Champions of Change

Champions of Change: Rotary Day

The White House honors 10 U.S. Rotary club members from across the country as Champions of Change for their volunteer work to improve the lives of others. Rotary club members are grassroots volunteers and successful business leaders who want to give back to make the world a better place, and embody what being a Champion of Change is all about.

Clean Water and Hygiene Education, Honduras
Carolyn Crowley Meub of Rutland, Vermont heads Pure Water for the World, which she transformed from a small Rotary club project into an effective...

Children's Safe Water Project, Dominican Republic
Retired CEO Terrence Allen of St. Joseph, Michigan and his wife Liz devote their volunteer time to the Children’s Safe Water Project, which...

Project Medishare, Haiti
Noelle Galperin of Coral Gables, Florida spearheaded her club’s Haiti recovery efforts in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. She also has helped raise more...

Village Bank Program in Malawi
Dr. Richard J. Kemme of Greeley, Colorado uses his background in orthopedic surgery to train orthopedic surgeons in the southeast African nation of Malawi. Dr...

Educating women and girls and enhancing health care training in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Fary Moini of San Diego, California has led her Rotary club in a series of successful projects to...

Polio immunizations, India
Anil Garg of Simi Valley, California has led multiple teams of Rotary volunteers to his native India to immunize children against polio – a paralyzing infectious...

Webb Elementary School Scholarship, Arlington TX
A tireless advocate for higher education in his local community, Jim Fulgham of Arlington, Texas has been a driving force behind the Rotary...

Mobile Food Pantry, Anchorage AK
David Kester of Anchorage, Alaska and his Rotary club have been instrumental in the success of the Mobile Food Pantry of Anchorage, which has provided more...

Warren Easton Charter High School Recovery, New Orleans LA
Henry Lowentritt of Metairie, Louisiana led his Rotary club’s effort to renovate and reopen historic Warren Easton High School...

Coal Pit Learning Center Expansion, Henrico County VA
Fred Thompson of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia led his Rotary club in the expansion of the Coal Pit Learning Center, which provides enriched...