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Join Pres. Germ for Live-streamed EndPolio Status Update on Oct. 24th
By John F Germ, President, Rotary International In 1979, James Bomar Jr., the president of Rotary at the time, traveled to the Philippines as part of Rotary’s earliest work to immunize children against polio. After he had put drops of … Continue reading
One thousand World Polio Day celebrations is 24 October 2016 target for Rotary clubs
By Kalyan Banerjee, Foundation Trustee Chair In our work to end polio, we’ve noticed a disturbing development: People in many parts of the world think polio no longer exists. Even some of our members, especially younger Rotarians who were born … Continue reading
Our Foundation in support of literacy worldwide
by Kalyan Banerjee,Trustee Chair 2016 – 17 A few months ago, I read a story in this magazine about a man named Carl Sanders, a member of the Rotary Club of Kenosha, Wis. Sanders had developed a successful painting business despite … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Foundation, Grants, Literacy, Rotary International
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The power of combined effort knows no limitation
by John F Germ, RI President 2016-17 In the summer of 1917, only a few months after the United States entered the first world war, Rotary held its eighth annual convention in Atlanta. Although many Rotarians at the time thought … Continue reading
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Tagged 100th anniversary, Atlanta, Convention, Foundation, Paul harris, Rotary International
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How company time has changed, a recruitment challenge
By John F. Germ, R.I. President, 2016-17 Forty years ago, a man named George Campbell, the owner of the company I worked for, invited me to join Rotary. Back then, that was a common practice in the United States. Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Leadership, membership, recruitment, Rotary International, talents
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Growing membership means a stronger Foundation
By Kalyan Banerjee, R.I. Trustee Chair, 2016 – 17 Our Rotary Foundation depends on a strong and thriving Rotary membership. It is, after all, our members who provide the generous support that enables our Foundation to tackle some of the world’s … Continue reading
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Tagged membership, Promotion, Rotary Foundation, Share, volunteer
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TRF: from $26.50 to 1 billion in assets in 100 years
By Kalyan Banerjee, RI Foundation Trustee Chair The start of a new Rotary year is always an exciting time. We have a new inspirational theme, new club officers and exciting new projects to work on. In 2016–17, we also have … Continue reading
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Tagged $26.50, 100 years, Banerjee, billion dollars, Celebrate, EREY, Promotion, Rotary Foundation
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As a Rotarian, “Everything you do matters”
By John F. Germ, President Rotary International 2016-17 Today, we look ahead toward a Rotary year that may one day be known as the greatest in our history: the year that sees the world’s last case of polio. Wild poliovirus … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016-2017, Leadership, President, recognition, Rotary International, Rotary year
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A wall of flame will burn forever in my memory, dancing with light, shifting in shadow
By K R Ravindran, President 2015 – 16 British writer and Royal Air Force pilot Roald Dahl was also an avid photographer who carried his beloved Zeiss camera on his many adventures. At a time when each photograph had to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chandigarh, India, memories, Nepal, Roald Dahl, Rotary International, St. Peter's Square, Wall of Flame, Zeiss Camera
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It’s the end of the movie & Ray Klinginsmith as the cowboy rides away
By Ray Klinginsmith, Trustee Chair 2015 – 16 Western movies were the most popular film genre for several decades, and they were well known around the world. In many of them, after a victorious battle between the good guys and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town, Code of the West, New Orleans, Rotary Foundation, Rotary International, Rotary Scholar, The End
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