The deadline for submitting an application for a Rotary Global Scholarship has been moved back to November 15, 2013 for study abroad during the 2014-15 academic year. For more information and an application, see Scholarships on this web site or contact Scholarships Chair Melvin Platt at [email protected].
By staging their fundraising into three different events, the Rotary Club of Rolla involves different sets of people from throughout the community in the polio eradication effort; and you can imagine that once Polio is gone for good, everyone that participated in ANY of these events will feel that she/he played a part in changing global history.
Recently, checks have been sent to the 22 clubs as listed below as recipients of 2013-2014 District Simplified Grants. Each club is receiving $1,000 which is to be matched with at least $1,000 from their club for their project.
Here is the next account from Rotary Peace Fellow, Akis Kalaitzidis. His entry shows that the things the group encounters are not all positive ones. Perhaps better understanding, education and broad based support will lead toward more positive outcomes.
Be sure to check out the August issue of District 6080 Foundation Newsletter. It includes articles about Polio Match Program, Star Clubs, Rotary Peace Centers and Speakers Bureau. Foundation Aug 13 newsletter
Everyone who travels is bound to notice the differences in the way people live their lives in different countries, say the way the Greeks are loud at lunch or the fact that the Thais make no use of a kitchen. Some will even get into a cultural skirmish, say raise their voice inappropriately in Asia
On week five the Rotary Peace Fellows of Chulalongkorn University went for a field trip to work on the topic of human trafficking. The entire week consisted visiting organizations and people working to prevent the practice of human trafficking in Thailand and internationally. I took my sweet time writing this blog because I had to
In my third week of stay here in Bangkok I was actually glad to be leaving the city for a day trip West. No matter how much you like cities, and Bangkok is a megalopolis, it is nice to be in the countryside once in a while, especially if you are working hard. So I agreed to join other Rotary Peace Fellows going on a day trip to see the Bridge on the river Kwai, made so famous by the homonymous movie staring Alec Guinness. I am actually a fan of that movie, so this outing was a great moment for me.
The third-annual class of Men of the Year has been chosen by an independent panel of judges and will be honored at an Aug. 23 luncheon. The award recognizes the professional, philanthropic and civic contributions of 20 men from across southwest Missouri.
The five Rotary clubs of Columbia joined in supporting a Free Plastic Surgery Camp at the Jalna Mission Hospital in Jalna, India earlier this spring. The Rotary Club of Columbia (acting as the lead club), Columbia Northwest Rotary Club, Columbia South Rotary Club, Columbia Metro Rotary Club, Columbia Sunrise Southwest Rotary Club and an anonymous Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Columbia contributed funds to support this project.
