Those who attended the 2025 Zones 30-31 Institute in New Orleans won't forget it anytime soon. On Thursday, guests were welcomed to the Big Easy by the Warren Easton High School band, marching through the ballroom, with Institute Committee members and others throwing...
Poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates reported this week: Afghanistan: No WPV1 cases and eighteen WPV1-positive environmental samples. There have been nineteen WPV1 cases this year and there were 21 in 2025. The most recent case was on July 17, 2026....
The 2026 New Orleans Zone Institute started with an opening session to beat the band, literally. The Warren Easton High School marching band welcomed attendees to the Crescent City, followed by Rotary International Director Brian Hall, Past Rotary International...
Rotary had stories coming from our Zones again this month: This month's Virtual Visit spotlights the Rotary Club of Logan, Ohio (D6690), whose annual community breakfast raises money for projects that support young people. Read "Ohio club serves up pancakes with...
Is your District looking for partners on its next Global Grant? Do you have clubs looking to expand their service beyond the local level? Let them know about Project Fairs and how these events can help them find projects or partners. Project fairs are a powerful way...
Every district has Rotary alumni. They're the people who were in your Interact or Rotaract clubs. They participated in RYLA. You successfully nominated them for a Global Grant Scholarship or Peace Fellowship. They may have participated in a Group Study Exchange,...
Every day year-round, in ways big and small your members' commitment to service makes an impact. We have several opportunities coming up for them to join together and create lasting change through The Rotary Foundation. International Literacy Day, September 8th. Help...
You have only two weeks left to identify and nominate for recognition your members who advance women in Rotary. The Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award honors one Rotary member each year – regardless of gender or how long they've been in Rotary – for actively working to...
Have you told your members about Raise for Rotary? Since being made available six years ago in August 2020, Rotarians and our supporters have created more than 4,000 fundraising events to celebrate birthdays, athletic challenges, and other occasions. These have...
If they want to apply for Global or District grants, your district and club will need to be certified each year. The Rotary Foundation has recently updated the online Grant Management Seminar and Grant Management Recertification to help clubs with the global grant...
Registration opens next month for the 2027 Rotary International Convention in Barcelona, Spain. Dates are June 26th-30th, and now is a good time to promote attendance. Unfortunately many members have never been exposed to Rotary beyond your club or district. Exposing...
The Rotary Foundation has announced the $2 million 2026 Programs of Scale grant recipient: Collaboration for Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems in Haiti. This program will expand people’s access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene; increase demand for these...
