Exchanges are often a seedbed for cultivating peace one student or volunteer at a time.
Peacebuilding usually manifests in small ways, such as a thoughtful conversation between people of different cultures that results in better understanding and open-mindedness.
But sometimes a single seed of peace grows into something more far-reaching, with direct impact on multitudes.
Early in January, as is the custom, the Rotary mantra for the following year was released.
So, for the 2023/2024 Rotary Year; Create Hope in the World.
Katey Halliday, a member of the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light, Australia, is a charter member of the Rotaract Club of Adelaide City. Halliday serves on Rotary's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force.Recently, she took time to answer a few questions about the meaning of Rotary’s Action Plan pillar, Expand our Reach. Read her answers, and view her blog post about why DEI is the right thing for Rotary
Our intrepid “Kaitawa Team” did their annual “maintenance visit”
and your photo journalist Brian Hall was there to not only help,
but also record the event for the benefit of those of us who could not make it.
Here is what he wrote.
BBQ’s at the Surf Club – a team of six were on duty last Sunday to assist the Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club with their annual carnival event.
A busy time was had feeding over 200 young surfers over a 3hr window.
This is a monthly activity with the next two days 12th Feb and 5th March looking for volunteers to assist. A great combined project
Districts and Rotary and Rotaract clubs play a key role in recruiting and recommending Rotary Peace Fellow candidates.
The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement of Rotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians.
The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object, which calls on Rotarians to “encourage and foster”:
POLIO NEWS JANUARY 2023
Wild Poliovirus in 2022 (2021)*
Global Total: 33 (6 last year)
Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus in 2022 year-to-date (2021 totals)*
*Data as of 11th January 2023. The numbers in brackets represent data at totals for 2021.
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