to train professionals in peace studies,...
Originally established 30 years ago to help evaluate Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants, The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers continues to play an active role in evaluating our grant projects to assure proper stewardship of Rotary Foundation funds....
Of the over 530 Rotary districts in the world, only 66 (12%) were recently recognized for exceptional grant reporting during the 2024-25 Rotary year. Grant reporting is crucial because failing to report on time can result in disqualification from receiving future...
Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, The International Day of Peace has been designated as a period of non-violence and cease-fire. Not limited to combatants and peacekeepers, everyone has a role to play in promoting positive peace. As...
