By Rotary Service and Engagement We’re celebrating our members and their clubs — and all the good they do around the world — during Membership and New Club Development Month in August. One way you can celebrate your membership is by getting involved in the many activities and programs available to you as a member … More Engaging with Rotary to enhance your membership experience
By Erika Emerick, Rotary Programs for Young Leaders Staff Through Rotaract clubs, people ages 18-30 develop leadership and professional skills, exchange ideas with community leaders, and have fun through service. Every year, Rotaract clubs around the world develop projects to address community challenges. Rotary International recognizes the best high-impact, sustainable projects with the Rotaract Outstanding … More Congratulations to the 2018-19 Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards awardees
By Rotary Service and Engagement Rotary is built on connections. Rotary International provides a way to connect to our communities, to network professionally, and to build strong and lasting relationships. Our membership connects us to a global community through our countless projects and programs. Our service connects us to people who share our values, who … More Rotary Connects the World
You’re the incoming community service chair for your club and will be serving in this role for the first time. You have been approached by a local Rotaract club to work together on a river cleanup project. Your club doesn’t sponsor this Rotaract club, which works with its sponsor club on other projects but also … More Ethical Dilemma Discussion: what would you do?
By Philippe Cohen, Treasurer of Rotary Club of Moscow International, Russia and Coordinator of the 13th Multi-Club Workshop Dear Rotary friends, It gives me great pleasure to invite you to the 13th edition of the Multi-Club Workshop (MCW), which will be held from 3 to 8 September in Moscow, Russia. The 13th MCW is coordinated … More Attend the Multi-Club Workshop in Moscow
By Vijay More, member of the Rotaract Club of Lote, India Being a part of a Rotaract Club has always been inspiring to me, allowing me to do good for my community with fellow friends. Members of the Rotaract Club of Lote in Gavatha, India, wanted to understand and solve prolonged electricity problems in a nearby … More Harnessing natural resources to improve lives
By Jerry Kallman, Past President of the Rotary Club of Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA When I first served as president of the Rotary Club of Ridgewood in 2008, I sought out an international service project to complement the several community service activities our club traditionally supported. During that year’s District Conference, I learned the Rotary … More A quest for international service led to my Rotary moment
By Kristen Ockenfels, Rotary Club of North Liberty, Iowa, USA Rotary District 6000 started working with Operation Warm in 2014 as a district project. Operation Warm, founded by Rotarian Dick Sanford from the Rotary Club of Longwood in Pennsylvania, USA, to provide brand new coats to children in need across the United States. That first … More Warming up through service
By Ron Hollenbeck, Past President of the Rotary Club of Centerville, Ohio, USA Back in 1998, Rotarian Dick Sanford brought a unique service project to our club. I was the Community Projects Director of the Rotary Club of Longwood in Pennsylvania, USA at the time, and Dick was a longstanding member of the same club. … More Providing warmth to children in need
By Quentin Wodon, Author of the Rotarian Economist Blog, President of the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and Lead Economist at the World Bank Most Rotarians are professionals with deep skills in their area of expertise, yet many club service projects do not make systematic use of their members’ expertise. We see … More Strengthening clubs through local partnerships
