 An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
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 Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
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Women are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary.
“My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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History of Women in Rotary
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 Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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 In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country.
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An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick. This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
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Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world. During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
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Women are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary.
“My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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History of Women in Rotary
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Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia. The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country.
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Posted by Lillie Barrows on Aug 13, 2014
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HUGE IMPROVEMENTS AT HAPPY HEARTS SCHOOL
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Positive Reception for Special Needs Workshop
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Posted by Roberta Raigh Pryor on Sep 28, 2012
Eighteen Negril Rotarians and friends gathered in the hot sun to lend a hand in the Coastal Cleanup.
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International Coastal Cleanup 2012
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Posted by Roberta Raigh Pryor on Oct 23, 2011
Rotary Negril held an Indian food pot luck at Wild Parrot on the beach to raise funds for Polio. Thanks to many donations of delicious food we were able to raise 2/3 of our polio fund goal at this fun event. 
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Posted by Lynette Lynch on May 08, 2011
Rotarians will assist again this year. Contact a member for details. Help is needed with animal transportation and at the 3 day clinic. This is a fabulous service to the community of Negril and low income pet owners are encouraged to take advantage of this free service!
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Animal Spay/Neuter Clinic June 4-6
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Posted by Lillie Barrows
DG Paul Brown and his wife Kay graciously toured the Negril community
on 9 Sept with our Board members. The projects showcased were Negril
All Age School computer project and literacy programme; Happy Hearts
ECI new lunchroom, sick bay, office and other improvements; Risen
Messiah ECI ceilings, water storage and playground; Gertie McKenzie
ECI new toilet/washroom building and lightning protection; and St
Anthony’s Soup Kitchen where our ongoing partnership with Fr Jim Bok
includes Get Kids to School, Get Registered and Christmas Meals and
Treats programmes.
DG Paul Brown conducted a “Health of a Club Checklist” meeting with
Board members over lunch at Sea Star Inn. In the evening several RC
of Negril members joined DG Brown at a joint meeting, social and
dinner in Savanna-La-Mar with members of the Sav, Lucea and Black
River clubs.
Members of our Club appreciate the opportunity to “show and tell.”
We’re proud of all of our projects and ongoing programmes.
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ROTARIAN CELERITIES VISIT NEGRIL
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Rotarian Sabine Bolenius-Brown reports that there are now four new
certified and licensed lifeguards prepared for employment in Negril.
Our Club provides funds for pre-training by volunteers Sabine and her
husband Ken Brown of Dream Team Divers, official training by Royal
Life Saving Society, certification fees and transportation costs
during the weeklong trials at Long Bay Beach. Congratulations to
Ajorney Gillespie, Tabia Williams, Shendel Grant and Jesuth Dewar!
Big up Sabine & Ken for their dedication!
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL LIGEGUARD TRAINING
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We are excited about our recent partnership with One World Children’s Fund, a U.S. based non profit. Our partnership allows our supporters in the U.S. to make a tax deductable donation to us. Three easy steps, log onto www.owcf.org , choose partners from the menu bar, choose Negril Rotary, click on the donate button. 100% of your donation will go to our education fund. Your funds will allow us to continue to provide scholarships, uniforms, books, and transportation to the youth in our community.
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Rotarian Winston Wellington arranged to have a volunteer visiting
dental hygienist donate her time and knowledge at St Anthony’s Soup
Kitchen in mid-August. She gave out toothbrushes and floss and
assisted the children with proper brushing and flossing; parents were
also given directions on how to supervise their children while caring
for their teeth and mouths.
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DENTAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION
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PREPARING FOR BACK TO SCHOOL
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Rotary Club of Negril Installation of Directors
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Rotary of Negril marked ten years of community service on June 10th 2014. We want to thank our founding members for their vision and energy in creating our club. BIG UP to Kofi Asante, Sabine Bolenius-Brown, Gary Caesar, Hartley Crowley, Toral Chudasama, Prakash Chuganey, Angel Clarke, Diane Ennevor, Susan Evanko, Dolores Farris, Steven Geraurd, Audrey Hutchinson, Sonja King, Jackie Lewis, Lynette Lynch, Roberta Pryor, Francis Williams, Lambert Williams, Hugh Wint, and Alan Young. Stay tuned for our celebration plans.
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Negril Rotary marks ten years!
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Posted by Lynette Lynch
One of our longest running programmes is our Sponsorship/Scholarship program me. This programme insures that 13 children from single parent families have lunch money and school fees. We partner with parents in transportation costs. With the help of funds from RC of Molome, IL, USA this programme ensures the continued support of these families.
Once a child has been accepted by us we commit to the child's entire education through High school. We develop relationships with the families and have good rapport with most parents who share the desire to send their children to school regularly for education and proper socialization.
Consulting with the headmistress (principle) four new children have been identified as candidates for this programme. Without our programme these children would be unable to attend school everyday due to the fees associated : uniform, books, transport and lunch
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Student Sponsorship Programme
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Alaskans Yvonne and Brian Cleary volunteered two years of their lives (2008-2010) in our Negril community. Yvonne was a guidance counselor and teacher at Theodora Project (alternative school for ages 17-25). Brian was the IT specialist and literacy teacher at Negril All Age School (NAAS).
When Yvonne and Brian returned to Negril on a holiday after 4 years, Rotarians coordinated a pizza party reunion on 11 June with former Theodora students and NAAS teachers. 
“This gathering is beyond all expectations and you’ll never know how much we miss and are in awe of all of you!” said Yvonne.
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Rotarians Welcome Returning US Peace Corps Volunteers
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 The 24 Grade 4 students we helped at Negril All Age School took their test the first week of June; unfortunately, we will not know the results until start of school in September.
We wish to thank each of the 22 volunteer tutors for their dedication and patience! The love between student and tutor was obvious – as many times, the minute a student saw their tutor enter the school ground, he or she would grab their book bag, and stand up at Ms. Johnson’s desk awaiting permission to go. Most of the tutors found the desired session was after 10 am when the public library opened and we were welcomed to work in that spacious and quiet environment. A portion of the hour was often spent in the library’s computer room on learning sites such as Starfall and Mrnussbaum.
This programme will start up again in October with the handful of students who do not pass the Grade 4 test. We are dialoguing with school officials to begin working with students in either Grade 1 or 2 to assist those who are struggling with reading at a younger age.
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Literacy Tutoring Programme Wraps Up for this School Year
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  For the past six months twenty 4th graders & five 5th graders benefitted from the Negril Rotary Literacy Programme. Students and volunteer tutors concentrated on reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Our tutors were both local Negrilites and international visitors. Along with the focus on literacy, other bonds were built. Students thrived by not only the intellectual connections but by the compassion of the tutors. It was evident that the students blossomed with the dedication and commitments from their mentors. The heart-warming connections were expressed by everyone as they had to say farewell for the year.
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Heart Warming End of Year
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Posted by Roberta Raigh Pryor
Recipe for success!! Start with the collaboration of the Rotary Club of Grapevine Texas, the Franciscan Friars and Rotary Club of Negril, mix well and shake. Add Rotary District involvement and a large helping from International Rotary, and TA DAH!! A matching grant!!
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Rotary Works!
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Posted by Sabine Bolenius-Brown
Donkey Races 2012!!!
Our biggest fundraising event and a fabulous day!
Lot of work, lot of fun and quite some money for our projects.
More pictures will follow!
 our youngsters at work
 one dressed up donkey...
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Donkey Races 2012
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Rotary Negril teamed with Dream Team Divers to provide pre-training and support for 8 young men who were striving to obtain Certified Lifeguard credentials through the Royal Life Saving Society.
The project was an overwhelming success, with 7 of the 8 participants receiving their credentials and becoming immediately employable in the industry. The pre-training included all aspects of first aid and CPR, as well as swimming and rescue techniques. Participants were supported with funding from Negril Rotary for pre-training, Royal Life Saving Society training, a tutor for reading skills, as well as travel and lunch funds.
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Posted by Roberta Raigh Pryor
In collaboration with St. Anthony’s Soup Kitchen
(operated by Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Church and the Franciscan Friars),
the Rotary Club of Negril has made the community programme “Get Kids To
School” one of their priorities for the year. For more information or to donate to this programme, email: getkidstoschool@gmail.com
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Get Kids To School
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The second,
and perhaps equally important element of the Programme “Get Kids to School”, is
called "Get Registered". This
aspect is intended to encourage and provide support to parents and children to
obtain basic required documentation, such as identity cards and birth
certificates, necessary to function effectively and progress in the course of
everyday life. The process of obtaining
these documents is often daunting.
 Carol and daugher Shavel shown with new documents.
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Get Registered
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In
partnership with the Rotary Club of St. Andrew Negril Rotary donated and
delivered four wheel chairs to worthy recipients.
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Wheelchair Distribution
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Posted by Lynette Lynch
Join us for a social meeting out in our community the last Thursday of each month. Venue for social meetings to be listed under "Events".
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Rotary Negril Social Meetings
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Lynette Lynch
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Posted by Lynette Lynch
Rotary Negril extends visiting Rotarians a warm welcome. For directions or more information contact Rotarian Elaine at 876-827-5842 or 876-957-0673
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Welcome to Visiting Rotarians
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