Plan a Rotary Day

Iconic landmarks will be illuminated with an End Polio Now message in honor of Rotary’s anniversary 23 February. How will your club celebrate?

See 100 ways to celebrate a Rotary Day.
Plan an End Polio Now lighting.
Read about other celebration plans, including a swim marathon.

Test your Rotary knowledge

Do you know the name of the first Rotary president from outside the United States? How about the site of the first convention held outside North America? Find the answers to these and other Rotary history trivia questions in the latest Historic Moments.

Highlights of the International Assembly

Get inspired by the 2012-13 RI theme, and find photos and highlights from the annual training event for incoming Rotary leaders.

Read about the theme
Watch a video of the theme speech 
Get resources  
See photos of the assembly

Rotary’s Challenge reaches US$200 million

Rotary’s Challenge for polio eradication has reached the US$200 million milestone. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded The Rotary Foundation an additional $50 million grant, which is not a challenge grant, in recognition of Rotary's early achievement of this milestone.

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Rotary celebrates India’s first polio-free year

Rotarians have played a major role in the milestone achievement, but the job is not yet finished.

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Watch a video message from RI President Kalyan Banerjee
See the new India "This Close" video

Get more out of Rotary in 2012

Start the new year off right: Check out these ideas for having a fun, successful 2012 with your Rotary club or district.

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Learn about Rotary's areas of focus
Support the Foundation

Top stories of the year

See a review of the top Rotary stories of 2011, from Rotarians responding to help tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan, to the unveiling of the RI theme, Reach Within to Embrace Humanity.

See the top five stories

Getting kids excited about water

Meet Val Johnson, a member of the Rotary Club of New Brighton/Mounds View, Minnesota, USA, who cofounded the nonprofit H2O for Life, which gets students involved in fundraisers for clean water. 

Read more about Johnson and Rotary's work in providing safe drinking water