President Steve Schroeder took a vacation to the European Continent recently. He stopped in England to catch up with former Club member Laurence Richardson on his canal/river boat residence. Steve also wandered over Barcelona, Spain, where he exchanged Club banners with the President of the Rotary Club of Barcelona.
From the October Lonestar Telegram (District 5870)
The Rotary E-Club of Central Texas is filled with immense pride as we celebrate a monumental milestone for two of our own. Joan and Kent Bohls have been officially inducted into the prestigious Arch Klumph Society of Rotary International. This is one of the highest honors in the Rotary world, representing a profound, lifelong commitment to global humanitarian service.
To understand the magnitude of this honor, one only needs to look at the numbers. Out of more than 1.4 million Rotarians worldwide, only a fraction of a percent ever join the ranks of the Arch Klumph Society.
By reaching this level of support, Joan and Kent are directly fueling large-scale, sustainable grants that change lives. Their generosity helps provide clean water to remote villages, funds scholarships for future peacemakers, supports maternal and child health clinics, and keeps the global fight to eradicate polio in its final, critical stages.
Joan and Kent Bohls embody the very core of the Rotary ideal: Service Above Self. Their induction into the Arch Klumph Society is a testament to their deep compassion, enduring vision, and unwavering belief that we can leave the world better than we found it.
As a permanent mark of appreciation, Joan and Kent’s portraits and stories will be placed in the interactive Arch Klumph Society gallery at Rotary International World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois.
Please join us in offering our warmest congratulations and heartfelt gratitude to Joan and Kent for their extraordinary leadership and generosity. They inspire us all to think bigger, give deeper, and serve more passionately.
Fellow Rotarians:
The Honor Choir happily accepted an invitation to be among the dozen or so North American choirs who will participate in Jubilate Mozart, a major choral festival in Salzburg, Austria, happening June 22-27, 2027.
An adjunct event will be the Choir’s undertaking of a child welfare service project, facilitated by one of the three Rotary clubs in Salzburg.
For the first time in the Choir’s 17-year history, they are inviting friends of the Choir to go along for the fun, enrichment, and significance of a collaboration with a European Rotary club!
The all-inclusive fee per person (including air fare, lodging, two meals each day, entry fees, ground transportation, etc.) is $4700.
For more information, contact Rotarian Bill Owens and Honor Choir Director
https://www.thehonorchoir.org/
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Entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton, a speaker at the 2010 Rotary Convention in Montreal, Canada, died 25 August. Parton discusses the power of reading in this Q&A from the March 2010 issue of Rotary magazine.
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La is a mother of three living in Nasano Village in Savannakhet Province, Laos.
For years, La’s family drank untreated water from a well. The water sometimes had an unpleasant smell, but they had little choice but to drink it. Stomach aches, diarrhea, and other stomach problems were so common that the family thought they were simply a normal part of life.
Today, that has changed. La collects water and puts it through her family’s TerraClear filter. The water comes out beautifully clear, and her family now has clean drinking water right in their own home.
La and her family have been surprised and deeply grateful that since they began using the filter, their stomach problems have greatly decreased.
For a mother of three, clean water means more than convenience. It means better health and peace of mind knowing that the water her children drink each day is clean and safe.
$75 provides a filter to a rural family,
transforming their lives
Visit the website anytime to give:
Click to DONATE on the TerraClear website.
After witnessing a granddaughter's beautiful wedding in Denver at the end of July, Rotarian Michal spent the next 10 days exploring Colorado without snow. Except for some wa-a-ay high white stuff in Rocky Mountain National Park, there was no snow. Weather was generally as hot as an un-greased griddle, and there was no rain. A lot of haze from wildfire smoke…
Despite the lack of cool mountain air, Michal was undaunted. She managed to enjoy the following locations: Rocky Mountain NP, Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP (both rims), Colorado National Monument, a train ride from Durango to Silverton, and a couple of days at Mesa Verde.
There were many "signs" of local Rotary Clubs, but none were on the itinerary. Lots of memories, photos & videos, just three of which are attached:
Project fairs have long been part of Rotary’s international service ecosystem, helping members build friendships, establish trust, and explore service opportunities across borders. These regional events, organized by Rotary districts, help members explore opportunities to collaborate on service projects, often through presentations by local clubs sharing community‑identified priorities and project ideas. Read more about project fairs on the Rotary Service in Action blog.
In a rural community in Bolivia, conversations about water are also conversations about peace. Rotary Peace Fellow Maria Antonia Perez traveled to Bolivia in April as part of a delegation from United4Change Center, a nonprofit focused on empowering women and communities. Perez and other Peace Fellows worked with local Rotary clubs to promote peace-building, leadership, and community empowerment. Perez saw firsthand how collaboration and shared purpose come to life through the global Rotary Peace Fellowship network.
