.jpg) | This weeks social meeting is from 5pm to 7pm at Starbucks on Franklin street in Michigan City. |
Rotary Club Thirsty Thursday at Starbucks!5pm to 7pm - Networking, coffee and Rotary Love! Join us at Starbucks 4103 Franklin Street, Michigan City.
Rotarian Jim Scott is attending the International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians' (ISFR) Sun Valley ski event.ISFR has a foundation named Davis Boyd Memorial Foundation that raises funds for Adaptive Skiing. Adaptive skiing is a sport that allows people with disabilities to participate in the same type of ski events as people skiing in a traditional manner. Special equipment is used to facilitate the same skiing styles.
Jim will participate in the Higher Ground Challenge and is asking for support from friends, relatives, coworkers, and, most importantly, fellow Rotarians. Higher Ground focuses on using sports as a means of healing, therapy, and rehabilitation to men and women of the armed services who have been severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Foundation is committed to providing assistance to adaptive ski programs, either through training of trainers or by purchasing adaptive ski equipment.
If you are interested in supporting Jim in his endeavor click here to download the 2020 Challenge Pledge form.
To the left is a picture of Jim exchanging our club's flag with ISFR in Telluride CO last year.
For more information click here to see the Facebook page.
Rotary in partnership with Makerere University has established a new Rotary Peace Center in Kampala, Uganda. The peace center will offer a postgraduate certificate program to peace and development leaders who are from or who have worked in Africa to address the underlying challenges to peace in the region. ){kind=small}
Rotary clubs near Pueblo, Colorado, USA, raised thousands of dollars to purchase children’s dictionaries for every third-grader in the area. The free dictionaries are just one way Rotary members support education. Through the Rotary Foundation, our members take action to inspire learning at all ages. Read more about the Pueblo clubs and learn about our impact on education.){kind=small}
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More than 100 separate brushfires in Australia have damaged hundreds of homes and forced mass evacuations. Rotary clubs are taking action to provide immediate relief to those affected by the fires. Rotary has a Disaster Response Fund which following a natural disaster like the fires in Australia ensures we can deliver supplies, provide health care, and support rebuilding efforts. By making a donation today, you can help Rotarians respond swiftly and effectively, bringing hope to those whose lives have been affected by disaster..JPG){kind=small}
Why Join Rotary?
Rotary is a global network of community volunteers.
Rotary club members are business, professional, and community leaders in your locality who meet regularly to plan and implement community service activities and network with other professionals. For those interested, members can also choose to become involved in international humanitarian service efforts. More than 1.2 million men and women in over 200 countries and geographical areas belong to over 33,000 Rotary clubs.
Rotary club members are business, professional, and community leaders in your locality who meet regularly to plan and implement community service activities and network with other professionals. For those interested, members can also choose to become involved in international humanitarian service efforts. More than 1.2 million men and women in over 200 countries and geographical areas belong to over 33,000 Rotary clubs.
Rotary builds international understanding through scholarships, exchange programs, and humanitarian grants. Throughout the world, Rotary clubs participate in a broad range of educational, intercultural, and humanitarian activities designed to improve the lives of others.
Benefits of Membership
Belonging to a Rotary club provides members with an opportunity to make a contribution to their own communities and to communities around the world.
Belonging to a Rotary club provides members with an opportunity to make a contribution to their own communities and to communities around the world.
Members may join Rotary for many reasons, including community involvement, personal development, professional networking, and camaraderie with fellow members. But perhaps the most important benefit is the satisfaction gained from making a real difference in the world.
Polio Plus
PolioPlus, Rotary’s most ambitious program to date, focuses on global immunization efforts and has played a leadership role with the World Health Organization, CDC, and UNICEF in bringing the world to the brink of polio eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed US$355 million to Rotary to support PolioPlus activities.
PolioPlus, Rotary’s most ambitious program to date, focuses on global immunization efforts and has played a leadership role with the World Health Organization, CDC, and UNICEF in bringing the world to the brink of polio eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed US$355 million to Rotary to support PolioPlus activities.
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