Today in 1914 this Club received its Charter. The 8th Rotary Club in the UK from whence like Topsy it grew and grew. Congratulations to Rotary the world over for all the work they have been involved with since it was started by Paul Harris in Chicago.
The Rotary Club of Birmingham, England is proud of the Birmingham Rotoractors for regularly donating blood. Their President is also a member of the Birmingham Rotory Club for which we are very grateful.
Through a #Rotary project in Guatemala, students now have access to clean water and handwashing stations. With fewer illnesses caused by polluted water, the students are absent from school less and able to focus on their education. https://t.co/jadGpuH9cL #WorldWaterDay
🎵 It’s not been easy fund-raising over the past year of COVID-19 restrictions, but #Twickenham Rotary put on an innovative musical fund-raiser which has raised more than £9,000 for charities. 🎶
#PeopleOfAction
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💜 The popularity of the purple gin raising funds for End Polio Now seems to show no signs of abating, even during lockdown. #PeopleOfAction#Purple4Polio
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#Rotary has awarded our first Programs of Scale grant in the amount of $2 million to Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia. Matched by the @gatesfoundation and @WorldVision this evidence-based program will provide $6 million to fight malaria in Zambia. https://t.co/xU2qS71ar4
Next up on #togetherTalks we're joined by actor Jenny Seagrove (@springmeister) sharing her love and passion animals and the extraordinary support they can provide.
⏰ 19.05
🗓️ Tue 16th March
🔴 Stream on YouTube
🎟️ Tickets https://t.co/QXHfIgsV0e
@manechance | #bettertogether
President-elect @Shekhar_Rotary received his #COVID19 vaccination! Through our work in polio eradication and our efforts to mobilize clubs to take action on vaccination in their communities, #Rotary is showing that #VaccinesWork, ensuring that all have equal access to vaccines.
Happy #WorldRotaryDay ⭐ Today marks the day that our project partner @Rotary was founded. Thanks to the support of #Rotary we are able to support more communities around the world in desperate need of shelter after disaster.
Free tickets for @VolunteerExpoUK Online are available now!
Don't miss out on the UK's new, national virtual volunteering show which is landing on 7th and 8th May 2021!
Now more than ever, it's time to Change Lives and Take Action!
Tickets: https://t.co/kyh1qjLASX
The #Rotary Foundation provides endless opportunities for Rotarians to do good in the world, to provide service above self, and to make the world a better place for future generations. https://t.co/iAEmirntrW
#RotaryIA21
Our next topic on #togetherTalks is gender equality with guest @AmandaEllisGEM.
We ask are we on track to meet the UN's equality goals and what role are women playing in tackling our biggest issues?
⏰ 19.05 / 16th Feb
🔴 YouTube Live
💬 Q&A
🎟️ Tickets https://t.co/V1RRCbTB58
Last year, for the first time in history, The #Rotary Foundation awarded more than $300 million in grants to improve communities at home and around the world. https://t.co/HcXZGkfUfX
In 2020, global health faced immense challenges but a bright spot arose. Africa was finally certified as wild polio-free. Dr. Tunji Funsho, chair of #Rotary's Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee details the region's journey to #endpolio. https://t.co/j6eF4JBkT6
"I just like helping people, I enjoy it. I just like to see people with smiley faces."
See which Rotary members made it onto The New Years Honours List for 2021!
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🎉 HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉
2020 may not have been the year we expected, but Rotary clubs continued to serve their communities and fundraise for charities.
Together, we can continue to transform lives and make a difference to communities around the world in 2021!
#PeopleOfAction