Regional leaders from around the globe gathered at Rotary World Headquarters in Evanston in early March for training they will use to inspire members in their respective areas. v Several participants – most of whom will begin their term on 1 July &#...
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CYCLISTS RAISE OVER $4 MILLION IN MILES TO END POLIO RIDE The fight to eradicate polio got a major financial boost from the annual Miles to End Polio bike ride that took place 21 November in Arizona, USA. Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and a team of ...
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HELP PROPEL MILES TO END POLIO ACROSS FINISH LINE WITH DISTRICT FUNDS Your district could earn a visit from Rotary International President-elect John Germ by contributing district designated funds (DDFs) to support the Miles to End Polio fundraising goal....
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Nigeria and the whole continent of Africa is on the cusp of being polio free, Dr. Hamid Jafari told audience members at the Rotary Convention on 8 June in São Paulo, Brazil. Between 2013 and 2014, the reported cases of polio dropped from 53 to just six i...
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RI President-elect K.R. Ravindran introduced a member benefits program at the 9 June closing session of the 2015 Rotary International Convention, saying that many more hands are needed to continue Rotary’s work around the world. The program, Rotary Glob...
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IAN RISELEY IS SELECTED AS 2017-18 ROTARY PRESIDENT Ian H.S. Riseley, of the Rotary Club of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2017-18. He will become the president-nomin...
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POLIO VACCINE CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY Sunday, 12 April, marks 60 years since the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe, effective, and potent. In that time, the number of polio cases has dropped by 99 percent worldwide. With just three countries remain...
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ROTARY WINS PRESTIGIOUS SILVER TELLY FOR AIDS DOCUMENTARY A documentary film produced by Rotary’s broadcast media department that features Rotary member Marion Bunch and her work to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in underprivileged African communiti...
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EVENT AT INDIAN RACETRACK NETS $350,000 FOR SERVICE PROJECTS Rotary members in India selected a popular racecourse in Mumbai to promote Rotary to the tens of thousands of racing aficionados who gather there daily, raising more than $350,000 for club servi...
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ROTARY RELEASES $34.8 MILLION FOR POLIO IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDE Rotary International released an additional $34.8 million in grants to support polio immunization activities in 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan, the three...
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