Incoming RI President Shekhar Mehta, a member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India, revealed the 2021-22 presidential theme, Serve to Change Lives, at this week’s virtual Rotary International Assembly. He urged district governors-elect to become more involved in service projects, saying that caring for and serving others is the best way to live because it changes not only other people’s lives, but also our own. Read more about the 2021-22 presidential theme
On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. Rotary International has come a long way since then; 116 year to be exact. On Feb 23, please pause for a moment and think about all the hands that have made Rotary International the success it has become.
Click HERE to read more about the First Four Rotarians.
Click HERE to read more stories of Rotary International's past accomplishments.
The month of February is very special in the Rotary calendar since it is designated Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution (formerly World Understanding) Month.
Participation Ideas:
Offer support to marginalized groups that are at risk of violence or persecution.
Identify triggering or accelerating factors in the conflict and work to mitigate them.
Provide relief to those who have fled areas of conflict.
Help children who have been orphaned, injured, or traumatized by conflict.
Incorporate conflict resolution and mediation strategies into service projects involving local schools, orphanages, workplaces, and community centers.
Recruit candidates for a Rotary Peace Fellowship. Up to 100 peace fellowships are offered annually at Rotary Peace Centers at universities around the world.
Pursue projects that address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tensions, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
Participate in fellowship and service activities with Rotary clubs in other parts of the world to promote understanding and peace.
Special Days: 4 World Cancer Day: (DPT) 23 Rotary’s anniversary
Design your own club brochure using the template on Rotary's Brand Center. Choose images and wording to best represent your club.Take this Learning Center course to help draw prospective members, update your club's experience, and better highlight what it does well.
Click HERE to view Rotary' Brand Center (member login required).
This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about Individual Recognition
Your generous contributions to The Rotary Foundation are essential to securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world. We recognize donors to express our gratitude for your commitment, offering individual and club recognition as well as naming opportunities that enable you to honor a friend or family member with a named or endowed gift.
LEARN MORE about the level of giving for which The Rotary Foundation recognizes its donors. (Rotary member login required)
