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There are just three areas of the world where poliovirus is present. One of them is on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan where Rotary is dealing direct with the Taliban to help eradicate the disease.

Every year, The Rotary Foundation fund scholarships for future leaders in its six areas of focus. These grand scholarships fund graduate level coursework or research for up to four years. Here, Canadian Alexandra Hudson tells her story about being a Rotary scholar at the London School of Economics.

Harry Lauder was a celebrated Scottish singer and comedian from the turn of the last century, who was popular in both music hall and vaudevillian theatre traditions. He was also a member of the Glasgow Rotary. As part of a continuing series to mark the centenary of the Armistice, The Rotarian looks at how the death of Harry Lauder’s son, who was killed in action in 1916, had a big impact in America.