Aug 24, 2026 | World Community Service
On the Nicaraguan island of Ometepe, two Rotary-funded programs tackle very different challenges: one teaches deaf children to communicate for the first time, and the other helps women heal from trauma. Both run through BOSIA, the nonprofit behind the...
Aug 12, 2026 | World Community Service
Nena Peltin and Vicki Evans, co-chairs of the Ukrainian Subcommittee of the World Community Service Committee for the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island (RCBI), reported on a weeklong trip in early May to visit the Zamek Niepolomice-Centrum Rotary Club in Krakow,...
May 6, 2026 | General News, World Community Service
In April, Woodward students took part in a program designed to increase empathy for Ukrainian refugees in our region. Using testimonials obtained from the congregation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Seattle, school counselor Sue Constan and Rotarian Nena Peltin...
Nov 22, 2024 | World Community Service
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a completely unprovoked attack on its neighbor, Ukraine, which was already the poorest country in Europe. Before the war, that neighbor had been home to 43.5 million people, but when Russia attacked, over 6 million of them fled to...
Jun 11, 2024 | World Community Service
Village Savings & Loan Project Bringing Economic Empowerment to Over 2,700 Ugandan Villagers is Graded and Strengthened to Expand The Uganda Village Savings & Loan (VSL) Evaluation Project was funded by a District 5020 Community Grant (DCG 2352) from March to...
May 10, 2024 | World Community Service
In 2017, when three Rotarians from Bainbridge Island Rotary Club visited the Kumi area of Northern Uganda and met with the Kumi Rotary Club members, our relationship with this club began. At this meeting, the Bainbridge Island Rotarians learned about the need for...
