Two great things about being a Rotarian...When you are a Rotary Club member, you help to make a difference in your community. Here, Fremont Rotarians Jim Bell, Kathy Kimberlin, Marlene Weibel, President Linette Young, and Shannon Chan present a check to Washington Health CEO, Kimberly Hartz, to help fund a new machine.
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Push Up Challenge fundraiser!Recent club activity! James Lechner receives another Paul Harris and Jim Bell donates to the Push Up Challenge fundraiser. Our push-up team has a demonstration and has added a daily challenge participant! The challenge team is: Tim Tran, Thomas Tang, Herb Chiu, and John Wong! |
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Leaders of Rotary District 5170, Area 3Rotary District 5170, Area 3 is in good hands with this group of leaders!
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Guest Speaker Brittney Ortega!Our guest speaker, Brittney Ortega, shared some of her experiences serving in the Peace Corps and how contracts, terms, and benefits work. We also learned that they have an MOU with Rotary! Since we share very similar missions, we assist each other with locations and connections to people in other countries, often working side by side. |
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Jim Bell - commited Rotary member and Paul Harris winner!Celebrated one of our long time members and generous donor who achieved another Paul Harris, presented by our Foundation chair Dr. Herb Chiu. We love and thank you Jim Bell! |
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Let's Celebrate the Demotion of Linette Young! |
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Guest Speaker Becky Machetta!On May 21st, our guest speaker was Becky Machetta from the Fremont Main Library. Hearing all the amazing services they offer at our local library--for people of ALL ages--and meeting the amazing Becky was wonderful! Becky's BIO: She earned her Master’s in Library and Information Science from San José State University in 2013, with a focus on Children’s and Teen Services. She began her professional career as a Teen Librarian in 2013 but has worked in libraries for over 20 years. Her experience includes roles at Hayward Public Library, San José Public Library, and, for the past decade, Alameda County Library. Since 2022, Becky has served as the Branch Manager of the Fremont Main Library. |
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Women in RotaryThis month marks the anniversary of the admission of women to Rotary Clubs in 1987 after a ten-year legal battle leading up to and being decided by the US Supreme Court. In honor of this anniversary, we present this video highlighting just some of our incredible women members of the Rotary Club of Fremont, California. |
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Memorial Day! |
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Upcoming Peace Corps ProgramJoin us at our next meeting, Wednesday, May 14, where we are honored to have a program by the Peace Corps. Find out how much overlap exists between the Peace Corps' mission and Rotary's mission.
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World Immunization Week!This World Immunization Week, 24 to 30 April, we celebrate the ability to protect communities from preventable diseases. Thanks to Rotary’s leadership in global immunization efforts, more than 20 million people who might have been paralyzed by polio can walk today. Since 1988, Rotary and our partners have reduced worldwide polio cases by more than 99.9%. Through The Rotary Foundation, our members continue to champion disease prevention by supporting vaccination programs that protect against polio, measles, and other life-threatening diseases. Together, we can prevent disease and build a healthier future for all. |
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Elderly Care at Home ProgramWe had an excellent program this week regarding Elderly Care At Home by Shannon Chan.
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Youth Speech ContestGreat news! Our youth speech contest winner has won the next level. 2 of the 4 judges are from the Dublin Rotary, Kamal Della and Supervisor David Haubert. Thanks to Niles Fremont Rotary for hosting the Area level competetion! Now our winner goes on to regional April 18th in San Jose @Triton Museum. |
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Speaker Shannon Chan!Our program on April 16, 2025 features Shannon Chan of Home Instead!
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Upcoming Meeting!We're excited!
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Recent Club Speakers!1. Dr. Gordon McCloud, a long-time club member, spoke about his life and career. Procedures certainly changed over the years! 2. Dr. Pik-May Fok talked about Chinese massages, with live demonstrations on our lucky club members. It fascinatingly releases your trapped energy and increases circulation. 3. Scott Tsui shared his career as a State and Federal prosecutor, including the dangers of such a profession. |
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Fremont Bridge Rotary Club's Bollywood FundraiserSeveral Rotarians from the Fremont Rotary Club and other area Rotary Clubs attended the Fremont Bridge Rotary Club's Bollywood Fundraiser on Saturday, February 8! There was great food, entertainment, and causes.
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Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA. Funding!The Rotary Club of Fremont presented a check to Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA., for $5,000. The funds will be used to purchase a new 1 million dollar MRI machine for their new Head Trauma Center, which opened in July. This check finished their fundraising goal of 1 million dollars.
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Speaker Roman Estrada and a New Member, Loc Nguyen!Speaker Roman Estrada shared information on hearing aids, hearing, and the brain. In addition, we welcomed a NEW MEMBER! Loc Nguyen was pinned and welcomed on the auspicious Lunar New Year 2025! Loc will be a great addition to our Rotary Club. |
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1/15/25 Guest Speakers!1/15/25 Guest Speakers: Cristina Smith and Esteban Cortez provide an overview of CIRM, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine program. CIRM, created by a ballot initiative in 2004, funds research projects that involve transplanting cells, diagnostics that allow doctors to diagnose and treat diseases more effectively, and stem cell therapies that show promise in accelerating treatments to patients in need.
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1/8/25 Guest Speakers!1/8/25 Guest Speakers: Representatives from the Ukrainian National Women’s League share updates on what’s currently happening in Ukraine and the organization’s efforts to assist with humanitarian efforts in the country.
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Recent Dynamic and Inspiring Leaders!We have had some really dynamic and inspiring leaders at our club over the last couple of weeks! The new Superintendent of Fremont Unified Schools Eric Burmeister shared good news and some challenging information about next year's budget deficit. All from memory, no notes and delivered with hope for a better future, under his leadership, for students and educators. Then our District Governor Jill Duerig visited us and spent the entire time getting to better know each and every one of us. She didn't bring demands or expectations. She brought the magic. Inspiring stories from her life and then she asked questions of a panel comprised of our members. This resulted in more inspiring stories from our club work experiences and friendships. Great meetings! |
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12/4/24 Speaker: State Senator Aisha Wahab!12/4/24: State Senator Aisha Wahab provides a legislative update to the club!
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Guest Speaker: Fiona Ma!The California state treasurer, Fiona Ma, spoke at our club in October 2024!
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The 2024 Clubtoberfest!We had a fabulous and fun time at 2024 Clubtoberfest! Held at Jack's Brewery at the Hub in Fremont. Enjoyed food, beer, wine, and fellow Rotarian and community member company. Live music by Dream Achievers band. Talented musicians with comical commentary by these young adults with autism. Games and dancing and lots of laughs! |
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A Donation to Tri City Volunteers!The Rotary Club of Fremont presents a donation to Tri City Volunteers. September 18, 2024, the Rotary Club of Fremont presented a donation to Tri City Volunteers Food Bank and Mobile Pantry. On behalf of an anonymous donor, Rotary Club of Fremont president, Linette Young presented a donation of $4000 to Tri City Volunteer Executive Director Taylor Johnson. TCV Food Bank is a non-profit organization that provides food assistance to the residents of Alameda County. TCV is the largest client-direct food bank in the area, serving up to 13,000 individuals every month through their marketplace, mobile pantry, and bag lunch programs. https://tcvfoodbank.org/ The Rotary Club of Fremont, one of Rotary International's more than 45,000 service clubs throughout the world, has been serving the Fremont, CA community since 1963. https://thefremontrotaryclub.org/ |
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Guest Speaker: Assembly Member Alex Lee!The September 25th special guest speaker was Assembly Member Alex Lee representing Fremont, Newark, Sunol, and San Jose areas. He is energized in so many diverse areas looking for alternative ways to truly serve the people he represents.
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Congratulations, Hung Wei!Congratulations, Hung Wei, on a very successful term as Rotary Rotaract District 5170 Governor!
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Rotary District 5170 Avenues of Service event!It's that time again for the Rotary District 5170 Avenues of Service event. Register today! |
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9/11/24 Guest Speaker: Member Dr. Privilege Chadwick!9/11/24 Guest Speaker: Member Dr. Privilege Chadwick explains the difference that the Fremont Rotary Club has made in Zimbabwe in helping to protect youth from abuse. Thank you to our local Rotary Club partners and District 5170 to help fund and make this project possible!!
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Devin Foley and Jose Luis Suarez!On Wednesday, July 17th, The Rotary Club of Fremont presents a program with Republic Services' Devin Foley and Jose Luis Suarez.
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A productive week!We delivered Back to School backpacks to Cabrillo Elementary (with President Linette's cute, little ride)! We also had a great meeting featuring our club members (a panel of Gordon McCloud, Jim Bell, and Terry Kennedy). Another guest speaker was one of our RYLA Campers sharing her amazing camp experience. Quite a productive week! |
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August 24th!Enjoying a great District 5170, Area 3 Social Networking and Planning Meeting at Dryco on August 24th! Thanks to all the members of the Fremont, Fremont Bridge, FUN, Silicon Valley Chinese, and Silicon Valley for Global Impact Rotary Clubs who participated!
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Thank you prior president BobAt the last meeting of President Shaver's term, he thanked and honored every member of our club. Then we thanked and honored President Bob with a demotion that showed how "Pirate Bob Became a Captain". In the end, we learned he was always a captain leading our club with a general manager's brain and the heart of a captain. His final gift of a Kintsugi bowl was a reminder of his strength and resilience as he led our club through rough waters and into great accomplishments. Thank you Bob. |
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Clubtoberfest |
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A National Remembrance Holiday: JuneteenthThe Fremont Rotary Club has canceled our regular meeting on Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, a national holiday of remembrance.
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Prior President Bob Shaver!Demotion of President “Pirate Turned Captain” Bob Shaver!
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Congratulations Jingmin Yang and Annie He!Several members of the Fremont Rotary Club were on hand to congratulate Jingmin Yang for her service as 2023/24 President and Annie He as 2024/25 President of the Silicon Valley Chinese Rotary Club!
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Terry Kennedy's Introduction to Our Club!Congratulations, Terry Kennedy, for your introduction to THE Rotary Club of Fremont!
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5/15/24 Meeting5/15/24: Great meeting turnout for Brandon Sass and Kathy Kimberlin discussing the Fremont 4th of July Parade AND the drawing of this year's winning raffle ticket. Congratulations, Walt White, for winning the grand prize!
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Dr. Chadwick and Her Project at the District 5170 Conference!District 5170 Conference with our club member showcasing her international project in Africa. Project Lead and Fremont Rotary Club Member, Dr. Privilege Chadwick, outlines the club's Child Protection Project, which is currently ongoing in Zimbabwe.
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5/8/24 Guest Speaker!5/8/24 Guest Speaker: Oakland Zoo CEO, Nik Deheija, describes the Zoo's role as a non-profit organization leading an informed and inspired community to take action for wildlife locally and globally.
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5/1/24 Keynote Speaker: Councilmember Raj SalwanCouncilmember Raj Salwan addresses the club!
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Happy Mother's Day! |
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District 5170 ConferenceWe're happy to represent the Fremont and Silicon Valley Chinese Rotary Clubs at the District 5170 Conference!
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2024 Speech Contest!The speech contest returned to our club this spring! We had 3 contestants from local high schools. Our winner went on to the area contest and won at the next level. We are very proud of Elisa from American High School!
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Rotary District 5170 Pre-PETS (President Elect Training Seminar) |
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District 5170, Area 3 representing at the 2024 Pre-PETS Meeting |
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January 4th, 2024 Update!On January 24th, we had a fabulous presentation by our club member, world traveler, state economic advisor, and representative Henry Yin! He shared some amazing details on his recent Trade Mission to China. We also welcomed our new member Salvation Army Lieutenant! Special guest Alameda County D1 Supervisor David Haubert joined us! |
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Find out about Jeboy Koshy!Join us on Wednesday, January 17, for a very interesting presentation on preventing cervical cancer in Nepal.
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Today's Guest Speaker at the Fremont Rotary Club! |
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Two Paul Harris Awards Go to Linette Young and Henry Yin!Two more Paul Harris awards went to president-elect Linette Young and long-time member Henry Yin! Thank you for your generosity and contributions to help the global community!
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District 5170 Mid-Year Reflection Meeting - Mental HealthA couple of Fremont Rotarians attended the District 5170 Mid-Year Reflection Meeting. Several presenters discussed mental health awareness and how Rotary Clubs can help their communities through various mental health initiatives.
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Sponsoring Three Water Fountains!Rotary Club of Fremont has sponsored three water fountains in Fremont's Central Park.
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Guest Speaker: Lily MeiThe speaker was Fremont Mayor Lily Mei. She shared her passion for climate awareness and the work we need to do to benefit future generations. Stratford School contributed to our toy drive as their students were looking for a community service project this season  . They made an amazing difference by collecting 4 overflowing barrels of toys! We had another amazing donor contribute a huge stack of toys . Our delivery of so many toys to the Salvation Army will bring smiles to so many children's faces   . |
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12.20.2023's Festive and Informative MeetingThis meeting included a lovely lunch provided by our member and President-elect Linette. Evan Goldberg then presented his plans for a wonderful, multipronged service project called Imagine Another Meal (I AM) |
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11.29.23 - Learn about today with our visitor Venkatarama Venugopal and more!Our visitor today was a very active member of the Rotary Club of Navi Mumbai Sunrise, Venkatarama Venugopal. His daughter-in-law who lives locally, and his wife joined him. Flag exchange and handshakes all around! Then fun tidbits on SFO volunteer opportunities from our speaker James Lechner, who is a new SFO volunteer! |
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All About Our Special Guest Lily Mei, the Mayor of Fremont! |
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The Fremont Rotary Club is proud to support ShelterBox. |
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Discover more about the 11/15/2023 Rotary Club of Fremont, California meeting! The Rotary Club of Fremont, California meeting on November 15th, 2023, was great fun, as well as productive: there were donations to the Salvation Army and Centerville Presbyterian Free Dining with lots of food collected and facilitated by James Lechner, and our guest speaker, the outstanding President Bob Shaver, shared his trip to Australia for Rotary International. We had been patiently waiting for what we knew would be a humorous and informative presentation! In addition, Picture 2 includes our club ladies who are also Centerville Pres members and dedicated volunteers. |
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11/8/23 Guest Speaker: Diane Shaw Guest speaker Diane Shaw, a member of the AC Transit Board of Directors in November of 2018, discussed the challenges and opportunities for transit in our post-COVID world.
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Helping Salvation Army!We raised over $700 ringing the bell for the Salvation Army; Niles and Silicon Valley Chinese Club also rang. Combined we collected over $2k!
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Henry Baum shares the history of the Niles Canyon Railway and future plans for a railroad museum!  |
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Find out about Henry Baum from Pacific Railroad Association! |
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Tim Tran tells HIS story - Don't miss it! |
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It's dat time again!! |
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Meeting at Shinn House, May 24, 2023This Wednesday, 5/24/23 we will meet at the Shinn House for a special private tour by Janet Barton and Al Minard (historians extraordinaire). LOCATION: Shinn House 1251 Peralta Blvd. TIME: 12-1:30pm WHY: Community engagement WHAT: Learn about community founders, Chinese history connection, learn about potential projects to support. |
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World Polio Day 2020Earlier this year, the African continent was declared free of the wild Poliovirus. There are only two more countries where Polio remains epidemic, Afghanistan and Pakistan. While we are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, we should not forget the progress the world has made against other diseases like with the Polio vaccination efforts. The fight to eradicate Polio is still not over, but we are very close. October 24 is World Polio Day  |
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Run For RotaryFremont Rotary member Tim Tran wears many hats, and one hat that he is most passionate about is running. He has been running since middle school (35 years if you're counting). Regardless of time, location or weather (fog, rain, snow, ice, heat, day, night, etc), he runs. He runs when traveling. He runs while on vacation. Lake Elizabeth is location of choice. For year 2020, Tim has set a crazy, audacious goal to run 1,000 miles. For far this year, he has completed 653 miles and is ahead of schedule to achieve the goal. Tim combines his passion of running with community service, and is raising $5000 for the Rotary Club of Fremont via GoFundMe Please donate and support our community. Thank you in advance for your contribution!  |
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Help for COVID-19Fremont Rotary Clubs (Area 3) respond to the pandemic with help and care. Recognitions to Fremont Rotary Clubs fund this area wide mask distribution project from our DDF. There are total of 10 clubs in area 3 located in Tri city area. Captains from different club picked up their allocation and already start distribution. It is truly Rotary in Action.  |
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Feb 12 Meeting Recap-Past President presided at the meeting today. -Ted Bresler announced that our newest Red Badge Manny donated $1,000 to help eliminate Polio. Thanks and congratulations! - We received more words of wisdom from Sage Bob Benya. - Lori Marra from City of Fremont Environmental Services Department was our speaker. She gave us tips to make recycling and composting work easier for us. She also gave us each a pack of 10 certified compostable bags to collect organic in our homes.  Photo Credit: Lena Zee  Photo Credit: Margo Hood
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Welcoming New MembersOur new members Caleb and Manny. Welcome to Fremont Rotary.   |
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Fun time at Oktoberfest 2019A great time was had at Fremont Rotary's Oktoberfest 2019. .jpg) Please help! One of our guests' prescription eye glasses was lost, and a pair of similar looking reading glasses was found, unclaimed. If you know who may be missing their reading glasses, or left the event with a pair of glasses not matching their prescription, please contact Hilda Norwalk at the number below. .JPG) Thank you all!
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Otkoberfest 2019 Who: Rotary Club of Fremont What : Fremont Rotary Oktoberfest 2019. When: October 19, 2019 Where: Das Brew, 44356 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
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Chili Pepper Challenge NewsListen to the Chili Pepper Challenge Podcast 
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Rotary Theme for 2017-20182017-18 RI President Ian H.S. Riseley announces his presidential theme, Rotary: 'Making a Difference'  Rotary International President-elect Ian H.S. Riseley made the case on Monday that protecting the environment and curbing climate change are essential to Rotary’s goal of sustainable service. Riseley, a member of the Rotary Club of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, unveiled the 2017-18 presidential theme, Rotary: Making a Difference, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. Environmental degradation and global climate change are serious threats to everyone, Riseley said. “They are having a disproportionate impact on those who are most vulnerable, those to whom Rotary has the greatest responsibility. Yet environmental issues rarely register on the Rotary agenda,” he said. Find 2017-18 theme and logo materials Follow the assembly on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitterusing #rotary17 “The time is long past when environmental sustainability can be dismissed as not Rotary’s concern. It is, and must be, everyone’s concern,” he said. The president-elect challenged every Rotary club to make a difference by planting a tree for each of its members between the start of the Rotary year on 1 July and Earth Day on 22 April 2018. Trees remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the air, which slows global warming. “It is my hope that the result of that effort will be far greater than the environmental benefit that those 1.2 million new trees will bring,” Riseley said. “I believe the greater result will be a Rotary that recognizes our responsibility not only to the people on our planet, but to the planet itself.” |
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Rotary Theme for 2016-17 RI President John F. Germ chose Rotary Serving Humanity as his theme for 2016-17. Noting Rotary’s unique ability to bring together committed professionals to achieve remarkable goals, Germ believes that “now is the time to capitalize on our success: as we complete the eradication of polio, and catapult Rotary forward to be an even greater force for good in the world.” Watch RI President John Germ discussing the theme.
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The Four Way TestThe Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more that 100 languages and Rotarians recite it at club meetings: Of the things we think, say or do
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The Campaign to End PolioWHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN TO END POLIOOne of the most important aspects of the fight to eradicate polio is detecting where the disease is present. This continuous surveillance is complicated and costly. Ninety percent of people infected with the virus show no symptoms, and those who do usually have mild symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and headaches. Only one in every 200 cases of the illness results in paralysis, which means that for every child with signs of paralysis, several hundred are carrying the disease and may not show it. Read the entire article in The Rotarian. |
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Quote of the Week - Who Said It?
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Thought for the Week - Who Said It?
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
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