The award is presented in honor of Paul Alinksy who was a past Chamber Chairman of the Board, Rotary Club President, and founder of Sentinel Alarm Company. Paul passed away in 1997 and the award was created to keep his memory alive. The award is given annually to a person from the Michigan City community who exhibits dedication to community service and excellence, passion and innovation in their vocation/career. These are the areas where Paul excelled.
This year, in honor of our 100 years of the MC Rotary Club, we are recognizing all past and present members for the century of service.
Rotary members are committed to fighting and preventing diseases. In fact, 15 of 26 Rotarian Action Groups (RAGs), which help Rotary clubs and districts carry out community development and humanitarian projects, are focused on disease prevention and treatment. In observance of Rotary Disease Prevention and Treatment Month in December, we encourage you to collaborate with an action group on a club or district health care project. Here are a few examples of RAGs whose members are committed to applying their expertise to fighting disease:
Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention helps clubs and districts plan and implement large-scale projects to provide access to health-related education, preventive health care, and treatment. The group’s signature Rotary Family Health Days program is an annual campaign involving hundreds of sites in four countries in Africa, and in India, that provide free health care services to thousands of people in underprivileged communities.
Rotarian Action Group for Diabetes assists clubs and districts with projects focused on diabetes education, identification, and treatment, especially among children in developing countries, while raising awareness of the disease throughout the Rotary world. Read more.
Download a list of all RAGs focused on disease prevention and treatment.
Luke Addison, a member of the Rotaract Club of the University of Winchester, in Hampshire, England, and Rotaract multidistrict contact for RIBI, attended a three-day Understanding ShelterBox Operations course — a combination of problem-solving activities, treks, team-building games, and critical-thinking exercises. The course covered human psychology and how people react in a disaster, while also looking at ethical and moral dilemmas and the level of strength and compassion needed to operate effectively. Read more about the course and how it inspired Luke to get more involved with ShelterBox.
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Rotary members are committed to fighting and preventing diseases. In fact, 15 of 26 Rotarian Action Groups (RAGs), which help Rotary clubs and districts carry out community development and humanitarian projects, are focused on disease prevention and treatment. In observance of Rotary Disease Prevention and Treatment Month in December, we encourage you to collaborate with an action group on a club or district health care project. Here are a few examples of RAGs whose members are committed to applying their expertise to fighting disease: 
