CALGARY (22 June 2025) – Rotary and the Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to US$450 million to support the global polio eradication effort at the annual Rotary International Convention.
Welcome the Western Fort Worth Rotary Club
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Western Fort Worth! We are neighbors, professionals, and friends from every generation and background, united by a shared commitment to serving our community. Our club invests in the future through annual scholarships, a high school speech presentation, and youth leadership opportunities like RYLA. While our heart is in Western Fort Worth, our impact reaches far beyond—through Rotary, we are part of a global network of men and women dedicated to service above self.
After the Texas floods, there’s an outpouring of compassion and care - Rotary members lend their support to flood victims
In Kerr County, Texas, devastating floods on July 4 claimed more than 130 lives and destroyed thousands of homes. Rotary members and Disaster Aid USA quickly mobilized, bringing equipment, clearing debris, and—most importantly—offering compassion to survivors. With support from a $25,000 Rotary Foundation grant and volunteers nationwide, the recovery has begun, showing the strength of Rotary service in action.
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.
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.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
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.”
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.”
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