JOHN GERM: CHAMPION OF CHATTANOOGA

From the July 2016 issue of The Rotarian Just before John Germ dropped by, Rick Youngblood took a deep breath. “You want to match his energy,” he says, “but he makes it hard to keep up.” Youngblood is the president and CEO of Blood Assurance, a regional blood bank in Chattanooga, Tenn., that Germ helped found in…

Latvian Rotarians in Mexico

Ten rotarians from different  Latvia Rotary clubs (Rotary District 2410) visited Mexico in the framework of Rotary Friendship Exchange  program in March 2016. They represented different clubs  – Riga Ridzene Rotary club  and clubs from Riga, Jelgava, Salaspils, Gulbene. The aim of the exchange visit  was  to  promote international inter-club relations and shared charity projects,…

Rotary Jubilee in Roma

Don’t miss a rare opportunity to celebrate Rotary with Pope Francis http://www.rotary-jubilee2016.org Dear friends of the Rotary Family, with great pleasure we invite you to Rome on the occasion of the “Jubilee of Rotarians,” which Pope Francis will celebrate on April 30, 2016. We will have with us Ravi Ravindran, our International President. The Jubilee marks the time…

A Charity Ball reception

January 5, 2016 there was a reception for representatives  of all  charity clubs of Latvia who organize each year  a Charity Ball (November 17) dedicated to the anniversary of the state of Latvia. Participants – members of the charity clubs and the board of the Riga Latvian Society – discussed the results of the last Charity Ball,   expressed their…

Santa’s Fun Run charity event

December 13, 2015   11.30 AM at the Dome Square Santa’s Fun Run will take place. It is a charity event as elsewhere in the world, All the collected money will be spent to support children with health problems and their parents. The event is organized by Riga International Rotary club, but all the Rotary clubs…