District Governor Iris Sullivan, of the Rotary Club of Chatham,
visited the Saint John Club on August 14th, 2017
A short video was shown of 2017-18 RI President Ian Risley introducing
this year’s Rotary theme - “ Rotary: Making A Difference.”
RI has a strategic plan with three strategic goals which are :
Support and Strengthen Clubs;
Focus and Increase Humanitarian Service;
Enhance Public Image and Awareness.
She also reported that climate change is a big issue for President Ian:
he has asked that during the period from 1 July 2017 to 22 April 2018 each Rotarian plant one tree.
Iris commended District 7810 for their Polio Plus fund-raising efforts;
having raised $256,000 (including matching funds) our district,
in proportion to size, is second in the world.
A special invitation was issued to Rotarians to attend the
District Conference to be held 22-24 September
at the Rodd Miramichi River Hotel; there is a special conference room rate of only $139.
Next year’s RI Conference will be held in Toronto and the District is looking for a Conference Chairperson.
This will be a great opportunity for Canadian Rotarians to attend an international conference.