Category: Announcements

Nigeria declared polio-free, removed from endemic list

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 25 September that Nigeria is now polio-free and has been officially removed from the list of countries where polio is endemic. It’s been 14 months since any cases of polio caused by the wild virus have been detected there. With Nigeria’s historic achievement, polio remains endemic in only

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September 2015 Rotary District 6080 Newsletter

Welcome to Rotary District 6080 Newsletter, Issue 3 This year’s theme is Be a Gift to the World. Read about all the activities in District 6080. Please send me articles about YOUR club activities. If their is a deadline for your project or event we will print the article for three months so that everyone

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Rotarians fight hunger through month-long efforts

Thirty-six Rotary clubs in District 6080 of Missouri recently battled each other in a month-long effort to fight hunger. Clubs in the northern part of the district competed against those in the south to see which region could do the most to reduce hunger and malnutrition. District 6080 comprises 49 Rotary Clubs and four Rotaract Clubs between St. Louis and Kansas City and south to the Arkansas state line. Altogether, 68 percent of the clubs participated, collecting 10,644 pounds of food, donating $18,553 and volunteering 1,463 hours for food pantries and similar organizations.

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Organ Donation Program – Rotary for LIFE

Organ donation is one of the miraculous achievements of modern medicine. Unfortunately, while a small percentage get the chance of renewed life with successful transplants, many die waiting for a suitable organ. 90% of Americans say they support organ donation but only 30% say they know how to register as an organ donor!

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August 2015 Edition – District Newsletter

Welcome to Rotary Year 2015-2016. This year’s theme is Be a Gift to the World. District 6080’s gift to the hungry Rotary Week at Wonderland Camp Rotary Leadership Academy Rotary 6080 North-South Food Fight Message from the District Governor Installation A Great Success Camdenton Rotary Club member honored for 70 years of perfect attendance Read

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July 2015 Rotary District 6080 Foundation Newsletter

Your Rotary club is encouraged to use the document during a club assembly and discuss goals and ways to support TRF, the very heart of Rotary and the works thereof by which Rotary and Rotarians are recognized and held in high regard in your community and around our world.

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June 2015 District 6080 Newsletter

Rotary District 6080 Newsletter, June 1, 2015 A message from John Hewko, General Secretary, Rotary International Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to report that Rotary has received significant and high-profile media coverage over the previous two months that highlight who we are and what we do, particularly our efforts to eradicate polio. New York Times: Rotary

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