Rotary News

31 08, 2020

African Region Certified Wild Polio Free

It is our pleasure to announce to you that the African region has just been certified wild poliovirus-free. Rotary members have played an invaluable role in the effort to rid the African region of wild polio. We should be proud of all the hard work that we've done to eliminate the wild poliovirus throughout Africa and in nearly every country in the world. This progress is the result of a decades-long effort across the 47 countries of the African region. It has involved millions of health workers traveling by foot, boat, bike, and bus, innovative strategies to vaccinate children amid conflict and insecurity, and a huge disease surveillance network to test cases of paralysis and check sewage for the virus. Over the last two decades, countless Rotary members in countries across the African region and around the world have worked together to raise funds, immunize children, advocate with local and national leaders, and raise awareness about the [...]

24 08, 2020

Jennifer E. Jones to be the first female Rotary International’s President for 2022-2023

Congratulations Jennifer E. Jones! A member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, on being nominated to become Rotary International's president for 2022-2023, a selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization's 115-year history. A current Rotary Foundation trustee, Jones has been a member since 1997 and has served Rotary as vice president, director, training leader, committee chair, moderator, and district governor. Read more: https://www.rotary.org/en/jennifer-e-jones-makes-history-becomes-first-woman-named-rotary-president-nominee

17 08, 2020

Featured Speaker: Col. Robert Bogart – Air Force Logistics of Moving Troops for COVID Response | Wed. August 26th at 8:00am

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