540 days ago From San Leandro India West   View Archived Article

SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA - FAIRFIELD, IA =97 Andy Bargerstock, director of Maharishi University Management's MBA program and MBA alumnus Naya Raj Baral, successfully submitted a grant proposal to the Rotary International Foundation which will provide fresh water to the res ...

548 days ago From Indian Express   View Archived Article

NEW DELHI, INDIA - Rotary International is aiming to declare India as the first polio-free country in the next two years. The organisation is currently running its immunisation programs in four countries including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. ...

561 days ago From Lynn News   View Archived Article

LYNN, U K - A SUCCESSFUL dinner was held by Lynn's three Rotary clubs at the town hall when they welcomed =93inspirational=94 speaker and president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland Ray Burman. The clubs - Lynn, Lynn Priory and Lynn Trinit ...

562 days ago From Community Advocate   View Archived Article

WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - Photo/Courtesy of PolioPlus Marlborough =96 According to Rotary International, the mission of The Rotary Foundation is to =93enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of educat ...

566 days ago From Seaway News   View Archived Article

CORNWALL, CANADA - Since 1988, Rotary International and Rotarians around the world have been working to wipe polio from the face of the earth. The foundation started by Bill Gates of Microsoft and his wife Melinda has been working closely with Rotary International in t ...

568 days ago From Voxy   View Archived Article

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - This special donation is truly an international effort, with contributions from local Rotary clubs, The Rotary Foundation (US$25000) and Rotary International District 3780 Quezon City in the Philippines (US$20000). The presentation of the cheque will ...

573 days ago From Rotary International   View Archived Article

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - =93Rotary has invested heavily in surveillance in India over the last 12 months,=94 said Bruce Aylward, the World Health Organization's assistant director-general for polio eradication and related areas, at a September meeting of Rotary's Int ...

588 days ago From PR Newswire   View Archived Article

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - Pacquiao is an active member of Rotary International, a humanitarian service organization that has worked to eradicate polio for more than 20 years. It's a goal Pacquiao has embraced wholeheartedly by joining a growing roster of celebrities and p ...

593 days ago From Messenger News   View Archived Article

SALISBURY, AUSTRALIA - =93We wanted to organise an event to raise money for Rotary International to help all their causes,=94 Mr Weber, 48, said. =93It started out as a swap meet but it's grown into an expo.=94 The event will feature motorcycles of all makes, models an ...

595 days ago From Jamestown Sun   View Archived Article

JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA - Some money from its rose sale, brunch, soccer game and even its member dues goes directly to the Rotary Foundation, and a percentage of that goes to the ...

620 days ago From Patch.com   View Archived Article

LAKE FOREST, WASHINGTON - By Joe Veyera Part of the mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others. The Lake Forest Park Rotary accomplished just that with a bike drive during the Third Place Commons Farmers Market on September 25. Coinciding with the Rotary& ...

629 days ago From Rotary International   View Archived Article

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - Rotary Images/Alyce Henson Rotary International has played a major role in helping the Global Polio Eradication Initiative make continued progress and overcome obstacles in the drive to rid the world of the disease. Since October 2010, Rotary has ...

630 days ago From Charlotte Observer   View Archived Article

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - The third annual cook-off will be 4-9 pm Oct. 1 at Mooresville Town Square. All proceeds will go to charity. Each year, different charities are nominated to benefit, and a Rotary committee chooses three. This year, three local charities will be the . ...

633 days ago From Zee News   View Archived Article

NEW DELHI, INDIA - Azad made the comments Friday at a function in Chicago where he was presented with the Polio Champion Award by Rotary International in recognition of efforts towards the eradication of polio. Azad was conferred this award last year too. ...

634 days ago From Pakistan Observer   View Archived Article

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Karachi=97Rotary International has globally contributed more than $ 1 billion while over $ 90 million to Pakistan towards polio eradication. This was stated by Aziz Memon, who is currently the Pakistan Chair for the National Polio plus committee of . ...

643 days ago From The Birmingham News   View Archived Article

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - By Martin Swant --- The Birmingham News The president of Rotary International expects polio to be gone by 2013, as the organization continues its efforts to eradicate the disease, he said during a Birmingham visit today. Kalyan Banerjee -- a member o ...

646 days ago From ABC Online   View Archived Article

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - A Tasmanian man who circumnavigated Australia in an inflatble dinghy has raised more than $200000 for Rotary International's polio eradication program. Robert Pennicott arrived in Sydney Harbour yesterday, after 101 days at sea. ...

646 days ago From Moment Nigerian Newspapers   View Archived Article

LAGOS, NIGERIA - For achieving that feat, the Awgu council boss was accorded the highest recognition by the Rotary International. To qualify for the global recognition, the individual, whether a member of the club or not, must have met the US $1000 benchmark financia ...

648 days ago From PakistanToday.com.pk   View Archived Article

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - KARACHI - Rotary International will set up relief camps in Samaro, Kunri, Digri, Badin and Thatta to help rain-affected families after evaluating the degree of damage and destruction caused by the floods, Rotary International (Pakistan) Governor Iqba ...

651 days ago From Ghana Business News   View Archived Article

ACCRA, GHANA - The Rotaract and Interact clubs, two wings of Rotary International have launched a peace initiative for Africa, known as the 'Poems for Peace', an Africa-wide poetry competition. Poems for Peace, a peace-promotion project of Rotaract and Inte ...