The HUB

• December 17th Polio Update
  New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: The most recent confirmed polio case in Afghanistan was reported in October. The number of WPV1 cases in 2025 is 9. There were 23 in 2024. Chad: One cVDPV2 case, two cVDPV3 cases and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. The number of cVDPV2 cases this year […]
• Lee’s Summit Rotary clubs fight food insecurity
  A small annual project started in 2007 by Lee’s Summit Sunrise Rotary Club (D6040 MO) to support a single charity, has grown over ten-fold to raise as much as $220,000. “Empty Bowls/Feed Lee’s Summit” now involves all three of the city’s Rotary clubs and benefits five local non-profits. Read more here: https://blog.rotary.org/2025/12/12/lees-summit-rotary-clubs-fight-food-insecurity.
• December 10th Polio Update
  New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: The most recent confirmed polio case in Afghanistan was reported in October. The number of cases in 2025 is 9. There were 23 in 2024. Angola: Two cVDPV2 cases and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. There number of cases in 2025 19. There were 9 in […]
• What’s a Project Fair?
  Even if you know the answer, there are probably lots of members in your clubs and districts who don’t. There’s a good chance many clubs would like to increase their participation in International Service, but can’t sponsor a project on their own.  They can find inspiration, ideas, and project partners at a project fair. Through […]
• Cyclone Ditwah Response Fund Established
  Cyclonic Storm Ditwah was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that recently hit Sri Lanka and Southern India. Heavy rains and landslides resulted in at least 638 deaths, 18 injuries, and 191 people missing. Flooding and landslides destroyed 4,517 homes and damaged 76,066 others nationwide. In response, The Rotary Foundation has established a temporary Cyclone Ditwah Response Fund to support disaster […]
• Hot off the Press – 2024-25 Facts
• Prepare for Vocational Service Month
  Vocational Service month is coming up in January. It emphasizes perhaps the most neglected of Rotary’s five Avenues of Service (Club, Vocational, Community, International, and New Generations). Rotarians realize the importance of using professional and vocational talents to address community needs. We emphasize the need to uphold high ethical standards in our work, recognize the […]
• 2026 Review of Programs of Scale
  Some of the Rotarians in your district probably know that The Rotary Foundation funds grants. Many are familiar with its District and Global Grants. Fewer have experience with Disaster Grants. But I’m betting not many know much about the Programs of Scale grant. Soon to be six years old, this single, annual, $2 million grant […]
• Service Project Center Improvements
  You and those in your club know what great service projects your members are involved in. But do others in the community know about them? How about prospective members? If you want to open their eyes to the real impact of your club’s service projects, Rotary’s Service Project Center is a great tool, it is easy […]
• Rotary’s Polio Effort Helps End Ebola Outbreak
  The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, thanks in part to the trusted infrastructure and expertise of the national polio eradication program and Rotary. Working with the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization deployed a multidisciplinary team of seven polio experts to support disease surveillance, logistics, contact […]