Weekly Programs

As we end the 2020-21 Rotary year, here's Rotary International's outgoing President Holger Knaack's closing speech to the 2021 RI Virtual Convention.

As we celebrate Fathers Day in the U.S. I found this video on the importance of fathers.  Single father of 3 children, Correctional Officer Calvin Williams of Ironwood State Prison speaks about the importance of being a [...]

https://youtu.be/riUSsNpJ0BI Ohio Pathways Rotary member Eloisa Robledo shares with us an important Reforestation-Nursery Sustainable Project with native species of pine trees in Sierra Tarahumara Chihuahua, Mexico. This remarkable story covers from 2009 to today and how it [...]

Farming feeds all of us -- yet in rural communities, farmers are under pressure from mounting climate volatility and limited access to modern tools like the internet. How can agriculture stay resilient and grow with the times? [...]

One of Rotary's causes is promoting peace.  This week's program is about Rotarians in Canada putting that goal into practice by helping refugees of war settle in their new home.  This week is the 77th anniversary of [...]

In 1932, Rotarians played a large role in convincing the governments of Canada and the United States to join Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, forming Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. The [...]

Why do people distrust vaccines? Anthropologist Heidi Larson explores how medical rumors originate, spread and fuel resistance to vaccines worldwide. While vaccines cannot escape the "political and social turbulence" that surrounds them, she says, the first step [...]

https://youtu.be/BU8ZEDCJ8iE Scott Weaver, a member of Ohio Pathways Rotary Club,  is from Toledo, Ohi0 living in Taiwan for the last several years.  Scott shares his new homeland followed by several questions of interest by members of the [...]

https://youtu.be/CfysqW-i0w0   MESA - Medical Equipment Sent Abroad is Rotary District 6600's signature project for over 35 years.  Ohio Pathways member Past District Governor David Daugherty (past chair of MESA) and current Chair of MESA Past District [...]

Almost a billion people worldwide live in informal communities and slums, often without basic infrastructure like clean water, toilets or adequate roads. Urban planner Smruti Jukur Johari breaks down myths about these communities and shares examples of [...]

This week's program was submitted by Bob Kuck.  He wrote this with his video: "For many years Linda and I worked on Rotary sponsored projects in Mexico among the (Raramuri) Tarahumara people.  Most of the projects were [...]

Small businesses in the US are failing at an alarming rate. Nearly half close their doors by year 5, and 70% fail by year 10. The main reason? They run out of money. Compare that to small [...]

In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and [...]

Facing stress in our lives is an integral component of being more resilient, says Raphael Rose. In his research for NASA, Raphael finds that accepting and even welcoming stress helps us become more resilient, leading to a [...]

April is Mothers and Children's month in Rotary.  Here's a quick video for this week's program. https://youtu.be/6CqI1LhKiVI