November 12, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Rotary-UN celebration mixes business with diplomacy

Outside the United Nations building in midtown Manhattan stands an imposing sculpture of a man wielding a sword in one hand and raising a hammer with the other. It reflects a shared goal that Rotary and the United Nations celebrated at the organizations’ annual meeting on Saturday, 12 November: to use our strengths and tools to build a more peaceful and just world.
The theme of this year’s Rotary Day at the United Nations, “Responsible Business, Resilient Societies,” emphasizes Rotary’s role as a global network of business leaders using the tools of their trades to build stronger, more…

November 10, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Join us in supporting Miles to End Polio

Your district could earn a visit from Rotary International President-elect Ian H.S. Riseley by contributing District Designated Funds (DDFs) to support the Miles to End Polio fundraising goal.
On 19 November, Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and a team of Rotary staff will join Rotary members to bike up to 104 miles in El Tour de Tucson, an annual bicycle race in Arizona, USA, to raise funds for PolioPlus. The team’s goal is $3.5 million, which will be tripled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for a total of more than $10 million.
Last year, Rotary members in Tucson along with…

November 8, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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2016 Interact Video Awards now open

Show us your Interact club in action and you could receive $500 for your club’s next project.
For our eighth annual Interact Video Awards, we’re asking Interact clubs to create a short video (30 seconds to three minutes) showing one of the following:
If Interactors ruled the world — Imagine a world where Interactors are in charge, making big decisions that shape our world and future. How would Interactors transform the world for good?
Sustainable Development Goals — The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals include ending poverty, protecting our planet, and ensuring prosperity for all…

November 3, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston closed 4 November

Rotary International World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, will be closed Friday, 4 November, so staff may attend the parade and rally for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The Cubs won their first World Series Championship in 108 years. The office will reopen for normal hours on Monday, 7 November.

November 1, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Sewing skills ease job woes in KwaZulu-Natal

While the picturesque Valley of 1,000 Hills outside Durban, South Africa, offers stunning scenery to visitors, job prospects for the Zulu people who live on tribal land there are bleak. Three years ago, the nearby Rotary Club of Hillcrest addressed the unemployment rate by partnering with Embocraft, a skills training group serving the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The group offers classes in sewing, computers, textiles, welding, and woodwork, with the goal of alleviating poverty.
Hillcrest Rotarians have co-sponsored four sewing courses, each lasting 15 sessions, for Zulu seniors or others who…

October 28, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Rotary district collecting funds to replace roofs for hurricane victims in Haiti

Rotary clubs in District 7020 (Caribbean) and the Disaster Network of Assistance Rotarian Action Group are collecting donations to replace the roofs of 1,000 homes in Haiti and the Bahamas after Hurricane Matthew devastated the Caribbean on 4 October. The funds will also provide 1,000 water filtration systems to combat the cholera outbreak.
To use a wire transfer to donate to the disaster fund, please use the following bank account information:
Correspondent bank: Wells Fargo, N.A., New York, USA Swift code: PNBPUS3NNYC ABA code: 026005092
Beneficiary bank: First Caribbean International…

October 24, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Rotary’s World Polio Day event looks ahead to ending the disease for good

While the fight to eradicate polio suffered a blow this year when the virus re-emerged in Nigeria, Rotary leaders and top health experts focused Monday on the big picture: the global presence of the paralyzing disease has never been smaller.
The headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, served as the site of Rotary’s fourth annual World Polio Day event. Some of the biggest names in the polio eradication campaign were there to reflect on the year’s progress and discuss what’s needed to end the disease for good.
More than 200 people…

October 21, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Rotary’s World Polio Day event looks ahead to ending the disease for good

While the fight to eradicate polio suffered a blow this year when the virus re-emerged in Nigeria, Rotary leaders and top health experts focused Monday on the big picture: the global presence of the paralyzing disease has never been smaller.
The headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, served as the site of Rotary’s fourth annual World Polio Day event. Some of the biggest names in the polio eradication campaign were there to reflect on the year’s progress and discuss what’s needed to end the disease for good.
More than 200 people…

October 21, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Virtual reality films bring new dimension to polio fight

At this year’s World Polio Day celebration in Atlanta, Rotary is harnessing the power of virtual reality technology to build empathy and inspire action in our fight to eradicate polio.
Rotary, with support from the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, produced a virtual reality film that tells the story of Alokita, a young adult who suffered paralysis from polio as a child growing up in India, which has been polio-free since 2011.
“When you open your eyes and see a different environment around you, you relate to the subject on a visceral, personal level,” says Vincent Vernet, direct of digital and…

October 18, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Rotary Day at UN highlights role of business in building a better world

From the United Nations’ earliest days in the aftermath of World War II, the organization’s humanitarian mission has always dovetailed with Rotary’s efforts to administer aid and build peace. This year’s Rotary Day at the United Nations, 12 November, will highlight the role businesses can play in that collaboration as we work toward a more just and equitable world.
The theme of this year’s gathering at UN headquarters in New York City, “Responsible Business, Resilient Societies,” recognizes Rotary’s role at the intersection of commerce and cause. As leaders in their professions and…