West Jordan Rotary Celebrates 30 Years of Community Service
The West Jordan Rotary Club celebrated 30 years of service to our community on June 28, 2018, at Gardner Village in West Jordan. Dignitaries that attended the event included West Jordan Mayor, Jim Riding; Scott Leckman, Rotary Governor for Utah District 5420; and...
Provo Rotary Club turns 100 & elects first woman president
Provo Rotary Club will celebrate two milestones this coming year. First, it will mark 100 years since the club was organized in August, 1919, with W.F. Bulkley, an Episcopal archdeacon, as president. The second milestone is its first woman president, Ruth Riley. She...
New Consul General for Mexico in Utah receives widespread welcome from Rotary Clubs
Utah's new Consul General for Mexico José Borjón met with our District Governor Bev Christy to reach out to clubs in an effort to increase Hispanic membership in Rotary, connect the Consulate with local organizations, and to help Rotarians better understand and...
Interactors & Rotarians visit the Hopi Reservation for service to the community
A team of 17 Interactors & 8 Rotarians from multiple clubs around Utah had an absolutely amazing time on the Hopi Reservation this October teaching 15 Junior Achievement lessons to Hopi children, repairing 2 roofs and a wheelchair ramp. The Hopi people have...
Utah Rotary has a Peace Fellow!
A young woman from District 5420 (Utah) has been awarded one of 50 worldwide Rotary International Peace Fellow sponsorships for a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict resolution at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan. The award, including tuition, room...
All Clubs Luncheon goes all out to celebrate 30 years of women in Rotary
District 5420 (Utah) celebrated 30 years of women in Rotary on Saturday, October 7, 2017 with a well- attended and inspiring All Clubs Luncheon at the Noah Event Venue in Lehi. Rotary International Past Vice President Jennifer Jones was the key note speaker, telling...
23 Utah women recognized by their clubs as part of our celebration of 30 years of women in Rotary
All Clubs Luncheon on Saturday October 7 featured the first woman to be Vice President of Rotary International, Jennifer Jones. Her visit with our District was inspirational. These 25 women inspire their Utah Rotary Clubs every day of every year. Please read their...
The race against polio: clearing the hurdles, crossing the finish line
Scott Leckman, a highly skilled general surgeon, has been our District Chair for the Polio Plus campaign for many years. No stranger to daunting challenges in the operating room or to giving orders to overcome them, he was a natural choice to lead this effort and to...
How to get club news into your local paper
Especially for Rotary clubs in small towns where there are community newspapers, it is in your club’s public relations interest to write press releases about your fundraisers and service projects. If these press releases are well written, small papers – and sometimes...
Ideas for Vocational Service Month
Vocational Service may be the least likely area of Rotary service to be addressed by clubs throughout the world, but should be one of the most important, especially in today’s current economy! Vocational Service in Rotary is all about: Adherence to and promotion of...