District 5040 update January 2026 (Jan. 18, 2026)

Rotary at work in a food recycling program for those in need

Posted on Dec. 17, 2025

Featured on the national CTV News channel, December 17, 2025, is a story about a discarded food recycling system for people in need, in London, Ontario run by volunteers, many from a local Rotary club. This kind of work is going on here in communities throughout BC.

The game changer
Meet your 2026-27 Rotary president, Olayinka Hakeem Babalola

Indian developer donates US$50 million to The Rotary Foundation
Ravishankar Dakoju pledged that he and his wife and fellow club member, Paola Dakoju, would donate approximately US$50 million (4.5 billion Indian rupees) to The Rotary Foundation.

Olayinka H. Babalola urges members of Rotary to Create Lasting Impact
Rotary International president-elect emphasizes effective action and ‘embracing the world with open arms’

Nanotechnology brings safer water to the Ganges Delta
Nanotechnology brings safer water to the Ganges Delta

Care for the emotional wounds
A husband-and-wife team came up with first aid for mental health on a dog walk. They want you — yes, you — to join this global movement

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