We were very excited to hear from Anne Olaniyi, our club’s sponsored student to Adventures in Citizenship in May. See Anne’s presentation here: https://youtu.be/s_m-VvFV5PU?t=2188

To my dear fellow Rotarians,

As we approach the end of another Rotary year, I wanted to take a moment to express gratitude to each and every one of you for your own unique way of expressing Rotary’s vision:  “Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”  I can’t wait to see what’s ahead for Rotary in Halifax!

 

At the Changeover event on Friday evening, I gave out a few special awards. 
 

As an organization, Rotary International is embracing change and is willing to do things differently. The historic first female president of Rotary International and the organization’s work in diversity, equity and inclusion, among others, are prime examples. When you do things differently, it leads to change, and change can lead to hope. Our Rotary International President is Gordon R. McInally. The theme for the year is Create Hope in the World. The RI President urges us to make Membership the lifeblood of our organization. He encourages us to use the flexibility of technology to establish new style clubs that would appeal to a different demographic. He urges us to engage our members and implement Best Practices in retention, especially mentoring.