Photos: Carey Cam On Friday, October 22, District 9640 set a world first, when 100 Rotary and Rotaract leaders from 18 Gold Coast based clubs rode the train and tram to raise awareness of how close we are to eradicating polio. The polio campaigners created a huge impact for Rotary’s...
Fundraising success for polio in October
Rotary clubs and districts embraced the concept of World Polio Month in October, with thousands of urgently needed dollars pouring into END POLIO NOW accounts throughout Australia and New Zealand. By PDG Bob Aitken AMRI End Polio Now Coordinator, Zone 8, 2018-23 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Peter Garnett convened a...
Running the gauntlet for World Polio Day
Thanks to COVID and its long tail, restrictions in Auckland, NZ, have been prolonged and the planned End Polio Now Auckland Transit campaign was postponed until February 25, 2022. So, what could be done to celebrate World Polio Day on October 24? Ronald Chen, of the Rotary Club of Auckland...
Service in the time of COVID
Two world wars and the Spanish Flu did not stop Rotary from its mission of service to humanity. Today, however, it faces a new host of challenges, foremost of which are another global pandemic and an endangered earth. COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc not just on life but on livelihood...
Steve Widders: The Visionary
Declared medically blind by Fred Hollows in 1990, second-time president of the Rotary Club of Armidale AM, Aboriginal Elder Steve Widders, is championing Rotary’s diversity, equity and inclusion policy. By Amy Fallon Steve Widders first became familiar with Rotary when he was selected for a Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)...
From Taliban to Tampa to Terra Firma
Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari was all geared up for his gig as keynote speaker at this year’s World Literacy Festival in Christchurch, NZ. When COVID restrictions forced the postponement of the event, the Rotary Club of Havelock North seized the opportunity and invited Abbas to be a guest speaker at...