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New Rotary-UNESCO Partnership

The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education have announced a new partnership. Both the institute and Rotary share a vision of making water and sanitation more accessible and more sustainable for all people, particularly the poor. The partnership directly supports Rotary’s water and sanitation area of focus. For more information visit the Rotary … Continue reading »

Does Your Club Need an Extreme Media Makeover?

Coming soon to a club near you – maybe even your club: An absolutely free one day consultation with District experts on all areas of media. Refresh your website; take your press releases up a notch; learn the tricks of placing public service announcements; create professional displays; and much more. Tell us why your club … Continue reading »

Rotary Scholarships – comité des bour ses

It is a pleasure to announce that Davis Forest of Gatineau QC has been selected as a 2012 Rotary Peace Fellow for studies as part of the Rotary Peace Center for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution program at Chulalongkok University in Bangkok, Thailand. David is the 9th District 7040 candidate to be selected … Continue reading »

World Polio Day Is 24 October

(For Immediate Release) (Evanston, Ill., USA: 24 October 2011) – In honor of World Polio Day, which is widely recognized on 24 October, Rotary District 7040 is joining with Rotarians around the world to raise awareness of Rotary’s 26-year mission to eradicate the crippling childhood disease polio. As part of Rotary’s most recent campaign to … Continue reading »

World Peace Day

21 September is International Day of Peace (Peace Day). It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981. District Governor Bill Gray says: “I think it is something we should observe in our Rotary Clubs and communities.” Peace and conflict resolution is one of Rotary service six areas of focus. Those six are: Peace … Continue reading »