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Share the *magic* โจ of the *2025 Rotary International Convention in Calgary!* ๐ค Weโll be updating this channel with interviews, ๐ค videos ๐น and photos ๐ท from every corner of the event โ plus some *surprises!* ๐ Turn on *channel notifications* so youโll know ๐ง when new posts go up โ itโs under the Channel Settings menu in the top right corner of your screen. ๐ Plus, visit the convention website for *in-depth ๐ daily reports:* https://on.rotary.org/4kCF4w0


Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected to become Rotary Internationalโs president for 2025-26.โฏ Arezzo will become president on 1 July. Meet the president-elect: on.rotary.org/4kS0OnG


Electronic waste *threatens public health* โ๏ธ as well as *the environment,* ๐ฑ but a Rotary program in Taiwan has an answer. It teaches teenagers to *take apart, clean and repair* old devices, which are then donated to students who need them. โI learned how to clean the CPU ๐ป and install memory sticks,โ says Kyuri Park, one of the participants. โEvery repair we do helps *protect the planet,* ๐ and it *helps someone else.โ* ๐ค Learn more: https://on.rotary.org/4kpcu16


Download the *Youth Service Month webinar!* Members of the Rotary Youth Advisory Council shared key insights on: โญ Amplifying *youth voices* โญ Providing *support and funding* for young people โญ *Collaborating* across generations The webinar is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian. *Watch the recording:* https://on.rotary.org/3GTDIyd


โDonโt forget to take your own *water and snacks,โ* Pietro Uzochukwu Macleo told the 131 Rotary members who volunteered to *monitor* the Nigerian ๐ณ๐ฌ elections in 2023. Nigeria is Africaโs *largest democracy* ๐ and one of its biggest economies, but it has a history of election violence. Besides observing polling places ๐ง all over the country, Rotary districts organized voter education events that reached more than *100,000 people.* ๐ Learn more: https://on.rotary.org/3H9PswD

Does sex trafficking seem like a faraway problem to you? Erin Gartner discovered it was taking place *right outside her door.* She and other Rotary members have teamed up to *fight sex trafficking* wherever it occurs. Learn more from our Rotary Voices podcast: https://endpol.io/3FIGIgp

World Environment Day is *June 5!* Weโre marking the day with a special webinar about how Rotary members are *fighting plastic waste* in freshwater ecosystems โ and how *you can do it too.* Rotary experts will be joined by speakers from the United Nations Environment Programme. Find out more and register here: https://endpol.io/4mC0D18

What's the first step to *building peace?* โฎ๏ธ Join us for a conversation with *Rose Cardarelli,* Rotary's representative to UNICEF, *Freddy Mutanguha,* CEO of the Aegis Trust and director of the Kigali Genocide Memorial, and 2024-25 Rotary International President *Stephanie Urchick.* Let's explore the everyday actions that drive *peacebuilding* ๐ and learn how we can *support the next generation* of peacebuilders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3Y2P2jQCs

Meet the *kid-friendly* Family Service Satellite Club ๐ช of Bloomington Sunrise, USA. In the year since it was chartered, members have completed more than *300 hours of service!* โค๏ธ โI wanted my kids to really know Rotary,โ says Jessika Hane, who helped start the club. โI wanted them to have a chance to perform *hands-on service.* ๐ค And I wanted to be able to do that with them.โ Learn how the new club makes it *easy for parents and kids to participate* in meetings and service projects: https://on.rotary.org/43rpcVT


โThe people are *crying out to say, โWe need help, we need support,โโ* says Stuart Raymond Kasule. About twice a year, the Rotarian travels from his adopted home of Australia ๐ฆ๐บ to his Ugandan homeland ๐บ๐ฌ to share his training on *mental well-being and suicide prevention.* Kasule works with a counseling organization in Canberra. He says *cultural taboos* often keep Ugandans from seeking mental health care. โค๏ธ During *Mental Health Awareness Month,* take a minute to learn about Kasuleโs life and work on two continents: https://on.rotary.org/4j27JJv
