Rotary is Good for Business!
Did you hear the one about the banker who wanted to help save the world? He thought about getting involved, but he kept losing interest…..
Rotary’s theme for October is Community and Economic Development, and this area of focus is critical to the work of Rotary globally and locally. More than 800 million people around the world live on less than $1.90 per day. About the same number do not have enough to eat daily, and 60% of the world’s hungriest people are women or girls. And these statistics are more than 50% better than they were 20 years ago, thanks to organizations like Rotary and other humanitarian organizations worldwide.
Polio survivor Louise Rourke, who swam the length of Lake George to raise funds to eradicate Polio, shares her inspirational story in a new book, Called by the Water. Learn how her life-long experiences shaped her desire to pursue challenges others may have considered impossible. Your donation supports the Rotary Foundation Campaign to Eradicate Polio. 
RYLA is designed to grow leadership skills in students who have untapped leadership potential. Specifically, we are focusing on juniors in high school. Our program is not for the student who is already utilizing strong leadership skills or students who have no desire to develop such skills. 
