District 9350 Mini Conference & Polio Day 2026-09-21
Saturday 24 October 2026 · Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West
Shape Rotary’s future. Connect. Learn. Have fun. Meet fellow Rotarians, exchange ideas and enjoy a day filled with insight, fellowship and fun. Learn more about Rotary, our fight to end polio, and the way forward for our District. R100 per person; Polio T-shirts R150 each.
Saturday 24 October 2026, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Where: Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West
Contact: Book through your club — davidho@yebo.co.za
Happy Women's Day 2026-08-09
To the women of Rotary District 9350
On 9 August we thank all the women in Rotary who brighten their communities and inspire lasting change.
Across District 9350 women lead clubs, run projects and carry the work of service into places it would not otherwise reach. Today we celebrate them.
Adopt a duck, back the GBV Centre 2026-08-08
Rotary Stellenbosch races on the Eerste River, 19 September
The Rotary Club of Stellenbosch and Spier Wine Farm are sending a flotilla of rubber ducks down the Eerste River on Saturday 19 September , and every cent raised goes to the Gender Based Violence Centre in Stellenbosch .
R2 500 adopts a duck and dresses it in your company colours. Racing starts at 10h00 at Spier. It is team building, networking and marketing in one morning on the water — for a cause that needs the district behind it.
To enter, contact Simon on 063 968 6735 or spmills62@gmail.com .
Quiz Night in aid of the NSRI 2026-08-08
Rotary Wynberg, Friday 20 November, Timour Hall
The Rotary Club of Wynberg hosts its Quiz Night on Friday 20 November 2026 at Timour Hall Villa Estate, Plumstead , from 18h00.
Tables of up to eight, R120 per person . Proceeds go to NSRI Station 16, Strandfontein , whose volunteers keep our beaches safe through the festive season and summer.
RSVP by 13 November to rotaryquizct@gmail.com . Book early — tables fill up fast.
2026 Photo Awards: The extraordinary ordinary 2026-06-03
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The pictures featured in the 2026 Rotary magazine photo awards reflect the extraordinary ordinary
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Power of Goodness 2026-06-02
Zones 21 & 22 video competition
An entry to the Power of Goodness video competition — a Rotary Zones 21 & 22 initiative that invites clubs across Europe, the Middle East and Africa to share two- to three-minute stories of their most impactful service projects. Entries are judged on creativity, depth of community impact, message and craft. District 9350 sits in Zone 22; our clubs use these short films to put faces and places to the work that turns Rotary's seven Areas of Focus into local change.A legacy of service, inclusion in Nigeria 2026-06-02
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Ibim Semenitari reflects on her childhood aspirations to become a member of Rotary, inspired by her parents' commitment to service. Her experiences with Rotary shaped her advocacy for vulnerable children, leading initiatives that renovated a neglected special needs school. Rotary symbolizes family, friendship, and hope, forging a legacy of inclusion and dignity.Read the full article
When The Rotary Foundation becomes a lifeline 2026-05-28
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John Laramore from the Rotary Club of South Ocean reflects on the impact of giving to The Rotary Foundation. He highlights a project that installed an automated defibrillator at a popular cafe in Nassau, emphasizing the practical, life-saving changes that result from community-focused initiatives.Read the full article
Through Rotary, a police officer expands her worldview 2026-05-18
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Through Rotary, police officer Joanne Serkeyn expanded her view of how to make a difference. In July, Serkeyn will become the governor of District 7090
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A monumental club project in South Dakota 2026-05-18
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Members of the Rotary Club of Custer, South Dakota, played a role in the construction of the Crazy Horse Monument and continue to support its federation
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Rotary to scale proven water and sanitation initiative in Haiti 2026-05-18
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Program aims to improve living conditions and reduce waterborne disease by 25% in three local government areas in Haiti by 2030
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After life, a return to the earth 2026-05-08
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Conservation burials, green cemeteries, and environmental convictions are reshaping how some people think about death
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Rotary projects around the globe May 2026 2026-04-30
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Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in the United States, Costa Rica, Italy, Tunisia, and Australia.
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World Cup mania envelops Rotary 2026-04-27
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Members in the 16 World Cup host cities in North America plan events to showcase Rotary and foster international understanding
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So you want to end polio? 2026-04-27
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Far from the vaccination front lines, the fight to end the disease begins in everyday spaces, from a neighborhood pub to a commuter train to a tulip field. At the center of it all, no surprise, are enterprising Rotary members just like you
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Care close to home 2026-04-20
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Portable kidney failure treatment will keep patients in Labrador in the remote communities they love
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Passport clubs offer ticket to flexibility 2026-04-20
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Passport clubs keep people in Rotary without weekly meetings over a meal.
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Progress report: Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia 2026-04-10
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Rotary and partners deploy health workers to confront malaria and more through the five-year-old Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia program.
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Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai to speak at the Rotary Convention in Taipei 2026-04-09
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Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai to speak at the Rotary Convention in
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A Rotarian works to dispel myths about polio vaccines 2026-04-09
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A Rotarian works to dispel myths about polio vaccinesDiana Maria PirgaRotary Club of Türkiye Evrensel, District 2430Digital community engagement specialist, UNICEF
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Rotary International moves Barcelona convention to 2027 2026-04-06
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Rotary International moves Barcelona convention to 2027BARCELONA (April 6, 2026) – Barcelona, Spain, has been selected to host Rotary’s international convention, which is often described by attendees as a mini-United
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Rotary projects around the globe April 2026 2026-04-01
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Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in Mexico, Canada, Latvia, and India.
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To catch a killer parasite 2026-03-31
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As the science advances, Rotary members join the quest to find vaccines to stop malaria
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Six young leaders named Rotary’s ‘Champions of Tomorrow’ for empowering youth across the globe 2026-03-30
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Rotary is recognizing six of its members and program participants age 30 and under as Rotary People of Action: ‘Champions of Tomorrow’ for their leadership in advancing impactful, youth‑centered initiatives that are helping to create the foundations for brighter futures, today.
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Young leaders honored as Rotary’s People of Action: Champions of Tomorrow 2026-03-27
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Young leaders honored as Rotary’s People of Action: Champions of TomorrowHonorees worked with Deaf communities, expanded access to education, and raised awareness about mental
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Rotary Peace Fellow employs AI for a better world 2026-03-19
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Rotary Peace Fellow Branka Panic employs AI technology to prevent conflict
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Water beyond wells 2026-03-19
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With dams, rainwater collection, and purification systems, Rotary and Rotaract clubs help people access clean water
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The Right to Die — Leigh Meinert, DignitySA 2026-09-10
District raid · visiting Rotarians welcome
Leigh Meinert of DignitySA joins us on Thursday 10 September to speak on the Right to Die — and we are opening the evening as a district raid , so Rotarians from other clubs are warmly invited to join us.
Few subjects ask more of us than this one. DignitySA campaigns for the right of terminally ill South Africans to choose a medically assisted death. In April this year the organisation filed a motion in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, asking the court to declare the blanket prohibition on Medical Assistance in Dying unconstitutional and invalid. Should the challenge succeed, Parliament would have 24 months to write the legislation. The case draws on reports from fifteen foreign experts across six countries, and from South African practitioners who hold that our healthcare system could implement and manage such a framework responsibly.
It is a debate that turns on the things Rotarians weigh often — dignity, compassion, personal autonomy, and the duty of care we owe the most vulnerable among us. Thoughtful people land in very different places on it. Leigh will set out the case DignitySA is making, and there will be time for questions and discussion afterwards. The club takes no position on the question; we simply think it is one worth discussing properly.
Come with an open mind, and bring a guest.
Details Date: Thursday, 10 September 2026Time: 18h00 for 18h30 — dinner at 18h30 sharpVenue: Chairman’s View, WP Cricket Club (WPCC)Cost: R100 per person for the meal, plus a cash barRSVP: stacyed@gmail.com by Wednesday, 2 September 2026 — numbers are strictly capped at 50If someone asked me, ‘What is Rotary?’ I’d tell them this story 2026-08-27
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Priya Ahluwalia, a member of the Rotary Club of Southwest Florida, shares a story that captures for her what Rotary is all about. The story is one of members helping other members in a difficult life moment.Read the full article
A Rotarian astronaut lives her out-of-this-world dreams 2026-08-19
Samantha Cristoforetti — fighter pilot, engineer and member of the Rotary Club of Köln am Rhein — on life aboard the International Space Station.
When the Rotary Club of Köln am Rhein in Germany gathered one Monday evening, their guest speaker joined the meeting the way only one Rotarian can — floating . Samantha Cristoforetti, astronaut and club member, dialled in live from the International Space Station, some 400km above the Earth, and gave her fellow members a virtual tour of her orbiting workplace.
Cristoforetti’s journey began in a tiny village in the Italian Alps, fuelled by adventure books read under the covers at bedtime. She became one of the first female fighter pilots in the Italian Air Force, then one of 8,413 applicants for a rare European Space Agency astronaut intake — and was chosen. She has flown two missions to the space station, held the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman (200 days), become Europe’s first female station commander, and completed the first spacewalk by a European woman.
“I doubt I’d be an astronaut today if I hadn’t climbed a ladder to the Moon many years ago — in a book.” Among the 3.3 pounds of personal items astronauts are permitted, Cristoforetti carried the red-and-white banner of her Rotary club, leaving it floating on screen as her club applauded her from Earth. It is a reminder that People of Action reach every corner of our world — and beyond it.
Adapted from “A Rotarian astronaut lives her out-of-this-world dreams” by Diana Schoberg, Rotary magazine , December 2024.
