Rotary 360 – Stories of service from around the world

By Nicola Rivli, a member of Enebakk Digital Connect, a satellite of the Rotary Club of Enebakk, Norway
Our journey began during a sunset in June 2024 on the island of Jeløya. As I was holding a glass of wine in my hand, I was approached by Hanne Bergersen, the membership chair of District 2260 (Norway), who asked me if I would be interested in starting...

By Eli Hauber, a member of the Rotaract Club of UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Rotary has this funny way of finding you, not the other way around. It meets you where you are, smiles, extends a hand, and pulls you in for a big hug.
I was sixteen when I got my big hug....

By Arly Troelsen, president of the Rotary Club of Nørre Alslev, Denmark
In the fall of 2022, our club took a hard look at our membership trends and decided we needed to do something about it. We had steadily declined from more than 30 members to just 18. We wanted to get back to at least 25 in a three-year period....

By Stephen Frantzich, Rotary Club of Parole (Annapolis), Maryland, USA
My stint as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in the Philippines opened my eyes to the challenges of developing countries, whet my appetite for travel, and allowed me to complete my doctorate in political science....