Press Releases from Rotary International (32 total)
Rotary clubs always pumped for World Water Day
EVANSTON, Ill., USA (March 21, 2011) — Although the United Nations designates March 22 as World Water Day, Rotary members around the globe are…
Rotary International President Klinginsmith to meet with President dos Santos of …
LUANDA, Angola (4 February 2011) — President Ray Klinginsmith of Rotary International, one of the world's largest humanitarian service organizations, will meet President Jose Eduardo…
Rotary Peace Centers program seeks applicants for 2012-14 class
EVANSTON, IL., USA, – As the world observes the International Day of Commemoration to honor the victims of the Holocaust today, Rotary International - a…
Rotary Names Attorney John Hewko as its New Top Executive
(Jan. 12, 2011) — Rotary International has named John Hewko, an attorney with extensive international experience in both the private and public sectors, to be…
Rotary Peace Fellow Leads Peace Caravan Through West Africa to Promote Peace, Un …
Led by Rotary Peace Fellow Richelieu Allison, a peace caravan on November 10 began its journey through four countries in West Africa to promote cross-border…
Rotary provides immediate humanitarian relief and long-term recovery support to …
Rotary, one of the largest humanitarian service organizations in the world www.rotary.org, is raising funds and distributing life-saving shelter and supplies to victims of the…
Bay Area Rotary members light San Francisco Ferry Building with End Polio Now me …
10.20.2010– Evanston, Ill. USA – In recognition of World Polio Day, thousands of Rotary club members from the Bay Area will join together on Sunday,…
Kick Polio Out of Africa Campaign Comes to a Close as Football with Desmond Tutu …
MONTREAL/CAPE TOWN – Rotary’s promise to kick polio out of Africa and the world took center stage as a football signed by Nobel…
Virtual Ball Launches to Raise Global Awareness for Final Push to Kick Polio Out …
A virtual ball was launched on 5 May to help kick polio out of Africa and eventually out of the world. The on-line ball…
Rotary Clubs Light Up the World to End Polio
EVANSTON, Ill. U.S.A. (Feb. 22, 2010) -- What do the Egyptian Pyramid of Khafre, Buenos Aires’ Obelisk, and Chicago’s Wrigley Building have in common?
Each…
Rotary Clubs Worldwide Mobilize to Help Meet the Massive Need for Humanitarian A …
EVANSTON, Ill. (Jan. 27, 2010) -- From raising funds to collecting relief supplies to distributing life-saving shelters in Port-au-Prince, Rotary clubs rotary.org worldwide continue to…
Call for Entries: Second International Rotary Short-Film Festival in Turkey tack …
ANKARA, TURKEY, 19. January 2010 -- The International Rotary Film Festival in Turkey is now accepting submissions for its 2nd annual short-film competition. The festival…
Rotary to help future leaders become agents of peace and address the root causes …
Humanitarian service organization announces 2010-12 class of 90 World Peace Fellows
EVANSTON, IL., USA – As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall…
West Africa unites to tackle spreading polio epidemic
74 million children to be immunized, as outbreak spreads to Guinea
Dakar/Harare, 28 May 2009 - More than 400,000 polio vaccinators in 11 west African countries…
Rotary provides emergency response to polio outbreaks in Horn of Africa
Evanston, Illinois – In response to a recent outbreak of wild poliovirus that has spread from southern Sudan into parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda,…
Giving peace a chance: Students from Arab and Muslim Majority Nations Awarded Ro …
(Beirut, April 2, 2009) – Amid daily headlines of war, ethnic and sectarian violence emerges some welcome positive news: Rotary International – a humanitarian service…
Rotary clubs join with USAID to provide clean water and improved sanitation in d …
Collaboration merges Rotary’s grassroots strength with agency’s technical expertise; First up: Dominican Republic, Ghana, Philippines
ISTANBUL, Turkey (March 18, 2009) -- Rotary International and the U.S.…
Oscar nominated films raise polio awareness
The Final Inch and Slumdog Millionaire show the challenges facing the international polio eradication effort in India
EVANSTON, Ill. U.S.A. (Feb. 20, 2009) -- According…
Rotary clubs light up the world to end polio
From the British Parliament to the Roman Coliseum, world landmarks will carry Rotary’s End Polio Now pledge during the week of Feb. 23
EVANSTON, Ill. U.S.A.…
Giving peace a chance: Rotary announces new class of World Peace Fellows
Sixty Students to Work for Peace in the New Year
Evanston, Ill., USA -- Amid daily headlines of war, suicide bombings, ethnic and religious violence…
Rotary volunteers lead international medical team to Kenya
Multi-specialty initiative provides preventive care to children in Nairobi slums still recovering from post-election violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (Sept. 22, 2008 ) -- About 70 volunteers from…
The Rotary Foundation’s first African trustee chair takes office
EVANSTON, Ill. USA (July 1, 2008) -- Jonathan B. Majiyagbe, a Nigerian lawyer who took office on July 1 as chair of The Rotary Foundation…
ShelterBox distributes a further 1050 boxes in Myanmar with support of Rotary Cl …
EVANSTON, Ill. (May 19, 2008) - Almost two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devasted the delta region of Myanmar, an aid flight carrying 1,050 containers of relief supplies arrived from the United Kingdom Friday morning…
Shelterbox delivers 1000 aid boxes in Myanmar with support of Rotary Clubs world …
EVANSTON, Ill. (May 16, 2008) – Almost two weeks after the devastating cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, an aid flight with a load of 1,000…
Rotary honors Chancellor Merkel for supporting a polio-free world
(Berlin, GERMANY – 9 May 2008) In recognition of her contributions toward ending polio worldwide, Rotary International today presented Chancellor Angela Merkel with its Polio…
Rotary Centers create e-learning platform to share peacemaking and peacekeeping …
EVANSTON, Ill. USA, April 24, 2008 – In an effort to maximize interaction and collaboration, Rotary’s innovative peace studies program will develop an e-learning platform…
Moving Kenya forward: Rotary members seek to heal wounds
Nairobi Rotary club honors three for promoting peace and helping others during post-election violence
(NAIROBI, Kenya – 10. March 2008) -- Welcoming the peace…
Giving peace a chance: Rotary announces new class of World Peace Fellows
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Amid daily headlines of war, suicide bombings, ethnic and religious violence and social unrest emerges some welcome positive news: The Rotary Foundation…
Google.org gives Rotary $3.5 million to help end polio worldwide
EVANSTON, Ill., U.S.A. (Feb. 18, 2008) -- Rotary International received $3.5 million from The Google Foundation, a non-profit managed by Google.org, in support of Rotary’s…
Rotary International and Gates Foundation together commit $200 million to eradic …
EVANSTON, Ill., U.S.A. (Nov. 26, 2007) -- Rotary International today announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will inject a much-needed…
Participants selected for Rotary peace studies program at Chulalongkorn
Rotary International has selected 23 professionals from 14 countries to study in a unique program that teaches the practical skills needed to succeed in jobs…
European Rotarians are cycling to serve
23rd Rotary World Cycling Championship coming up at Lake Orta in Northern Italy
(Aug. 14 2007) Cycling enthusiasts around Europe are shifting gears in anticipation of…
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