Live Stream Presentation About Rotary

Rotary International Past President Ian H.S. Riseley will make a live stream presentation from his home in Victoria, Australia.  His 2017-2018 theme was “Making a Difference.”  President Riseley challenged every Rotary club to make a difference by planting a tree for each of its members between the start of the Rotary year on 1 July and Earth Day on 22 April 2018.  “It is my hope that the result of that effort will be far greater than the environmental benefit that those 1.2 million new trees will bring,” Riseley said. “I believe the greater result will be a Rotary that recognizes our responsibility not only to the people on our planet, but to the planet itself.”

President Riseley also urged clubs to improve their gender balance and lower the average age of their members.  “We know that we can do more together than we could ever hope to do alone.  I ask you to keep that spirit of teamwork and cooperation always in your minds.”