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Rotary Meetings Cancelled
Mar 26, 2020 - Apr 30, 2020
Rotary Meeting
May 07, 2020
7:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Open Arms Mission
May 07, 2020 5:00 PM
Rotary Meeting
May 14, 2020
7:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Rotary Meeting
May 21, 2020
7:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Rotary Dinner Meeting
May 28, 2020
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Rotary Meeting
Jun 04, 2020
7:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Open Arms Mission
Jun 04, 2020 5:00 PM

Members use ingenuity, flexibility to help people affected by coronavirus and to stay connected

Sarah Parcak and the secrets of the satellites

Inspired in part by Indiana Jones, space archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses futuristic airborne technology to unearth the treasures of the past.

The Plastic Trap

How do we escape our tangled relationship with a throwaway culture? Rotarians are pointing the way.

Exodus

Since 2015, more than 4 million people have fled an economically devastated Venezuela. Tracking the stories of three who left puts faces on that staggering statistic.

Scientist, farmer, innovator, Rotarian

A plainsman with a PhD, Bob Quinn uses his 4,000-acre Montana spread as a laboratory to revive an ancient grain, rethink agricultural practices, and reinvigorate rural communities

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Covid-19 Cancellations

The Club has decided to cancel all meetings during the month of April. Open Arms Mission for April has been cancelled as well. Board meetings are currently on hold or will possibly done over the internet. Please check back for any further club updates

2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship

The 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship application is now available, and we need your help finding the next cohort of global peace and development leaders.

The Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for leaders with work experience in peace and development. Our fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of peace. Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and 80 for certificate studies at premier universities. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops the capacity of peace and development professionals or practitioners to become experienced and effective catalysts for peace.

If you have a possible candidate for this fellowship click read more for further information. Deadline for applications to be submitted to the club for approval is May 31, 2020.

2020-21 Presidential Theme

RI President-elect Holger Knaack’s theme for 2020-21, Rotary Opens Opportunities, asks Rotarians to create opportunities that strengthen their leadership, help put service ideas into action, and improve the lives of those in need.

"We will capture this moment to grow Rotary, making it stronger, more adaptable, and even more aligned with our core values."

Click on "Read More" for more information

Donation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to $450 million to support the global polio eradication effort.

Click on "Read More" for the full Story

Update from Tanzania.....

This month in Tanzania the honorary plaque to former Antioch Member Bob Diess was mounted on the wall of the Kilimahewa Educational Centre. This plaque was purchased to recognize the amazing work Bob did to help secure a Rotary International Global Grant for the Kilimahewa Educational Centre. This grant funded various educational opportunities for vulnerable teens in Tanzania to learn skills such as a computers skills, agro-business skills, and entrepreneurial skills. The global grant led to a strong partnership with Rotary and the development of an Interact club within Kilimahewa. 28 students helped from the 1st Interact club in memory of Bob and the amazing work he did to help the school.

These pictures show the plaque mounted on the wall at Kilimahewa. The new Interact advisers attending a Rotary meeting to accept the plaque committing to start a Interact club. And the first Interact meeting with Rotary members present sharing goals and ideas for the future.

An Interact and Rotary Scholarship Student Success Story

Mike Schwert received an email from Emily Andre, first Interact Co-President and Rotary Scholarship recipient. She has completed her degree at American University and has almost completed a Peace Corp assignment in 5 years. We can all be proud of her and what she has done with a little help from us. Click on "Read More" to read her email and see pictures from her Peace Corps work.

Rotary Club of Antioch - On Facebook

Posted by Robert Schneider

The Rotary Club of Antioch is now on Facebook.

I've invited a couple of Rotarians to join but go the to Facebook page and click the following box to add it to your favorites to get notification of activities or message posts.You'll find the page at www.facebook.com/antiochrotary.

Potential New Member Brochure available

Posted by Rebecca Dunleavy on Apr 02, 2013

An updated Potential New Member Brochure is available in the "downloadable file" section. The brochure has 20 Reasons to Join Rotary - as found on the District 6440 Website, as well as, some information on the Five Avenues of Service. Two key facts that are good for you to remember as rotarians: There are approximately 1.2 MILLION Rotarians around the world in 161 countries.