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OUR WORLD
People of action
around the lobe
By Brad Webber
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OUR WORLD

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People of action

around the lobe
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30 minutes
By Brad Webber

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U.S. government’s suggested school
lunch length to reduce wasted food
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Students learned to become
environmental “solutionists” at a
ߕ਷ Maryland Rotary club’s youth summit,
30 minutes
organizing battery and plastic recycling
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drives and teaching peers about growing
trees. Teens at the environmental
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summit, the second hosted by the Rotary
Club of Southern Frederick County
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U.S. government’s suggested school
(Urbana), joined a coalition of Interactors
lunch length to reduce wasted food
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and other young people who volunteer to
rescue uneaten school cafeteria food and
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compost waste. The students advocate
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with school leaders and state lawmakers,
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Canada environmental “solutionists” at a
backed by Rotary members who support
Drawn by national curling and youth baseball Maryland Rotary club’s youth summit,
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the expansion of the Lunch Out of
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contests, crowds of athletes flock to the small town of organizing battery and plastic recycling
Landfills initiative. The summit’s goal is
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༶ਗࡰಪΣฌᅃശˮɿ (Prince Edward) ࢥٙ
Summerside on Prince Edward Island. Townspeople, drives and teaching peers about growing
to give students skills and confidence to
however, aren’t content merely to be spectators. Each trees. Teens at the environmental
push for change in their communities.
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ᔜᎰᒄᅃ (Summerside) ʃᕄf̙݊d຅ή֢
winter, local curlers contend in a tournament that’s summit, the second hosted by the Rotary
“Young people bring an incredible energy
Club of Southern Frederick County
been sponsored by the Rotary Club of Summerside for ᝫdԨ੻Ցə˕ܵᓒɽ˜Ⴣᕎչѫથࡽఙ
and urgency to climate action,” says
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(Urbana), joined a coalition of Interactors
nearly 20 of the event’s 36 years. In March, 36 teams and other young people who volunteer to
Mary Jo Anderson, the club’s president.
vied in a friendly meetup that raised about CA$40,000 ʹ᎛™(Lunch Out of Landfills) ࡇᙄٙҧ
Ώడ༶ਗࡰேึਞ̋ɓධ͟ᔜᎰᒄᅃҧቃٟ
rescue uneaten school cafeteria food and
for Strive, a program that provides scholarships and compost waste. The students advocate
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Rotarian mentoring to high school students. “In curling, ቃٟٟࡰࡁٙ˕ܵfவϣࢤึٙͦᅺ݊ᜫ
Club of Southern Frederick
with school leaders and state lawmakers,
County (Urbana), Maryland
[a tournament] is a bonspiel,” explains Paul Power, a
Canada backed by Rotary members who support
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Drawn by national curling and youth baseball ኪ͛౛౥Ҧঐձڦːd˸પਗٟਜٙҷ
past president of the club. “We call ours a ‘funspiel.’”
the expansion of the Lunch Out of
contests, crowds of athletes flock to the small town of Landfills initiative. The summit’s goal is
Participants, including about a dozen club members,
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Summerside on Prince Edward Island. Townspeople, ᜊf˜ϋჀɛމंࡉБਗ੭Ըə˿ɛᗭ˸ PHOTOGRAPHS: UNITED STATES JARED SOARES; ALL OTHERS COURTESY OF ROTARY CLUBS
“love their curling,” says Power. “It’s not competitive
to give students skills and confidence to
however, aren’t content merely to be spectators. Each push for change in their communities.
whatsoever,” unless you count the points awarded
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౤Զ৷ʕ͛ᆤኪږձҧቃٟࡰႾኬϾ፬ٙ
winter, local curlers contend in a tournament that’s “Young people bring an incredible energy
to the best-dressed Mardi Gras-themed team. “It’s
been sponsored by the Rotary Club of Summerside for and urgency to climate action,” says
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basically all hands on deck” — and on the granite stones
nearly 20 of the event’s 36 years. In March, 36 teams Mary Jo Anderson, the club’s president.
players slide across the ice once the games begin.
vied in a friendly meetup that raised about CA$40,000
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for Strive, a program that provides scholarships and
Club of Southern Frederick
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Rotarian mentoring to high school students. “In curling, Club of Southern Frederick
Club of Summerside,
County (Urbana), Maryland
1540
[a tournament] is a bonspiel,” explains Paul Power, a County (Urbana), Maryland
Prince Edward Island
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past president of the club. “We call ours a ‘funspiel.’”
Participants, including about a dozen club members, PHOTOGRAPHS: (UNITED STATES) JARED SOARES; (ALL OTHERS) COURTESY OF ROTARY CLUBS
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“love their curling,” says Power. “It’s not competitive PHOTOGRAPHS: UNITED STATES JARED SOARES; ALL OTHERS COURTESY OF ROTARY CLUBS
whatsoever,” unless you count the points awarded
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to the best-dressed Mardi Gras-themed team. “It’s
basically all hands on deck” — and on the granite stones
ɰၑɪf˜ਿ͉ɪdהϞɛேɨఙ™ˢᒄක
players slide across the ice once the games begin.
First written reference to curling
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Club of Summerside,
1540 Club of Summerside,
Prince Edward Island
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