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“Attendance is holding strong,” says STRIVE coordinator Ben McEachern. “Some of the kids who had been checked out are starting to engage.” These are the remaining STRIVE topics. It’s not too late to increase your involvement as a presenter or table facilitator this year, or to check out the program and volunteer regularly next [...]Continue reading —RI News Addressing the RI International Assembly, General Secretary John Hewko spelled out five priorities for strengthening the organization. Eradicating polio, Rotary’s signature global initiative since 1985, will save hundreds of thousands of children from suffering from the disease and save the world between $40 billion – $50 billion in health care costs over [...]Continue reading Every year, thousands of talented and dedicated young people, ages 12-30, have an incredible experience in a New Generations program. As Rotaractors and Interactors, they serve in communities at home and abroad. Through Rotary Youth Exchange, they explore new cultures. And as Rotary Youth Leadership Awards participants, they learn skills that will help them [...]Continue reading Chat ‘n Chug was wonderful! What a great way to meet prospective members, relax, eat, play games, and socialize. Thanks to Jack & Carol Hines for hosting the event, and to Dino Buege and Cheryl Helwig for organizing it. Sandy Hillsdale (Spectacle Shoppe) provided door prizes and Healthsource Chiropractic gave free chair [...]Continue reading Rogers Rotary welcomes Jana Hennen-Burr (Elk River Area Schools), Claire Reeve (Walgreeens), and Skip Walsoer (Walgreens) as new members. Meet Val Johnson, a member of the Rotary Club of New Brighton/Mounds View, Minnesota who cofounded the nonprofit H2O for Life, which gets students involved in fundraisers for clean water. During a presentation at a recent club meeting, Johnson saw one Rotarian nudge his neighbor and whisper, “We’ve been outdone by a bunch of [...]Continue reading …..from RI News The Rotary Foundation Future Vision Pilot is a three-year test of the new grant structure offered in the Foundation’s Future Vision Plan. One hundred pilot districts have a unique opportunity to help refine the new grant structure by providing input and receiving specialized Foundation support and service. Pilot districts will work [...]Continue reading Vocational Service promotes business integrity, professional development –RI News Through vocational service, Rotarians contribute their professional expertise and skills to address societal problems and needs, and to promote high ethical standards in the workplace. Rotarians can support vocational service by: Strengthening the emphasis on professional diversity in member recruitment; Identifying ways to emphasize professions [...]Continue reading from RI News 1. Tsunami strikes Japan Rotary clubs and districts worldwide mobilized to bring aid to victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March. The Rotary Foundation established the Rotary Japan 2011 Disaster Recovery Fund, which has raised almost US$6 million for long-term recovery projects. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine, “The Polio Endgame” outlined a strategy for a post-polio era, including managing post-eradication risks. Thirty years ago, such an article could never have been published. Today, it is a testament to the power of dedication, of persis-tence, and of combined effort. My friends, the day [...]Continue reading |
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