District News

Family Comfort Bags

by Catrine Fredrikson | Oct 9, 2023 | From Our Clubs

Family Comfort Bags for Ronald McDonald House People of Action from the Greater Gainesville Rotary Club came together at the beautiful new Ronald McDonald House for a special service project. Bringing boxes and boxes of donated goods from both Rotarians and community...

12 Who Care Award

by Catrine Fredrikson | Sep 25, 2023 | From Our Clubs

Barb Kent from the Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach has been nominated for the 12 Who Care Community Service Award and was interviewed by First Coast News during a recent Interact Club meeting at Fernandina Beach High School. As Youth Services Chair, Barb has been...

Local Rotary clubs host visit by Armenian women’s delegation

by Ed Dalton | Sep 5, 2023 | From Our Clubs

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., March 25, 2024 — Several Beaches Rotary clubs joined forces last week to host an international delegation of women leaders from Armenia. Sponsored by the Congressional Office for International Leadership’s Open World Program, the delegation...

Butterfly Garden

by Catrine Fredrikson | Aug 30, 2023 | From Our Clubs

Butterfly Garden at the Ronald McDonald House Gainesville Sunrise Rotary has a longstanding relationship with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Central Florida. Years ago, Sunrise Rotary, in partnership with Sunrise member, Ron Farb and the Climb for Cancer...

Continuing Spearheading in Zimbabwe

by Catrine Fredrikson | Aug 29, 2023 | From Our Clubs

The Rotary Club of Ocala: Rotarian Harry Thomas Coene (Tom) has been spearheading our grant for water and education in Zimbabwe. At a resent club meeting Tom introduced his partner Colin Kuhuni, Past President of the Rotary Club of Harare Highlands. “The Musingwa...

Youth Exchange Host Club Agreement

by Catrine Fredrikson | Aug 23, 2023 | District 6970 News

Clubs – we need your support and commitment! Rotary Youth Exchange’s mission is to bring the world together one student at a time. We do so by sponsoring and hosting youth exchange students. The cost pales in comparison to the rewards and the commitment is...

Rotarian Journey into Cambodia

by Catrine Fredrikson | Jul 27, 2023 | District 6970 News

Rotarians from D-6970 will be leading Rotarians from various clubs around the world on a journey into the heart of Cambodia. Three Upcoming Trips: – 2023: Sat. Nov 11th to Mon. Nov 20th – 2024: Sat. Jan 27th to Mon. Feb 5th – 2024: Sat. Feb 17th to...

Food Plant Solutions – RAG

by Ed Dalton | Jul 20, 2023 | Rotary News

A SOLUTION THAT ENDS MALNUTRITION We create educational materials that explain what nutritional food is, why our bodies need it and how to grow and use it. We focus on what are often neglected and underutilized plants, plants that are growing in and adapted to their...

American Cancer Soc. Funding

by Catrine Fredrikson | Jul 16, 2023 | From Our Clubs

Rotary Orange Park Sunrise presented a check for $26,500 to the American Cancer Society from their annual Tennis4Cancer event.

United to End Cervical Cancer in Egypt

by Catrine Fredrikson | Jul 9, 2023 | Rotary News

The Rotary Foundation recently announced the award of the most recent Program of Scale Grant, $2 million to prevent cervical cancer in Egypt. United to End Cervical Cancer in Egypt is a Rotary member-led program that aims to ultimately reduce the number of cervical...