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˜ ˚ΈඤһอഗΙ޼

OUR WORLD

BY THE NUMBERS
扶輪數據
$ 2.7 million
$270 ຬߕʩ

Relief funds raised in districts
5280 地區和 5300 地區
5280 and 5300
250 million
籌集的救災資金
2 ᄂ 5 ɷຬ

Poppy wildflower seeds
散佈在阿爾塔迪納的罌粟野花
scattered across Altadena
3,000
種子數量
3,000
Attendees of anniversary vigil
hosted by members
參加由扶輪社員舉辦的週年
守夜活動的人數
身為阿爾塔迪納居民的扶輪社員雷內•艾米在 3 月份視察生長在他舊家
trying to help in a disaster situa- the scarred landscape, Altadena On a drive through his neigh- Altadena
ཀ˼࢕ڝڐdؚఃή޶Ց৫ɿ
遺址上的加州罌粟花，此時距離該房屋在伊頓大火中被毀已超過一年。
tion like this,” she says. “That was club member René Amy launched borhood in early spring, Amy was resident and
Rotarian René
༁eɛБ༸ཞᕎ੭ɪeʆսɪ
a huge factor for me.” an ambitious poppy-planting proj- thrilled to see clusters of poppies Amy inspects
emerging in yards and on sidewalk
Though the majority of Altadena ect last fall. A century ago, the or-
ࠦᄳഹ˜ڛဧ෫ࠔॶ਺੶ ķķ (Veronica Jones) ౜ࠑd຅ࣛᘳ the California
ேସකഹϓᐨٙᘳ഍ڀf˜Ъ
and Palisades residents remained ange state fl ower covered the hills of dividers and scattered across hill- poppies growing
Ңࡁਗ਼ࠠܔ™ٙ࿩ᄹɨdᅰɷ ഍ڀସකٙ౻྅νϤѯᝈd˸ on the site of his
Altadena every spring. The bloom
sides. “As someone who lost prop-
displaced, many returned for vig-
މɓࡈ̰̘ৌପٙɛdҢଣ༆
ils on the anniversary of the fi res. was so vast, according to Veronica erty, I understand what all this former home
ɛၳණίɓৎኹ׬eਨဂe Ї׵வ˪ਜਹ஗၈މ˜໋֮ in March, more
The Altadena event took place in
Jones, a Rotarian and president of means,” he says. “Even the slightest
வɓʲٙจ່d™˼Ⴍf˜у
than a year after
the parking lot of a grocery store the Altadena Historical Society, act of kindness makes a di™ erence.” it was destroyed
್ܝᎰۑf˜ҢࡁཫಂϞ 600 ౶ηဧ (San Pasqual) ٙୄእ, Halberstadt in the Eaton Fire.
owned by Rotarian husband and
A few blocks away
that the area was known as “the
Դ݊௰ฆʃٙഛᑘɰঐ੭Ը
wife Jose and Sandra Valenzuela. Altar Cloth of San Pasqual,” the and Hainer have begun settling
ɛԸfഐ؈dԸəਗ਼ڐ 3,000 ̺™f໋֮౶ηဧ݊ɓЗГफ ҷᜊf™
The store’s lot had become a distri-
into their new home. Instead of
Spanish friar known for kneeling
bution hub for relief supplies after in prayer in fi elds of wildfl owers. undertaking a complete rebuild on
ɛd™ࣳᅃזh͙ࡐᘽࡾזΫ ˫ࡌɻd˸ί௉ڀସකٙ͞௉ ఻ࡈ൑ਜʘ̮d۞ဧЬ
Amy got the word out, and 750
their property, they opted to sell it
the ˆires. Under a banner read-
ing “Altadena Strong — We Will individuals and businesses signed and buy a standing home nearby. It
ኳ༸f˜ԟ౻൥ᗭ˸ҙᕿfԟ
ʕ༬ܰ߁ᖠϾၲΤf
݄෫तձऎॶʊ຾ක֐ίอ࢕
Rebuild,” thousands gathered to up to have their lots “poppifi ed.” hasn’t been easy, but they’re draw-
ɓՍʡჿேʔࠠࠅəfҢࡁ ЎϷਗ਼ऊࢹෂᅧ̘̈d
ing comfort from small things like
He spent a couple of months scat-
hug, sing, and share a moment of
silence. “We were expecting 600. tering 250 million seeds across hanging art in their new home. τ཭ɨԸf˼ࡁӚϞ፯኿ίࡡ
PHOTOGRAPH: FREDERIC J. BROWN‹AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
ྠഐɓːfҢࡁίவ༁ʝ޴ Ϟ 750 ɛձΆุజΤਞ̋dࠅ bac›yard at
Gazing from the
In the end, just shy of 3,000 people Altadena in his faded red pickup
͉ٙɺήɪҁΌࠠܔdϾ݊ር
showed up,” Sandra Valenzuela re- truck, one of his few treasures to sweeping views amid sounds of
˕ܵf™ ᜫ˼ࡁٙɺޘᘳ഍ʷ™f˼nstruction,
hammering and co
calls. “It was a sight to see. Nothing survive the fi res. Scouts and con-
દ̴dԨίڝڐ൯əɓಊତϞ
mattered at that moment. We were servation groups pitched in, while Hainer amends a suœgestion that
್ܝ݊ᘳ഍ڀ݂ٙԫf
ڀə఻ࡈ˜ٙࣛගdකഹ˼ԟ
all one. We’re here for each other.” the Altadena Rotary club, busi- there is cautious optimism. “I feel
ٙגɿfவԨڢ׸ԫdШ˼ࡁ
nesses, and Amy himself provided outrageously optimistic,” he says.
And then came the poppies.
މə౤ࣈɻंdߕʷတͦᆱ଴ ሿፆЍٙߎЍͤ̔ ķķ வ݊ ੽ɓԬʃԫʕҬՑəᅌᔟdԷ
Seeking to lift spirits and beautify
— žŸ¡¢Ÿ ¢Ÿ£¤Ÿžž
funds and supplies.
ٙɺήdڛဧ෫ࠔॶҧቃٟٟ ˼މᅰʔεί˦Өʕ࠻πɨԸ νίอ࢕નɪᖵஔۜf
ࡰཤʫhЎϷ (René Amy) ׵ ٙޜᘒʘɓ ķķ ίڛဧ෫ࠔ
The RI Board approved The Interact Club of Kathmandu, ऎॶ१ίܝ৫dାૐഹ
The Interact Club of Kathmandu,
̘ϋ߇˂೯ৎəɓධඪːۉ ॶ΢ήᅥᅧə 2 ᄂ 5 ɷຬᒶᘳ කᒪٙ౻ЍdЀᗙෂԸ࿧Ꮨᑊ
Short
Nepal, won best video in the
a new zone structure.
2025 Interact Awards, earning
To see the current
takes
ۉٙᘳ഍၇ಔࠇ೥fɓࡈ˰ߏ ഍၇ɿfഁɿࠏձڭԃଡ଼ᔌɰ
list of RI zones, go to
a plaque and $1,000 toward a
on.rotary.org/zones. future service project. ձ݄ʈᑊdϤࣛ˼ࡌ͍ə˜ᔫ
ۃdவ၇ዐЍٙψڀӊϋ݆˂ ̋ɝ՘пdϾڛဧ෫ࠔॶҧቃ ฐᆀᝈ™ٙႭجf˜ҢชՑ฽
ேึᔧႊڛဧ෫ࠔॶٙʆ˳f ٟeΆุޢձЎϷ͉ɛۆ౤Զions by Cristian Barba Camarena
16 ROTARY JUNE 2026
Illustrat
ܓᆀᝈf™˼Ⴍf
ኽҧቃٟٟࡰeڛဧ෫ࠔॶዝ ə༟ږձي༟f PHOTOGRAPH: FREDERIC J. BROWNAFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
̦ኪึ˴ࢩၪᖯ֋̔hᖘ౶ ڋ݆ࣛືdЎϷකԓ຾ ᅠ˖jLaura Randall
jun26-C-Opener.indd 16 4/30/26 19:30
國際扶輪理事會批准了新的地帶架構。如 尼泊爾加德滿都的扶少團榮獲 2025 年扶少
短訊 欲查看當前國際扶輪地帶列表，請前往 團最佳影片獎，贏得一塊牌匾和1,000美元，
on.rotary.org/zones。 後者可用於未來的服務專案。
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