Rotary 360 – Stories of service from around the world

By Lee Ann Searight, Membership Resources Specialist
In August, we celebrate our members during Membership Month and recognize their contributions while engaging with prospective members. Here are 10 ideas we hope will inspire an exciting August for you and your club:...

By Vern Hansen, 2026-27 president Rotary Club of Northglenn-Thornton, Colorado, USA, and member of the Rotary satellite club of Heritage Todd Creek
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how this idea of starting a Rotary satellite club at Heritage Todd Creek, an active retirement community in Thornton, Colorado, actually began. It wasn’t a grand plan or formal initiative — it was more like a quiet...

By Vansh Saini, a 2026 People of Action: Champion of Tomorrow
In 2022, I was 16 and president of my Interact club at Hansraj Model School. There, I noticed something I couldn’t ignore — children of construction workers in my neighbourhood with no real access to consistent education; a girl carrying bricks after...

By Hashim Taqvi, a past president of the Rotary Club of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Every year, the last day of June and the first of July hold special significance in the Rotary world. Unlike the calendar year observed by most organizations, Rotary follows its own annual cycle, making 30 June the final day of one Rotary year and 1...