Theory of Relativity
One man’s quest to find family turns up a riot of cousins, and a new reason to help others. When I say that I consider Rotary to be family, I’m not speaking metaphorically. I recently discovered that I...
View ArticleIt’s Already Tomorrow In Australia
The Rotary Club of Crawley is reimagining the future. There’s a club in Australia that’s out to reinvent Rotary. Its members’ median age is 38. The club boasts an even mix of men and women. Its motto...
View ArticleSlow Fade
Alzheimer’s affects more than five million people in the United States. Now there is new hope to stop this withering disease. Sunbeams through the bars of a crib. Rolling cookie dough with Grandmother....
View ArticleThe Vindication of Vaccination
It’s crucial not only for your children, but for all children. Not long after our first daughter was born, I remember seeing her on the exam table in the doctor’s office, lying on her back, with the...
View ArticleThe Talent Around the Table: Steve Killelea
Can we measure peace? Steve Killelea is trying. Australian entrepreneur and philanthropist Steve Killelea credits surfing with opening his eyes to the plight of the world’s poor. As a young man chasing...
View ArticleYoung Professionals in Ghana Start a Club of Their Own
The Rotary Club of Sunyani Central is attracting young professionals in Ghana. Rose Meda Donkor ignored her father’s repeated invitations to join the Rotary Club of Sunyani Central in Ghana, 200 miles...
View ArticleCulture: Let’s Get Logical
When you go with your gut, the trees obscure the forest. It’s been a rough couple of decades for rational thinking. I doubt that future historians will view our current time as a second Age of Reason....
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Riding with the Wild Bunch
The International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians takes on the West. Each day starts with a riders’ meeting, at the end of which Christoph Schwarz – a member of the Rotary Club of...
View ArticleThe Rotarian Conversation: Jeff Bridges & Billy Shore
In the wealthiest nation on the planet, it takes more than food to end hunger. Thirty years ago, Billy Shore sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic in Washington, D.C., honking his horn. Shore, a young...
View ArticleCharity: Much Obliged
Steve Almond explains what we learn when we learn to give. Last year, my two older children launched an endeavor called the All Stars Animal Clinic. With the help of their friend Fiona, Josie, 8, and...
View ArticleThe Fighter
Diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, Ohio Rotarian and medical researcher Kimberly Koss decided to make a costly personal contribution to the field. In May 2014, Kimberly Koss made a...
View ArticleFocused Filmmaker
With a small cassette recorder, Anna Jones set out to tell the story of her father, North Carolina’s first black school board chairman. Anna Jones set out with a little RadioShack cassette recorder in...
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Best of the Rest: Our 2015 Photo Contest
After sifting through hundreds of photos from around the world for our 2015 photo contest, we realized we had too many great images to squeeze into one issue, so we found a home for some more of our...
View ArticleConvention: 5 Things to Do
Get ready for the 2015 Rotary International Convention in São Paulo, Brazil, 6-9 June. If you’re heading to São Paulo, Brazil, for the 2015 Rotary convention, 6-9 June, here are five ways to get the...
View ArticleOne-of-a-Kind School Gives Homeless Students a Leg Up
Rotarians are helping to build a brighter future for homeless students in San Diego. In an industrial neighborhood a few blocks from San Diego’s shipyards, children start arriving at the brightly...
View ArticleThe Talent Around the Table: Hardeep Kaur Singh
For Hardeep Kaur Singh, it’s all in the Rotary family. Rotary has been part of Hardeep Kaur Singh’s life for as long as she can remember. Now it’s helping to determine her future too: After she...
View ArticleThe Best Light: An Interview with Kathy Ryan
Kathy Ryan, director of photography for the New York Times Magazine, has a legendary eye for light and form. Our photo contest judge talks about creating art in the age of Instagram and transcending...
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The Best Shot: Our 2015 Photo Contest Winners
Entries to our 2015 photo contest came from around the world, from many branches of the Rotary family tree. The winning images, shown with the judge’s commentary, are vivid glimpses into the Rotary...
View ArticleTechnology: Help Wanted?
The founder of craigslist has some advice, and wants to hear from you. At some point, you’ve needed to find a couch, an apartment, concert tickets, a plumber, a garage sale. And chances are, you’ve...
View ArticleRedefining Beauty
Rotaract member Fatima Lodhi lends color to conversations about beauty. When Fatima Lodhi was a schoolgirl in Pakistan, her classmates called her names; in high school, they told her she needed a...
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