 As the official launch date (Aug 28) approaches we are happy to share this sneak peak of Yinka's Coco Challenge. Who is Coco & What is Yinka's Coco Challenge Coco is the District 6330 Ambassador of IMPACT. When given the inaugural Coco at the President Elect Learning Seminar in Kalamazoo Michigan, then Rotary International President Elect Yinka Babalola issued a challenge -How much will we give to the Polio fund for every country that he visits with Coco? Join the Celebration - How to register for the Launch Party Follow this link to register for the Aug 28 Yinka's Coco Challenge Launch. https://hydeparkrotary Club Presidents please bring your Coco's (or ask a member representing your club at the launch to do so). |
Navigating the World of Rotary: Clubs, Areas, Districts, and Zones
If you’ve ever stepped into the world of Rotary International, you might feel like you’ve suddenly encountered a brand-new dialect. Terms like "District," "Zone," and "Assistant Governor" fly around at every meeting.
Membership and New Club Development Month
Membership is a responsibility that every member shares. Orientation of new members is a club responsibility. Does your club have a new member orientation program?
CBC London published an article regarding the declining memberships in service clubs and what some clubs are doing to reverse the trend.
Service clubs used to be the pillar of communities.
Now, members are aging out
Rotary, Optimist and Lions clubs finding new ways to recruit young volunteers
17-June-2026, World Health Organization
For more information plus links and downloadable files
Here's a fast and easy tip for helping the environment while saving Rotary some money, switch your Rotary Magazine from mail delivery to online digital format. Simply go to this link: https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-magazine and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Follow the directions in the blue box section entitled "Subscribe to Rotary magazine". There, you will be directed to a simple name & address form to switch your subscription from paper to digital.
Note: the switch to digital will take effect after the next semi-annual billing date which will occur on 1 July and 1 January of each year. Depending on when you place your switch order, you could wait as long as six months before you see the change.
The entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton died 25 August 2026. This Q&A was originally published in the March 2010 issue of The Rotarian (now Rotary) magazine. Later that year, she spoke at the Rotary International Convention in Montreal, Canada.
A Rotary club in Kansas helps women break the cycle of incarceration and elude dangers on the outside
Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Thailand.
Rediscovering a weapon against the deadliest infectious disease, TB advocates look to better nutrition