RMDTI was honored to have the 2021-2022 RI President Shekhar Mehta Zoom in virtually from India to provide the keynote address to our in-person attendees. It was dinner time in Texas, USA, and pre-dawn in Kolkata, India. After sharing about how we can all #ServeToChangeLives, he entertained questions from the 9 district audience in an interactive format. Note: The audio begins once President Mehta appears on the screen.
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year.
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
