Weekly Update - A Roundup of Rotary News

Roots of Rotary’s polio efforts go way back

On 29 September 1979, Rotarians and delegates of the Philippine Ministry of Health looked on as volunteers administered drops of the lifesaving Sabin polio vaccine to children in the Manila barrio of Guadalupe Viejo. When James L. Bomar Jr., then RI president, put the first drops of vaccine into a child’s mouth, he ceremonially launched the Philippine poliomyelitis immunization effort and Rotary’s first international grant project.

• Watch a video and read more about the history of Rotary’s polio efforts
• Join a discussion group on ending polio
• Support the Miles to End Polio team
• Learn more about the history of Rotary

Why giving to The Rotary Foundation is the smart thing to do

Economist Quentin Wodon is a member of the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C. As co-chair of his club’s Rotary Foundation committee, he spends a lot of November encouraging club members to give. So he’s come up with some solid reasons why supporting the Foundation is not only the smart thing to do, but the right thing for Rotarians to do. For Foundation Month:

• Read Wodon’s five reasons to give
• See why a California Rotary leader believes your gift makes a difference
• Read about one Rotarian who found a unique way to use recognition points
• Learn about the many ways to give

Is your project on Rotary Showcase?

Rotary members in Juneau, Alaska, USA, are using their loose change to make a big difference in the world through the microfinance website Kiva. It’s just one of the projects you’ll find on Rotary Showcase. Have you added your projects? See how easy it is to do, and stay informed:

• Go to Rotary Showcase
• Read the roundup of projects on Rotary Showcase
• Enter the Interact video contest for a chance to win $500
• Learn about a disaster relief fund for cyclone victims in India

Resources & reference

Rotary Voices: Stories of service from around the world
Rotary Leader: Helping club and district officers achieve success
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