Rotary has released a new set of videos promoting the causes we all work for. You already know about them, but there are many others out there in your community and on your social media networks who don't. While Rotary's staff does a great job of developing these and...
If you were with us in Columbus, you know just how innovative, fun, and educational this year's Institute was. If you couldn't make it but want to know, "what's all the fuss about institutes?", there's too much to fit in a blog post here, so check out the Zone's...
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: one WPV1 case and no positive environmental samples. The number of cases in 2025 is now four. There were 25 cases in 2024. Angola: two cVDPV2 cases and no positive environmental samples....
Zone Institute attendees were the audience for the "pitches" of three projects in our version of the TV show, "Shark Tank". Director Brian Hall, Foundation Trustee Vicki Puliz, and Past Trustee Bryn Styles served as the sharks. In the end, the sharks chose all three...
Day one kicked off with The Rotary Show starring Brian Hall, a "talk show" format General Session with Director Brian Hall serving as our host and Institute General Chair Craig Maxey filling the "sidekick" rile. Guests included R.I. Past Presidents Ravi Ravindran and...
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: one WPV1 case and no positive environmental samples. The number of cases in 2025 is now three. There were 25 cases in 2024. Chad: one cVDPV2 case, one cVDPV3 case, and no positive...
Does your club sponsor an Interact club? How active is Interact in your district? A new video has been released which can help you explain and promote Interact. It can help Rotarians, students, and their parents learn about the program. Consider posting it to your...
Does your district have any goals for helping its members learn more about Rotary and The Rotary Foundation? If not, it isn't too late for Governors to set some, and for Governors-Elect and Governors-Nominee to begin thinking about those for the next years. You can...
Following the resignation of RI President-elect SangKoo Yun, Rotary's Board, following the R.I. code of policies conducted a special session to select Olayinka Hakeem Babalola, a member of the Rotary Club of Trans Amadi, Nigeria, as 2026-27 R.I. President. He joined...
This week, the Polio Working Group of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) is meeting at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The group is expected to review the latest global epidemiology, impact of various strategic and...
President-elect SangKoo has decided to resign as President-elect of Rotary International after extensive consultation with his doctors who have advised him that it might not be possible for him to meet the travel and schedule required of our President. SangKoo...
Has your district, or clubs in your district been neglecting ways to get involved in International Service? Or have they completed such projects before and are looking for new ones? Our long-time partners at H2H have a number of new project opportunities available for...
