In an organisation founded on benevolence, with the advancement of goodwill and peace at its very core, World Humanitarian Day holds special significance for each and every one of our members. By Anne MatthewsD9560 Passport Club World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is an international day that recognises humanitarian workers and those who have lost...
Living the dreams
President-elect Shekhar Mehta isn’t afraid to make big plans. And with a little teamwork, he has a way of making them reality. Photography by Sephi Bergerson Throughout an hour-long interview with Rotary magazine, Shekhar Mehta mentions dreaming no fewer than a dozen times. Dreams about repairing broken hearts. About eradicating...
School + A Cup of Porridge = Hope
Nancy and Jane (pictured) are pupils at Bujju Primary School, a rural school in Uganda. Like many other children, they both love going to school. The two bright students, both school prefects, were set to sit their primary leaving examinations (exams leading to their transition into secondary school). However, despite...
A relay with a cause District 9640 says ‘No to Domestic Violence’
The Rotary 100 Down Under Baton Relay was ceremonially launched in District 9640 on February 5, with the catch cry ‘Rotary says No to Domestic Violence’. The relay with a cause was launched by District Governor Andy Rajapakse in Grafton, NSW, and Immediate Past District Governor Harry Bolton in Goondiwindi,...
Introducing the cutest little Rotary club in town
Love was in the air this Valentine’s Day when District 9640 Governor Andy Rajapakse launched what could quite possibly be the cutest Rotary club in the world at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on Queensland’s Gold Coast – the Rotary Club of Koala Lovers. The animal cause-based club is a first of...
Ken to take the leap for polio eradication
Rotarian Ken Hutt is still planning to ‘jump’ off Mount Everest in his paraglider to raise money for The Rotary Foundation’s End Polio Now campaign. A member of the Rotary Club of Berry, NSW, Ken has a history with the highest mountain in the world, having led an expedition there...