Rotary Club of Global Impact
Inspired for impact with 42 member applicants in 2022
We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month on Zoom as Official Meetings for LISTENING SESSIONS with members and changemakers. On the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, we host guest speakers. At other times, we appear on network television shows for specific topics.
INTENTION BACKED IN THE TRUTH: In early 2022, 42 United States Presidential Service Center (USPSC) Foundation members, board members, and trustees voted to charter and apply to District 7680 as an ACTION-BASED impact club that meets monthly, reports impact projects, and digitally welcomes worldwide members. Under the loving guidance of the Governor, we received our final approved name and club number of 224228.
Our bylaws and constitution were approved by the Secretary General of Rotary International, John Hewko, Esquire. We are a Certified Service Project of the USPSC that became a corporate donor-level supporter. The Board of Directors has provided due notice that President Patricia Freudenberg, under an Article 12 hearing, was asked to resign from this club quietly. On Friday, December 27th, 2024, a quorum of Board members in a fact-gathering meeting called by President-elect Ritu Chopra voted to ask her to resign, and seven seated board members voted yes, and one abstained. Following the bylaws, four board members filed for the Article 12 Board Hearing on December 30, 2024, at 7:00 pm to vote Ms. Freudenberg out of office. The requirement is two. We exceeded the requirement with four board members. At the meeting, LIVE (watch) was recorded with a legal quorum of seven board members present. She was voted out of office, and the minutes were sent to the governor and all board members with the transcript. Our President-elect, Ms. Ritu Chopra (2025-2026), is graduating from pre-PETS training at the Learning Center of Rotary.org and will be attending PETS training in person shortly - in February. Our President-Nominee, Mr. Istiaque Doza (2026-2027) will attend PETS in Bangladesh or online. Recent elections finished November 4, 2024.
Rotary Updates
CONVENTION: Join us in Calgary and see the whole convention agenda here!
ENDING POLIO IN INDIA: Although India defeated polio over a decade ago, polio survivors still require specialized care. In this video, meet Sandeep Tyagi, a dedicated craftsman creating custom orthotics as unique as each patient. His work at St. Stephen’s Hospital in Delhi is changing lives, one step at a time. A special thanks to St. Stephen’s Hospital, Sandeep Tyagi and Ricky Kumari for their incredible contributions. Watch the recording here.
UKRAINE: Rotary clubs have taken swift action to provide food, water, medical equipment, and shelter for Ukrainian refugees.
Some projects of our Rotarians
$567,000.00 raised in one night
Our many chefs in our group worked recently for Cystic Fibrosis in one night serving dinner at Quail Hollow Country Club (site of the PGA Championship) for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at the Dining with the Master Chefs event. This dinner served 328 people, and some of our Chefs worked for 16 hours straight.
Raising $497,550.00 in Nigeria for women farmers
Please join us as we celebrate our work in Nigeria with club members helping in our official Kiva partnership to partake in an almost $500,000.00 loan to help 25,000 Nigerian women farmers!
Erasing the only second disease in earth history
We proudly make financial donations to help defeat Guinea Worm Disease, in Africa. Since 1986, this disease had 3.5 million cases per year and has now been reduced by 99.99% due to help from the Carter Presidential Center Project. Since starting to work on it in 1986 it now had just 54 cases in 2019. We have begun to share this work with our strategic partners across Africa, America, and England.
Our 24-hour No Questions asked Food Bank
In 2019, we built a 24-hour Food Bank in front of our offices and expanded the library offerings with our Little Free Library system as an authorized library - Charter #27425. We had first started working on childhood hunger issues in 1994 leading up to Childhood Hunger Day in 1995. Our board and trustees decided that we are committed to stocking the Food Bank more like a blessings box with clothing, books, food, drinks, and more. The community has also pitched in by stopping by and dropping off food - which is the most magical thing to see ever! In 2020, we held a Free Blanket Week that went well and began to accept other items for distribution including clothes, shoes, belts, and advertising coffee mugs from Carolinas Commercial Realty. Anything to help a person in their home! By 2021, we had distributed more than 3,000 free books - many of which were put into other Little Free Libraries as far away as Chimney Rock, NC. A special thanks went out to Pastor Will Upchurch for donating 1,000+ books. By 2025, we expect to advance our work further.
WELCOME FRIEND!
SERVICE IMPACT: In early 2022, 40+ United States Presidential Service Center (USPSC) members, board members, White House Military Office retired members, and trustees voted to apply to Rotary International as an impact club that meets twice or more monthly (hybrid), reports impact projects of 40 hours per year per person, and digitally welcomes worldwide members.