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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…

February 9, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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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.

February 2, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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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…

February 1, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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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…

February 1, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Cultivating peace: Muyatwa Sitali

From the February 2016 issue of The Rotarian
Growing up on his family’s farm in Lusaka, Zambia, Muyatwa Sitali understood the power of water in his own life. His father grew corn, cabbage, and other crops, all of which depended on rainfall and irrigation. But it wasn’t until Sitali began his Rotary Peace Fellowship that he came to realize the profound and far-reaching need for clean water globally.

Muyatwa Sitali
Area of focus: Providing clean water
Age: 33
Occupation: Consultant
Location: New York City
Peace Center: Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012-14…

February 1, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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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…

February 1, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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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…

January 22, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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District leaders set to celebrate Foundation’s centennial

Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith asked district governors in training at the International Assembly to lead the celebration of the Foundation’s centennial year, 2016-17.
“You are the primary contacts between the Foundation and our 34,000 Rotary clubs in the world. The success of the centennial celebration is largely in your hands,” said Klinginsmith at a 19 January general session. “Catch the spirit and spread the word about the importance of celebrating our success.”
Since the Foundation was established in 1917, it has spent more than $3 billion on programs and projects to…

January 19, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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Michele Berg named deputy general secretary

Michele Berg has been selected to help lead Rotary’s operations as deputy general secretary. In this role, she will work alongside General Secretary John Hewko to ensure effective internal operating policies and implement strategies and programs.
In her previous role as Rotary’s chief programs and member services officer, Berg led a team of more than 150 staff members who support membership development, learning and development, and programs. She has worked for Rotary since 2001.
“Michele is an outstanding leader who has been instrumental in ensuring that we provide high-quality services to…

January 18, 2016 Comments are off Findlay Rotary
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2016 Rotary International Assembly Photo Gallery

See our photo gallery from San Diego.