One might think a man living with polio in an iron lung would know about Rotary. But it wasn't until Paul Alexander had a business meeting with a member in Duncanville, Texas, earlier this year that he learned Rotary fights to eradicate the very disease that left him almost completely paralyzed.
"I was completely blown away by the idea. For all these years, I didn't know the work they were doing," says Alexander, a practicing attorney in Dallas. "It's such a perfect fit for me."
Alexander contracted polio during a major U.S. outbreak of the disease in the late 1950s when he was six years old...
Dr. Geetha Jayaram has dedicated her life to helping people in her native India and the United States overcome the torment of severe depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, and other mental illnesses.
Jayaram is a psychiatrist and associate professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Her work expanding access to mental health services is much needed. Depression affects at least 350 million people and is the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
"In India, there is no mental...
To eradicate polio in India, Rotary members displayed impressive coordination and commitment. So it should come as no surprise that Rotary members in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, were able to mobilize more than 40,000 people to create the world's largest human national flag. The tribute to the polio eradication effort qualified as a Guinness World Records-breaking achievement.
"What impressed me most was that all of Rotary was represented: Rotaractors, Interactors, and Rotarians," says RI President Gary C.K. Huang, who participated in the event along with his wife, Corinna, and other Rotary senior...
RI General Secretary John Hewko met with NTV Kenya for a wide-ranging interview about what makes Rotary unique and why it's one of the world's most respected service organizations.
"Rotary in many ways is a great example of how countries could operate," Hewko said. "We are overtly nonpolitical, nonreligious. There's a culture within Rotary of everybody being equal. And when you join Rotary, you buy into the philosophy of peace and understanding."
Watch the video above (English only).
For decades, the small, pastoral communities in northern Kenya have been caught in a cycle of violence. Tribes have shed blood over distrust, scarce resources, and the theft of livestock.
Rotary Scholar Monica Kinyua founded the Children Peace Initiative (CPI) Kenya with her twin sister, Jane Wanjiru, to end the fighting by building friendships between children from different tribes.
Earlier this year, the sisters used a global grant sponsored by Rotary members in San Diego, California, and the Rotary Club of Nairobi to conduct a peace camp for children in Baragoi, Samburu County, one of the...
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Jan 20
Annicchiarico, Augie
Jan 20
Baird, Art
Jan 27
Harcourt, Rick
Jan 27
DeNooy, Peter
Feb 3
Wall, Larry
Feb 3
Dobbin, Ron
Feb 10
Chow, Campbell
Feb 10
Freeman, Dennis
Feb 17
Stefanyk, Don
Feb 17
Papanicolas, Dimitri
Feb 24
Rayner, David
Feb 24
Gierach, Len
Mar 3
Quilliam, Hal
Mar 3
Germain, Eric
Mar 10
Lehmann, Hugo
Mar 10
Milne, Doug
Mar 17
Wright, Sean
Mar 17
Henry, Don
Mar 24
Merhej, Ray
Mar 24
Onieu, Mike
Mar 31
Mouris, Bill
Mar 31
Reuscher, Bernd
Door Duty
Jan 20
Jansen van Vuuren, Carin
Jan 20
Solash, Eric
Jan 27
Basaraba, Rose Marie
Jan 27
Morley, Rob
Feb 3
Granholm, Hans
Feb 3
Pilz, Hans
Feb 10
Jansen van Vuuren, Carin
Feb 10
Solash, Eric
Feb 17
Morley, Rob
Feb 17
Basaraba, Rose Marie
Feb 24
Granholm, Hans
Feb 24
Pilz, Hans
Mar 3
Jansen van Vuuren, Carin
Mar 3
Solash, Eric
Mar 10
Basaraba, Rose Marie
Mar 10
Morley, Rob
Mar 17
Pilz, Hans
Mar 17
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Mar 24
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Your membership committee headed by Director, Eric Germain, cordially invite all members to attend the next Tuesday, Jan 20th meeting where we will induct four new members:
Vincent Campbell
Campbell Chow
Rick Harcourt
Don Stefanyk
District Governor, Linda Robertson has accepted President Stephan's invitation to come and assist us in welcoming the new members into Rotary.
Please make an extra effort to attend. See you there!
The Interact Club at J Percy Page (JPP) High School are going on a field trip to the Telus World of Science (TWS) center on Jan 30 and we need drivers to take the students from JPP to TWS and back.
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THE BEST WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR - SERVICE ABOVE SELF
As part of its strategic planning process, the Edmonton Strathcona Rotary Club this year established a goal to dedicate 40% of its Community Service funds to one agency thereby focusing volunteer activity and fundraising efforts.
Through a membership voting process, the Youth Empowerment and Support Services organization was identified as the most deserving of our collective efforts. During a luncheon meeting held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at the Armoury Resource Center of YESS, $10,000 was presented to Deb Cautley, the Executive Director who indicated that the funds would be used to purchase furnishings for ARC.
During this meeting, members of the Club were provided with a tour and explanation of the services provided to homeless youth in the community as well as a current report of the ongoing need addressed by YESS. In an effort to continue the collective membership focus, volunteer activities will be identified for Club member participation.
The Edmonton Strathcona Rotary Club is committed to building an ongoing relationship with YESS so that our fundraising and community service efforts enhance the much needed efforts of YESS and aligns our Club's Community Service work with a deserving community organization.
Open the YESS Volunteer Opportunities document to see where you can participate. HERE
Dan Pallotta says the way we think about charity is dead wrong, that we need to let our charities flourish the same as we do new start up companies. Making charities focus on keeping their overhead low rather than on solving the needs in the community, the same needs that they were formed to address is counterproductive. Why should the successful head of a charity not be paid the same as the successful head of a new start up company, especially if the charity that person is guiding is making a direct positive impact?
Our Rotary club's Kiva team continues to move our loan portfolio ahead. To date we have made 138 loans and to date we have 17 loans that have been successfully paid back.
The average lender on Kiva has a portfolio of just $338 while we have a loan portfolio of $3925, the average lender on Kiva has a delinquency rate of 5.47% while we have a delinquency rate of just 1.87% and the average lender on Kiva experiences a default rate of 1.12% while we have a default rate of....0.00%.
Our Kive lending team now consists of 20 independent Kiva lenders, some are members of our Rotary club, some are members of other Rotary clubs and some are not Rotarians at all, this small group of committed lenders has now cumulatively made 397 loans totaling $11,075.
The ongoing good work by everyone involved in this positive, immediate solution helps us connect one on one with real people around the world.
The annual CanAm Charity Golf Tournament hosted by the Superstition Mountain Rotary Club will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015. With 2 Canadian players competing with 2 American players in a Ryder Cup Format at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort, it promises to be a terrific day!
Register now. Spread the word - we want as many Canadian players participating as possible. Let's put the maple leaf on the cup! Donated prizes and corporate sponsorships are gratefully accepted.
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