Category: Rotary News

It is the start of a New Year for Rotary International and, therefore, for Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS}] also. President for 2022-2023, Jennifer Jones, Rotary’s first female present in the history of the organization, has chosen the theme, Imagine, for Rotary’s upcoming year. She challenges Rotarians worldwide to “Imagine a world that deserves […]

Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS] partnered with Kasih Ibu Hospital to provide clean water for the residents of Desa Central Seraya in Karangasem Regency. On Wednesday, June 23, 2022, the Regent of Karagasem I Gede Dana, accompanied by health officials,  social officials; the head of BPBD, and the head of the Karangasem District, met […]

Rotaract is an integral part of Rotary Club International. It began as an international youth program in 1968. The name stands for “Rotary in Action.”  Rotaract focuses on young people between the ages of 18 and 30, helping them to develop leadership skills to be used professionally, in their communities, and worldwide.  They meet on […]

On May 18 of this year, Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS] friends President Hans, Secretary Rohani and I left Denpasar and flew to Semarang, West Java, site of the 2022 Semarang Rotary District 3420 Conference. Along with RCBUS, Rotarians from 58 other clubs located in Bali and in Java attended the conference. I’d been […]

Australian American motivational speaker, Nick Vujicic, tells us that “The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It’s about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.” So how, exactly, do you go about being “a part of something bigger than yourself”? One way is […]

Rotary Clubs are managed according to a one-year period that starts on July 1 and ends on June 30.  During the current Rotary year, Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS] has been involved in three projects: The Long Sam Program which is helping to prevent the devastation of the National Forest in East Kalimantan along […]

Rotary’s Inter-Country Committees [ICCs] provide additional opportunities for Rotary and Rotaract Clubs to meet the challenges of one of Rotary International’s seven areas of service – a combination of international understanding, goodwill, and peace. The ICCs provide help for clubs who are looking for partners for interesting club projects in other countries while developing international […]

After two years of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, it is very easy to lose sight of the future and of hope.  Not so with the members of Rotaract Bali Ubud!. Exactly what is a Rotaract?  Rotaract is an integral part of Rotary Club International which began as an international youth program in 1968. The […]

Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS] has a new partner, Warung Babi Guling Pande Egi, located in Banjar Pande, Beng, Kec. Gianyar. The now famous warung is owned by Pande Putu Anggia A who started the eatery in 2016. It is named Pande Egi after Putu Anggia’s father who was the chef for the babi […]

Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS] is pleased to announce that it is resuming its partnership with the John Fawcett Foundation [JFF] to help save eyesight here in Bali. JFF is a humanitarian not-for-profit whose mission is to provide assistance to those in need in Bali. Its major focuses are the field of sight restoration […]