Rotary thoughts for the new year

“I believe that to remain strong, we Rotarians must take a close look at our assumptions about what we do, how we do it and the impact of our work,” says Greg Krauska, of the Rotary Club of Chanhassen in Minnesota, USA, on his 3 January 2008 entry of the blog Innovate Rotary. In the posting, he encourages the family of Rotary to consider donation, accountability, and communication issues in the new year.

Rotaractors cooking up an international storm

Learn about the annual international dinner of the Rotaract Club of South Perth, Western Australia, and create an event of your own their Rotaract cookbook.

Coming up roses

For almost 30 years, Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, and their families have built floats to raise awareness of Rotary during the Rose Parade on 1 January in Pasadena, California, USA

View all the spectacular creations from 2008 in a video of the parade, especially the Rotary float, featured about 10 minutes into part 8. To learn more about the convention literacy project referenced during the broadcast, see the 2008 RI Convention Host Organization Committee Web site.

Also check out Rotarians’ hard work in a video of floats from years past at www.rotaryfloat.org.

Though Rotarians worldwide contribute time and money for the floats, they aren’t financed by Rotary International.