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Rotary Alumni Suzie Campin visits her local roots

This week we had the pleasure to hear from Suzie Campin who was visiting New Zealand with her husband David. Whilst over in NZ for family reasons, Suzie wanted to re-visit her past and recognize the contribution that this has made to her personal development and work career.

Suzie grew up locally and completed her early schooling at Flatbush Primary. Her father working at DB Brewery and also at AHI. He mother, a local bookkeeper and seamstress. Suzie’s early life was full of activities and she retains great memories of her school, the Principals, multi cultural friends, parties and hangi, trips to the beach, Brownies and pippis.

Following her families return to Australia and subsequent move to Australia, Suzie became the recipient of a Rotary Foundation Scholarship. She travelled to the UK to complete her Masters Degree in Town Planning. Whilst in the UK, she sang for her supper by speaking at Rotary Clubs a couple of times a week.

WinS impact at Amravati school

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Ahandwash station and drinking water facility installed by RC Amravati Indrapuri, RID 3030, at Pragati Vidyalaya, a government primary school, was inaugurated recently by DG Rajiv Sharma. More than 250 students will benefit from this facility. A well feeds sufficient water for the school’s needs and the club has installed water filters to ensure safe drinking water for the students and staff, said Club President Rajan Subhash Silhi.

Since inception in 2001, the club has executed at least four WinS projects installing 12 handwash stations with drinking water units. Six toilet blocks costing ₹4 lakh have been built at Mahuli village adopted by the club, and the money was raised through a Rotary Utsav. In addition, the club distributes school bags to about 1,000 children from underprivileged families each year, he added.

The 43-member club is popular in Amravati for the rainwater harvesting work they undertake each year during July-August before the onset of monsoon. “We take up recharging of wells in about 35–40 houses each year and this is our signature project,” said Silhi. With this on-going activity for the past 10 years, the club has enhanced Rotary’s image.

Eye camp

A mega eye camp was organised at 14 schools in the city with the help of Dr Atul Kadhane, a past president of the club. More than 13,000 students were examined, and 1,655 students were given further treatment free of cost. “The entire cost of eye check-up and follow-up treatment at the hospital would have exceeded ₹30 lakh; but all the expenses were borne by Dr Kadhane,” said Silhi.

A new Rotary club with innovative ideas

Rtn Daniel Lopez from Pittsburg chartered a new club which seeks like-minded professionals and allows flexibility in weekly meetings, besides giving a slew of liberties to its members.

Mar 2019 Roni Gehlke, East Bay Times California, Pittsburg, Sacramento

Being involved with his local Rotary club had always been a rewarding experience for Pittsburg resident Daniel Lopez, but it wasn’t easy making all the lunch meetings and having the time to grow his personal business.

So after serving as president in 2014, he made the tough decision to leave the club to work more on his own business endeavour.

That wasn’t the end of his Rotary story, though.

Last year Daniel decided he wanted to get back and be involved with the Rotary group, but he couldn’t do it on the terms of the local club, so he decided to look for other alternatives.

“I saw what a Rotary club in the Sacramento area was doing and thought we could do something similar here,” Lopez said.

This past December, Daniel started a new Rotary Club programme out of Pittsburg called the Rotary Club of Northern California Gateway, District 5160.

What do beer, brats, and Rotary have in common?

By Angela Lingle and Ginny Olson, Rotary Club of Madison South, Wisconsin, USA

More than four decades ago, our club was facing disappointing returns on its staple fundraising events, a turkey shoot and light bulb sale, when inspiration hit. This is a story about how knowing your community, perseverance, and a little bit of luck can turn around just about any fundraising fortune and help a Rotary club raise money for projects while building awareness of Rotary.

Coming off that dismal year in 1972, Dick Rehberg and another Rotarian who had recently moved to Madison from Sheboygan thought back to the Junior Chamber of Commerce Bratwurst Days they used to enjoy. After all, what is more Wisconsin than beer, brats, and football?

Putting their heads together, they called people they knew in city government and the small, 23-member club found a strip of unused city land across from Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. There they parked cars and sold beer and brats. They soon gave up parking cars and focused solely on food and beverages.

How does Rotary International put your RI dues to work for you?

Rotary International is dedicated to enhancing your experience by providing you and your club with the tools you need to make a difference in the world and to connect with others. Your dues help make that happen. Here’s how to make the most of what RI offers:

The challenge: Our club needs to grow

Discover resources to help engage current members, connect with prospective members, welcome new members, and develop your club at rotary.org/membership.

The challenge: Our club wants to connect with prospective members

Through the Manage Membership Leads tool, RI connects clubs and districts with people who have expressed an interest in Rotary. Visit rotary.org/membership.

The challenge: I want people in my community to know more about our club and what we do

Rotary’s People of Action campaign offers resources to tell stories about the impact your club is making in your community. You’ll find easy-to-use messaging, ideas for local events, social media ads, and print and video advertising materials, as well as how-to guides. Learn more at rotary.org/brandcenter.

The challenge: I’m moving and want to find a new club to join

Find the club that best suits you through Club Finder on rotary.org or download the Club Locator app for Apple or Android. The form to change clubs is at my.rotary.org/member-center/member-relocation.

The challenge: I know someone who would make a great Rotarian

Consider inviting them to join your club or refer them to another club by submitting their information at my.rotary.org/member-center/member-referral.