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1918/19 occurred in the United States, since Rotary's international presence at the time was
limited. By comparison, our response to the coronavirus is global.

 In 1918, Rotarians in Sacramento and Berkeley, California, USA, held their meetings
outdoors to comply with a local restriction on enclosed meetings. In 2020, clubs have
adapted by holding their meetings online to stay connected.
 In 1918, the Rotary Club of Kankakee, Illinois, USA, helped raise funds to buy a car
for a Red Cross social worker to use in her trips around the country during the 1918
pandemic. In 2020, Rotary Clubs in District 3700 (Korea) donated $155,000 to the Red
Cross. Then and now, our capacity to make a difference is larger when we work with
others to create change.
 In 1918, more than two dozen Rotarians in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, worked
with members of the Boy Scouts organization to quickly and effectively distribute
flyers with guidance on how to prevent the spread of influenza. In 2020, the Rotary E-
Club of Fenice del Tronto, based out of Italy, invited the public to its online meeting
with a virologist who spoke about the coronavirus, how it spreads, and how to keep
safe. In Nigeria, Rotary members in Akwa Ibom state conducted a campaign to raise
awareness about the threat of coronavirus.
 In 1918, Rotarians in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, secured beds for
emergency hospitals, volunteered as ambulance drivers, and assisted with a health
survey of the city. In 2020, Rotarians in Makati, Philippines, funded the construction
of several emergency quarantine facilities, including a recovery center for COVID-19
patients from the Pasig City Children's Hospital.
 In 1919, The Rotarian magazine reported that a "Rotary flu squad" in Great Falls,
Montana, USA, "fought the ravages of the epidemic, not by hiring people to do the
work for them, but by actually doing with their own hands whatever work needed to be
done." In 2020, the same community service spirit is being shown by the Rotary Club
of Metro Bethesda, Maryland, USA, whose members contact neighbours who are
isolating alone at home to ask how they are and if they need anything.

Program for the weeks ahead

Date Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 May 13

Mooloolaba Mooloolaba Mooloolaba
Venue Mooloolaba Bowls Club
Bowls Club Bowls Club Bowls Club

Som- Ling's dental and
Subject water projects in Australia ShelterBox Moving Made President's
Australia
Easy
night
and the Solomons
Kym
Speaker Som-Ling Leung Peter Morley McAuliffe
Phillips

Chairman Harry POWELL Joel TYACK Leo SMITH

Speaker Graham Margaret