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🌟 Shrewsbury Rotary Club's Semi-Annual Recycling Event: A Resounding Success! 🌟

 

 

On April 7th, the Shrewsbury Rotary Club hosted its semi-annual recycling drive, and the turnout was phenomenal! Thanks to the support of our community and the dedication of our volunteers, we were able to collect a staggering array of electronics and household items for recycling.

Welcoming Two Remarkable Additions to Shrewsbury Rotary Club: Tatum  and Nicole 

In 2024, the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury will be awarding three $2000 scholarships to high school seniors who are planning to attend college in the fall of 2024.

“The Rotary Foundation is a non-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange program.  It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.”

 

YES.  According to IRS Publication 526, Rotary International qualifies as a tax deductible charitable organization due to the humanitarian nature of its operations.
 
Make your donation to the Foundation before December 31 2017 for a a tax deduction for 2017.

 

*  The Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri made the first contribution to the Rotary
Foundation in 1917--$26.50
 
*  In 1947, the Rotary members contributed 1.3 million dollars in memory of Paul Harris.
 
*  In 1979, the Rotary Foundation began immunization of 6 million children in the Philipines against polio.
 
*  In 1980, Rotary committed to eliminating polio through immunization.
 
*  The Rotary Foundation has spent over $3 billion on programs and projects to support humanitarian efforts and scholarships through its 100 year history.

 

At the 1917 convention in Atlanta Georgia, outgoing Rotary president, Arch Klumph, proposed setting up an endowment  for the "purpose of doing good in the world."  That proposal and his initial contribution of $26.50 put in motion a powerful force that has transformed millions of lives around the world.”       

The concept of networking among Rotarians is being revived in District 7910 under the title, Rotary Means Business.

 

The next Rotary Means Business event will be held at Chuck's Steakhouse in Auburn at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27th. You can register for this event (cost is $20) by following this link to the district site: <http://rotary7910.org/event/rotary-means-business-(rmb)---guest-registration/>.

 

What is it like taking a large team to Africa?  It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.

For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.

Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."