Rotary International by DarcyPounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm Social Innovator for over 100 years! en-us 2017-12-18 23:40:15 UTC 2026-01-30 18:33:21 UTC hello@padlet.com darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217127831 2017-12-19 01:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217127831 Humanitarian Issues: What does Rotary do? darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217128568 Members  believe they have a shared responsibility to take action on the world’s most persistent issues. The Six issues they tackle and support are:
  • Promote peace
  • Fight disease
  • Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
  • Save mothers and children
  • Support education
  • Grow local economies
(Rotary Foundation 2017)
]]> 2017-12-19 01:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217128568 Local Application of Rotary: Rotary Club of Hamilton darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217129006 Dec. 15, 2017 Christmas party at Cathy Wever school in downtown Hamilton
20th annual Rotary Children’s Christmas Celebration at Cathy Wever School.  Rotarians, friends and family members volunteered to help put on a Holiday Celebration at a Hamilton inner city elementary school. The 725 students were entertained by music and dancing, given a free lunch and a few other surprises!  This local event is a great example of Rotary's local application: Children in need, made to feel special.]]> 2017-12-19 01:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217129006 What impact can one donation have? darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217129165 More than 90% of donations go directly to supporting service projects around the world.
It can save a life. A child can be protected from polio with as little as 60 cents.
]]> 2017-12-19 01:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217129165 Innovation darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217130862 Rotary international has been around for quite some time, but it is an innovator.  The rotary group decided to fight Polio around the world before governments and philanthropists even thought there was a problem that needed to be addressed.
Rotary Programs
Rotary offers programs that  develop the next generation of leaders by providing funding to make the world a better place, and making peace a priority. (Rotary International 2017)This is done through its Peace Fellowships, Community Corps, Youth Leadership Awards, Youth Exchange (15-19 yrs), New Generation Services exchange (up to 30 yrs old) Scholarships & grants. ]]> 2017-12-19 02:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217130862 Outcomes darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217130904 Rotary inspired, supported and worked with other organizations, including the UN and the World Health Organization. The goal was to have polio eradicated by 2005, but the fight has proven more difficult than expected.
 For every $1 Rotary commits to polio eradication, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has joined the cause and committed $2.  (Rotary Foundation 2017)
Overall, Rotary fights for social justice for women and children.  It believes that public health and clean drinking water is a right.  It is a huge organization that has international and local chapters that want to improve the world by making it a peaceful safe place for everyone regardless of race, gender or religion.]]> 2017-12-19 02:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217130904 darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217132677 2017-12-19 02:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217132677 polio vaccine darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217132757 2017-12-19 02:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217132757 Rotary partnerships darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217133353 Rotarians have increased their efforts to eradicate polio with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which donated $355 Million to PolioPlus ]]> 2017-12-19 02:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217133353 Works Cited darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217135081 2017-12-19 03:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217135081 darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217803784 2017-12-22 02:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217803784 What is Rotary? darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217803819 "Our Motto: Service above Self" (Rotary International 2017) 35,000+ clubs
What is the Rotary Club International? "Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who come together to make positive, lasting change in communities at home and abroad". (Rotary International 2017)
]]> 2017-12-22 02:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217803819 Providing Clean water darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217804433 2017-12-22 02:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217804433 Literacy darcy_pounder https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217804491 2017-12-22 02:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/darcy_pounder/xzw0bhrcukzm/wish/217804491