Donald MacRae Peace Award
Rotary Zone 28‐32 Donald MacRae Peace Award
Call for Nominations for Donald MacRae Peace Award
Do you know a Rotarian or Rotary organization that deserves plaudits for their international work?
Every year, a Rotarian or Rotary organization is celebrated in each of our zones for outstanding achievement consistent with the ideals expressed in the Fourth Object of Rotary: “The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.”
Each Rotary club and district in Zones 28 and 32 is encouraged every year to nominate a candidate for the Donald MacRae Peace Award. Is this the year for you to honor one of your members?
Candidates for the award will have demonstrated the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through peacemaking efforts or humanitarian activity of international significance. The award is open to Rotarians and non-Rotarians but the applicant must have a relationship with the club or district that is nominating them.
The award honors the contributions of Halifax Rotarian Donald MacRae who, at the International Convention in 1918, proposed that Rotary become an agent for the promotion of goodwill and peace among nations. This was the first time that an international vision of Rotary was publicly expressed.
Who has won the Donald MacRae Peace Award in the past? The list reads like a who’s who of our two Zones’ most active internationalists. Click on any of the menu items to the left to read more about our recipients.
Applications are available at the bottom of the menu at the left.
Doing the work to be eligible for the award is exceptional but filling out the application is easy! The deadline for receipt of applications is June 30, 2026. Please send to:
Zone 28 Applications – email to PDG John Gilvesy, jgilvesy@gmail.com
Zone 32 Applications – email to PDG Paul Thompson, pbt903@gmail.com