ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THEME President John Kenny DGE Aatos Lahtinen Estonian PETS Pärnu

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THEME

JOHN KENNY IN INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2009 The future of Rotary will not be shaped at RI headquarters - it will be shaped in each and every Rotary club Each one of us is standing on the shoulders of generations of Rotarians past and it is our responsibility to determine Rotary’s future Everything that we accomplish is done through the strength of our clubs. So each club must have autonomy to serve where and how it can serve best We are a part of a great Rotary tradition, links in a chain joining our future to our past

THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF RI FOR Eradicating polio Advancing the recognition and public image of Rotary Increasing the Rotary’s capacity to serve Expanding membership globally in both numbers and quality Emphasizing Rotary’s unique voacational service commitment Optimizing leadership talets within RI Fully implementing the strategic planning process to ensure continuity

PRESIDENTIAL CITATION A net increase of at least one member by March 2010 Three of the following six activities by March 2010  Polio eradication  Public image  Service  Membership  Vocational service  Leadership

POLIO ERADICATION RI initiated program since 1985 Nigeria, Afganistan, India, Pakistan still have polio The100M USD challence of Bill Gates in 2007 Rotarians have collected 71M USD so far A new 255M USD challence of Bill Gates in 2009 Rotarians have to collect 100M USD by 2012

THE GOALS OF ROTARY FOUNDATION Eradicate polio Achieve a better world through  Peace and conflict prevention/resolution  Disease prevention and treatment  Water and sanitation  Maternal and child health  Basic education and literacy  Economic and community development  Implement the Rotary Foundation Future Vision Plan  Support Every Rotarian, Every Year and the Permanent Fund

THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN YOUR HANDS The nex year logo has three hands as symbols for FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS SERVICE ABOVE SELF Leading to the fourth: FUTURE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AND CLUBS Rotary International was founded to help clubs to be Rotary Clubs, not to rule them. Rotary Club is the essence of Rotary. The Club itself does not do anything, the Rotarians of the club are doing everything.

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF YOUR CLUB? When making plans for the next rotary year consider in earnest the present life of your club. Is the club really a Rotary club? Is there something you want to do differently? Is it possible to do it differently? If it is not broken, dont fix it. If it is broken, dont hesitate to start fixing at once. A year is a short time, remember continuity.

PAUL HARRIS IN 1937 THERE IS NOTHING IN ROTARY SO SACRED THAT IT CANNOT BE SET ASIDE IN FAVOUR OF THINGS BETTER.

14 PAUL HARRIS IN 1914 ROTARY TAKEN AT ITS BEST IS A SPRITUALIZED PHILOSOPHY, FITTED TO THE EVERYDAY REQUIREMENTS OF MEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.