by Dave Forward | Aug 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 1979, Rotary Club members in the Philippines rolled up their sleeves and vaccinated six million children against polio. It was a local project with a wild ambition behind it: what if we didn’t just protect a few thousand kids, but ended polio everywhere, for...
by Dave Forward | Jul 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
When you think about changing the world, it’s easy to feel a bit overwhelmed. We look at the news, see massive challenges across the globe or right in our neighboring towns, and think, “I’m just one person. What difference can I really make?” At Medford Sunrise...
by Dave Forward | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
You’ve probably seen the recent headlines. A former United States congressman — already convicted of fraud, already sentenced to federal prison, already released early — apparently couldn’t resist one more scheme. He publicly announced on social media...
by Dave Forward | Jun 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Imagine standing at the edge of a field as the sun comes up over Burlington County, watching row after row of American flags snap in the morning breeze. Each one bears a medallion. Each medallion carries a name, a branch of service, a story. Some of those stories are...
by Dave Forward | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
It started when I stopped for coffee at the Rotary International Convention in Houston. Rotarians are a friendly bunch from almost 200 countries, so when a couple of ladies asked if they could share my table, we naturally asked where each of us were from. It was May...