7th Annual WRRRaffle: Eat Local, Give Back!
The Wallingford Rotary Restaurant Raffle is back for its 7th year, uniting our community to tackle holiday food insecurity while championing our local dining scene. To support our cherished independent eateries, the Rotary Club of Wallingford purchases every single gift card at full face value—creating a direct double impact for our town's small businesses and families in need.
On Behalf of The Farms Foundation and The Wallingford Rotary Foundations, The Farms Country Club will be hosting a 5k Run/Walk around the golf course, ending at the 19th Hole Deck.
Sun, Nov 8, at the Farms Country Club, 180 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year.
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter.
Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
