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Rotary clubs can help show that the future of Rotary is in their
hands and earn a 2009 -2010 Presidential Citation by meeting the
criteria RI President John Kenny has set for service and
membership.
To qualify for a citation, clubs must achieve a net increase of at
least one member. For the service requirement, clubs must complete
an activity in three of six categories, which reflect priorities of
the RI Strategic Plan 2007-10: polio eradication, public image,
service, membership, vocational service, and leadership.
Clubs must complete these requirements between 1 July 2009 and 31
March 2010.
Interact and Rotaract clubs may also earn a Presidential Citation by
completing two activities from any of the categories or by
participating significantly in two activities with their sponsor
club. District governors will receive special recognition if half or
more of the clubs in their district earn the citation.
Rotary clubs must submit their certification forms and those of the
Rotaract and Interact clubs they sponsor to their district governor
by 31 March. RI World Headquarters must receive the list of
certified clubs from district governors by 15 April.
The 2009 -2010 RI theme,
The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands, emphasizes the
role individual clubs will play in the future of the organization.
Kenny has urged districts and clubs to align their goals with
the strategic plan and to develop service projects within three
areas of emphasis: water, health and hunger, and literacy.
"Water is a main emphasis because it is the first necessity for
every man, woman, and child," he explains. "We could, I suppose,
live without oil, but none of us can live without water."
Clubs and districts are already busy with hands-on projects. Clubs
in District 5950 (Minnesota, USA) are working to provide safe
drinking water to people in Uganda displaced by civil war, according
to District Governor Sandra Schley.
In District 9210 (
"We will empower rural communities to read basic information on
agricultural practices to improve incomes and food security," he
says.
Districts are also furthering Rotary’s four Avenues of Service. "We
are planning to provide vocational training to youth to provide them
with opportunities for making a livelihood," says Trichur N. "Raju"
Subramanian, governor of District 3140 (India).
Lip-Kee Yap, president of the Rotary Club of Singapore, would like
to see his club and district develop and fund portable relief
containers for victims of disasters in
"A project of this nature draws on the efforts of every service
committee in our club," he says. "The reminder that
The Future of Rotary Is
in Your Hands will resonate well in our club." |
RI President Kenny Calls Upon Rotarians To Take Action