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issue No 448

February 2004

this month's cover

This month’s cover shows Rotarians serving at home and abroad. The articles telling of their service appear on pages 16, 28, 2 and 14 in clockwise order.

in this Issue

Subscription increase for Rotary Down Underrion fund raising	3
Switzerland and the Swiss . . . partners in Rotarys service	6
Finding the Way Home - Rotarians helping AIDS orphans	11
Life after Rotaract . . . Let it be Rotary service Rotary the best way to serve a community	12
There’s help at hand for membership	13
SARS czar takes aim at polio	14
COVER REPORT: Jenny thankful for Rotary foresight	16
Anaheim is a learning experience	18
Using Gold MasterCard is supporting The Rotary Foundation	20
How Rotary forms a Probus club	20
Taking Rotary theme to heart helps Jennifer to swim for gold	21
Innovative at Bellerive and generous to Dragon racers too	22
Osaka R.I. Convention commemorating peace	23
Osaka R.I. Convention Registration Forms	25
Mele gets mobile in Parnell	28
Kapati Coast saddened by death of Probus founder	28
Countdown to Rotary Centennial	32
Inner Wheel blessed when Orange the conference host	37
Rotaractors take no drink-driving messages to discos	37
Humanitarian service and peace ideal partners	37
Donydji gets a schoolhouse and keeps its traditions	38

Regular columns

President's Message 3; Bob Aitken's 'from where I sit' 4; News Bulletin, 4; John Thorne Jottings 10; Mailbox 8; News from the South Pacific and Philippines Offce,8; Polio Eradication 14; Rotarnet 29; People 30; What's On 34; Gardening 35; Wanted Known, 36: Rotary World 39; Obituaries 45: Called to Higher Service 46; Paul Harris Fellows 46; Directory 47; Smiles 48;

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