A proud Rotary son

Bill Pollard joined Rotary in 1988, after being invited to a club meeting by a neighbor and retired member of his profession, Tommy Adkins. His mother recommended he join, and it wasn’t long before she also became a member. In July, Pollard watched proudly as his mother was sworn in as president of her club.

Read Pollard’s blog post
Read Who’s your Tommy?

Peace Fellow is improving access to health care for refugees

Rebecca Bartlett, a 2014-16 Rotary Peace Fellow from Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spent her fellowship year thinking about how to improve access to health care for refugees and other vulnerable populations. With the support of Rotary members, she launched mAdapt, a project to connect refugees in Europe with information to meet their health care needs.

Read more about Bartlett’s project
Visit the mAdapt website

Apply to serve on an RI committee

Would you like to contribute to Rotary by serving on a committee? Ten committees are searching for qualified candidates for openings in 2017-18. Committees work with Rotary leaders to increase efficiency and promote the goals and priorities of our strategic plan.

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Resources & reference

Rotary Voices: Stories of service from around the world
Rotary Leader: Helping club and district officers achieve success
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