Rotary Day at the United Nations

Local Rotarian and daughter attend RI UN Day Youth Program Each year, the United Nations honors Rotary International by holding a day filled with events at the United Nations headquarters in New York. On November 1, 2014, John Shipes (Rotary Club of Alpharetta) and his daughter Alexa, a freshman at Eaton Academy in Roswell, along with 600+ Interact (high school) and Rotaract (young professional) members from around the world, attended the Rotary International UN Day Youth Program in New York. During the program (led by Rotaract and Interact members), different organizations spoke about various humanitarian efforts around the globe, and ways they can “Think Global Act Local”. UNICEF and Pace Universal were two of the groups presenting, and the attendees also heard about a microfinance project that is helping seed new businesses in Detroit. In the afternoon session, Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang spoke to the group. After the event, Alexa Shipes said “I loved the entire event. I learned more about the three types of poverty, activities supporting women’s rights and helping girls, and also the Interact clubs of Rotary”. In summary, this day was a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary and the various organizations and clubs we work with around the globe.