Downtown Palestine Rotary Blankets & Coats Collection Drive for Hope StationDowntown Palestine Rotary Blankets & Coats Collection Drive for Hope Station Rotarians & community donations were collected and dropped off at Hope Station to replenish the coats & blankets for upcoming cold weather. Thanks to all those who donated to this great cause.   |
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First Baby Project & First Project of 2023 Complete!First Baby of the New Year 2023! Welcome to the world Lilly!  |
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Downtown Rotary Club of Palestine Welcomes 4 New Members!Downtown Rotary Welcomes 4 New MembersA warm welcome to our new members Kathy Thomas, Lisa Gaines Griffin, Lee McCain Brown and Charlene Watson! We are thrilled to have these ladies in the club!  |
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Holiday Cheer at Dogwood Trails Assisted Living - November 2022 ProjectNovember 2022 Project Completed -We were lucky enough to get to hang out with the residents at Dogwood Trails Asst. Living & spread some holiday cheer. Special thank you to our project partners Cream & Coffee and Eilenberger Bakery! #ServiceAboveSelf #CommunityMatters     |
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September 2022 Project - Refreshing the Kid's Room at the Crisis Center
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October 2022 Project - Helping Meals on WheelsOctober Project - Completed! October project: Helping to Decorating Meals on Wheels for their annual fundraising banquet. Thanks to all the Rotarians who came out to assist!       |
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Historic Night of Firsts for Our Club!On September 6th, 2022, our newly chartered club gathered to celebrate in style at the Redlands meeting room. We had delicious cake, champagne and a lovely meal after the meeting.     |
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Save the date - Downtown Palestine Rotary Christmas PartySave the Date - The Downtown Rotary Christmas Party will be December 6th. Bring your family! More details to follow as event date approaches.  |
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Downtown Rotary Club of Palestine - Service Project Calendar Service Project Calendar for 2022-2023
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic. |
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Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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History of Women in RotaryWomen are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary. “My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in Asia
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country. |
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An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.