The HUB

• Register for New Orleans Zone Institute
  Registration is open for our August 27-30 Zone Institute in historic New Orleans. We’ll be staying at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, located at the foot of Poydras Street, next to the Riverwalk, Paddleboat Creole Queen, only a block from Canal Street and the Audubon Aquarium, and a short walk to Caesar’s New Orleans Casino. […]
• January 28th Polio Update
  New reports of poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: one WPV1 case and five WPV1-positive environmental samples. The most recent case was on October 20, 2025. There were 10 cases in 2025. Algeria: no cVDPV1 cases, no cVDPV1-positive environmental samples, and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample. Central African Republic: one cVDVP2 case and […]
• Independence Mardi Gras Funraiser
  (No, that’s  not a typo in the headline.) In this month’s Rotary magazine, there’s notice of an event coming up on February 28th and sponsored by The Rotary Club of Independence, MO (D6040). Each year, the club hosts this Mardi Gras celebration featuring food, fun, and music. The ticket sales, games and auctions from its […]
• January 21st Polio Update
  New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Germany: Two WPV1 positive environmental samples and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. Nigeria: Nine cVDPV2 cases, one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample, and five cVDPV3 cases. Pakistan: One WPV1 case and no WPV1-positive environmental samples. There have been no reported cases in 2026 and there were 31 WPV1 cases in […]
• Newest Peace Center Opens
  Rotary’s newest Peace Center at Symbiosis International University was inaugurated this week on January 26th. The Center is on the University’s Lavale campus in Pune, India. Offering a fully-funded one year postgraduate diploma program in Peace and Development Studies, it has been designed for mid-career professionals working in different sectors of peace and development in […]
• January 14th Polio Update
  New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Democratic Republic of Congo: No cVDPV1 cases and three cVDPV2 cases. Pakistan: No WPV1 cases and 7 WPV1-positive environmental samples. There have been no reported cases in 2026 and there were 30 WPV1 cases in 2025. The most recent case reported was on September 19, 2025 […]
• Peace Centers Webinar
  Rotary is establishing our newest Rotary Peace Center in India, the first in South Asia and a significant expansion of Rotary’s global peace education network. This new center will welcome its first cohort of fellows early next year. It will equip peacebuilders to address regional issues, including land and identity disputes, food insecurity, refugee integration, […]
• Create Lasting Impact
  Earlier today at Rotary’s International Assembly in Orlando, attendees received Rotary International President-elect Olayinka H. Babalola’s message to “Create Lasting Impact”. Acknowledging that “As members of Rotary, we share a vision of a better future,” he said that “To make this vision a reality, we must acknowledge and unleash the change within ourselves. We must […]
• January 7th Polio Update
  New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Pakistan: No WPV1 case and 36 WPV1-positive environmental samples. Tanzania: No cVDPV2 cases and 2 cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. You can get the latest statistical updates at: https://polioeradication.org/about-polio/polio-this-week. Contact your District’s Rotary Foundation Chairperson, PolioPlus Chairperson, or Zone End Polio Now Coordinator for additional information or for a presentation […]
• H2H Project Fair
  You are invited to attend the District 4140 (Mexico) Global Grants 2026-27 preliminary project fair on Friday, January 9th at 7:30 pm Eastern (6:30 pm Central). Several proposed global grant projects for 2026-27 will be presented. PDG Steve Hopper (D6460 IL) will be speaking on behalf of the Heart2Heart partners. After the zoom meeting, the […]