I have now visited 32 Rotary Clubs and each Club visit has reinforced the thought that what would our communities be like without Rotary? Honestly, stop and think about that now. What would your community be like without Rotary? Cynics might say that for a start there would be a lot more chickens alive today, however we all know our communities would be so much poorer if it weren’t for Rotarians who give up their time to make a difference.
September is New Generations month and a good time to focus on our youth programs. Has your Club thought about hosting an exchange student? Have you thought about hosting an exchange student? Does anyone in your Club know a student who would benefit from living in another country for a year? In NSW it would appear that many students are reluctant to take a year out of their studies to participate in an experience that we know changes lives for the better.
You saw the amazing photos and video footage earlier this year when the wreck of the World War Two Cruiser HMAS SYDNEY was at last found off the Western Australian coast.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledge of US $100 million over 3 years is a challenge that we must accept. The world wide eradication of polio is sooo close!
If every Club in this District contributes US $1000 each year for the next 3 years – then we will have met that challenge.
The often prickly issue of female representation within Rotary International was tackled head on by the newly installed President of the organization in Canberra today.
Speaking at a special Presidential Membership Conference attended by more than 600 delegates from all over Australia, Ri President Dong Kurn Lee pro