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Ensure recognition for your Interact clubs
Interact clubs are making a positive difference in schools and communities around the world. Leaders of sponsor Rotary clubs and districts should make sure their Interact clubs get the recognition they deserve by verifying that they qualify for a Presidential Citation.
First, ensure that the Interact club status is active in Rotary’s database by checking the Listing of Club-Sponsored Organizations report in Rotary Club Central. If a sponsored club is not listed, submit the Interact Club Certification Form by 1 March.
Then, verify by 15 April that your Interact clubs have qualified for the…
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Register for a special Jubilee of Rotarians celebrated by Pope Francis
Rotary members worldwide are invited to join President K.R. Ravindran in Rome on 30 April to celebrate the Jubilee of Rotarians, a special event hosted by District 2080 and the Vatican. His Holiness Pope Francis will celebrate a Jubilee mass in St. Peter’s Square, where 8,000 seats will be reserved for Rotary members, friends, and family.
This Jubilee, as established by Pope Francis, is a commitment to serve with joy and in peace across the world.
More information is available on the Jubilee of Rotarians website. The registration deadline is 15 March.
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Ebay to donate share of Live Auctions proceeds to Rotary
Rotary members, their families and friends can support Rotary’s work by bidding on antiques, artwork, jewelry, and collectibles through eBay Live Auctions events.
Each month, Rotary will promote on its social media outlets a set of upcoming Live Auctions events, and eBay, the world’s largest auction website, will donate a portion of all sale proceeds from those events to Rotary.
Live Auctions events enable buyers to participate in auctions across the United States — held at such auction houses as Sotheby’s, Swann, and Freeman’s — without leaving home. Under this proceeds-sharing…
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Celebrate Rotary’s 111th anniversary
Are you seeking inspiration for ways to mark Rotary’s 111th anniversary on 23 February? Here are some thought-starter ideas:
Host a celebration party at your next club meeting.
Inform your social media followers on 23 February that it’s Rotary’s anniversary by changing your Facebook cover photo to a birthday cake.
Encourage club members to bring a friend to your next meeting or to hear your next guest speaker.
Plan a project and invite community members to volunteer their help.
Sponsor a local event and use the opportunity to tell people about Rotary and about the work your club is doing in…
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Beware of new email scam claiming to be from Foundation Chair Klinginsmith
A new email purporting to be from Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith is targeting Rotary members. The email falsely claims that members can become End Polio Now ambassadors if they email club information to a Gmail address within 48 hours.
The fraudulent email has the subject line “BECOME AN END POLIO AMBASSADOR” and is sent from a fake email address.
This is a scam. Rotary staff is working to resolve the issue. Avoid being the victim of scams by deleting any email that appears suspicious.
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Find resources for planning your centennial celebration
We’re kicking off The Rotary Foundation’s centennial celebration at the Korea convention, 28 May-1 June. But you can get started now planning your club’s centennial activities with the resources available in our promotion kit:
Ideas and activities for clubs
Doing Good in the World promotional flier
Doing Good in the World bookmark
Sample press release
Centennial letterhead
Centennial PowerPoint template
Centennial postcard
History of The Rotary Foundation PowerPoint
Find more ideas in “Rotary’s Foundation Is Turning 100,” in the January issue of Rotary Leader
Watch and download A Century of…
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Cultivating peace: Rabia Raja
From the February 2016 issue of The Rotarian
Rabia Raja thought she knew exactly how the residents of her home village of Dandot, Pakistan, should improve their schools. “I remember saying to them, ‘You don’t do this; you don’t do that,’ and they answered me, ‘What have you done for this place?'” Raja remembers. “That’s when I realized I could do something.”
Rabia Raja
Area of focus: Supporting education
Age: 39
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Peace Center: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 2011
That something turned out to be the Sunshine Consulting Welfare Organization…
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Cultivating peace: Summer Lewis
From the February 2016 issue of The Rotarian
In 2007, Summer Lewis was eager to return to school. She had graduated summa cum laude from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, sociology, and women’s studies and spent several years traveling and working with organizations focused on economic development at the grassroots level.
Summer Lewis
Area of focus: Growing local economies
Age: 35
Occupation: Consultant
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Peace Center: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2011-12
“The problem was that I had too many areas of interest,” recalls Lewis…
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Cultivating peace: Sachin Rane
From the February 2016 issue of The Rotarian
Growing up in India, Sachin Rane dreamed of being a police officer like his father and grandfather. “Our walls were decorated with uniformed pictures of my ancestors,” he says. But he never imagined how far police work would take him.
Sachin Rane
Area of focus: Promoting peace
Age: 49
Occupation: Detective inspector
Location: Mumbai
Peace Center: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 2013
Rane became a Mumbai police officer in 1991. He investigated bombings, kidnappings, and murders while working for a variety of law enforcement branches, including…