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Welcome to Spring in Idaho!

Spring is a symbol of youth, vitality and renewal. Rotary has a long tradition of fostering peace and international understanding through youth in both local and international communities. Boise Downtown Rotary Education Committee focuses on recognizing and supporting the youth in a number of programs. Check out the Youth and Students page for scholarships and

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Digital Rotarian Team takes Rotary into the Information Age

Members of our Digital Rotarian Team hard at work learning how to use WordPress at a Communication Committee meeting. Rotary Club of Boise is invested in learning Information Age tools to help achieve Rotary’s objectives and to interact with our community so we can determine how we can best serve it.

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Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador

Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador said, “I’m here to talk to you about the single biggest threat to our nation… our 50 trillion dollar national debt.”  He shared three solutions to the debt crisis: Simplify tax code, regulatory reform, and cutting spending. Go to our Facebook page to share your thoughts on the debt crisis!

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Why should you join Rotary?

“Every day when I wake up in the morning I try to think of something positive that is coming up that day. With all the family problems, economic conditions, job challenges or just bad weather, sometimes it is hard to do. However, on Thursdays it is never a problem. That’s when we have our weekly

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Rotary International

Eradicating Polio

Watch the video! Rotarians have mobilized by the hundreds of thousands to eradicate polio. They’re working to ensure that children are immunized against this crippling disease, despite weak infrastructure, extreme poverty, and civil strife prevailing in many countries. Since the PolioPlus program began in 1985, more than 2 billion children have received the oral polio

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Current News

Rotary in Ecuador

Dear Reader, This column contains blog posts of Kevin Learned as he visited Quito Ecuador March 27 through April 3.  The posts are organized in reverse order. That is the latest post is first.  Ignore the date of the posts as I have adjusted them in order to present them in reverse order. Enjoy reading

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Stories

Jim Everett On Mentorship

There are so many things I love about Rotary. The people and the incredible leaders I have met have to be at the top of the list. Rotary is about leadership and service. To be a member of Rotary one has to be in a leadership capacity in their profession. Rotarians must bring with them

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