Rotary International is now more than a year into the process of revisiting Rotary’s strategic plan, a process that will allow us to examine our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in order to move the organisation in a direction that will allow Rotary to thrive in the years ahead. Our new vision statement is the first lap in that three-year journey.
“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”
You may have seen the vision statement and wondered what its relevance is to you. If Rotary were a ship approaching land, our new vision statement would be the lighthouse that keeps us from running aground. Our vision statement explains what we want to achieve, in the same way that our mission statement explains our focus, and our strategic plan represents how we are going to get there.
Towering above our guests, Chris M very capably took charge of the meeting and even gave us an early mark! Our NYSF students and Rotary Youth Exchange students swelled our numbers despite our missing travellers in Japan.
Alan Still OAM took us to Belgium and the Rotary Club of Brugge in Rotary District 1620. As usual the statistics went over our heads but were accepted as correct. Have you ever noticed that the number of Rotarians in each District is usually very similar?
The Rotary Foundation supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through grant-funded humanitarian projects, scholarships, and activities, such as vocational training teams.
It is Our Foundation and is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends who share its vision of a better world.
As the charitable arm of Rotary, The Rotary Foundation taps into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.
Delighted to meet with Peter Eggleton from Mooloolaba Rotary on Friday morning at the Landsborough garden project. Peter is going to be Project Manager on the Garden Project working with Chairman Errol and the Sunshine Rotary cluster to put together the garden as designed by John & Lol White’s (Sunshine Coast Central) daughter Bridget.
So its all starting to come together as a great effort from all the Rotary clubs in the region to make a huge difference to adolescents, and turning a bare patch of ground into a rehabilitation garden for those that are doing it tough.
This project will be going for several months, so we’ll be in regular touch looking for support by way of materials, labour and donations.
Please see Chris R or Rachael if you would like a brochure to pass on to potential donors/sponsors; it may also be downloaded.
You may recall I visited your Club in Caloundra last October whilst enjoying a two week stay with my old friend Ray White.
Although it was not possible to give you a proper presentation on our Rotary Water-Survival Box project I believe I did give a little background whilst describing my 30 years in Rotary.
For your information, we have offered a quantity of our WSBs to the Rotary Clubs of Boroko/Port Moresby and Mount Hagen following a request from President Russell Jackson who had visited us last summer. The current stumbling block is onward transportation from Port Moresby to Mount Hagen but we note from your DG’s request for help that the Defence Forces of PNG, Australia and New Zealand are providing helicopter and fixed wing support.
I have asked Russell Jackson to see if the Defence Forces could airlift our aid from Port Moresby into the Mount Hagen area for distribution by the RC of MH in partnership with a Nazarene Church group in the Southern Highlands area. Hopefully we will get the green light to proceed on this basis.
