Kanazawa Castle in Kanazawa, Japan, is illuminated with an End Polio Now message. Photo by Mattia Salvi. I conic landmarks around the world served as the backdrop for the End Polio Now message the week of 23 February in honor of Rotary’s 106th anniversary. They included the Trevi Fountain in Rome; a Lantern Festival gate [...]

Every week we receive club bulletins from the clubs in our group 5 for District 9700.  This week the RC of Temora (who are not in our group) sent us their bulletin. ENJOY! Rotary Club of  Temora Bulletin

PDG Sunil K Zachariah welcomes you to eFlash_Rotary. Thank you Sunil once again for your wonderful newsletter that we get every day.

The side of the New York Stock Exchange in New York A closing-bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange was rung by RI President Ray Klinginsmith and Michael Watson, Sanofi Pasteur’s vice president of global immunization policy.  Watch the event at www.nyse.com . RI President Ray Klinginsmith Rings the NYSE Bell The date is [...]

The first four Rotarians The first four Rotarians — Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram E. Shorey, Paul P. Harris. On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. Harris’s desire for camaraderie among business [...]

To those who do not know what Rotary is about here is a good video, for those who are Rotarians it is a good reminder of who we are and what we do.

Come Join Us-EN from Rotary International on Vimeo.

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This video comes from RIBI or Rotary International Great Britain and Ireland it pertinent to us here in Coolamon. Well worth watching if you are thinking of joining Rotary or even if you are already a member of a Rotary Club. Why Rotary? from RIBI on Vimeo.

Journey to Pisco EN from Rotary International on Vimeo.

This Close – EN from Rotary International on Vimeo. Itzhak Perlman Will Headline “A Concert to End Polio” in Chicago from Rotary International on Vimeo.

One of the benefits of being in Rotary is the ability to make up a meeting in any country, city, town or village that has a Rotary club.  Recently I made up at the Rotary Club of Ballarat West in Victoria.  It was a social meeting and we were given a tour of some of [...]