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Governor Message
My Dear Rotarians,
What an honor and
privilege to lead our marvelous District 7500 for this year. We have a
fabulous past and I will work hard to make this a tremendous future. My
predecessor Governors have set the bar high and I will try to keep up
that momentum.
Rotarians are a
dedicated group of public servants who truly believe in giving back to
their communities what they have been blessed to receive.
I will endeavor to
uphold President Wilf’s commitment to “Share Rotary” while keeping
“Family – Harmony – Rotary” at the forefront as well.
We have much to do
this year in areas of health and hunger, literacy, water, and family. As
the year unfolds you will learn more details of these projects.
You already have in
each of your clubs projects that you do so very well. Keep up the good
work there and then look to the bigger world as we seek to help those in
need.
Have a great year. I
am here for you. I am dedicated to the mission. |
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District Governor
Kathleen "Boots" Rife White
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| About Rotary
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders
that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in
all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.
Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in
more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of the community's
business and professional men and women. The world's Rotary clubs meet
weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures,
races, and creeds.
The
main objective of Rotary is service — in the community, in the
workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service
projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as
children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and
violence. They also support programs for youth, educational
opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and
other professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary
motto is Service Above Self.
Although Rotary clubs develop autonomous service programs, all Rotarians
worldwide are united in a campaign for the global eradication of polio.
In the 1980s, Rotarians raised US$240 million to immunize the children
of the world; by 2005, Rotary's centenary year and the target date for
the certification of a polio-free world, the Polio Plus program will
have contributed US$500 million to this cause. In addition, Rotary has
provided an army of volunteers to promote and assist at national
immunization days in polio-endemic countries around the world.
The
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is a not-for-profit
corporation that promotes world understanding through international
humanitarian service programs and educational and cultural exchanges. It
is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and others
who share its vision of a better world. Since 1947, the Foundation has
awarded more than US$1.1 billion in humanitarian and educational grants,
which are initiated and administered by local Rotary clubs and
districts.
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RI President
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
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