Dear fellow Rotarians,
Joining Rotary has changed my life and given me more friends and opportunities to devote time towards worthy causes for the community in need.
First things first.. Let me take this opportunity to thank each and every Rotarian who put Service Above Self and proved we are People of Action during the pandemic time and beyond that as well
It has been 6 satisfying years of my life as a Rotarian and as a President yet again of this growing vibrant club I take this opportunity to strengthen our Club further more and this is only possible with all your enthusiastic support. Whilst each of us had different reasons for being a part of this Rotary family, I feel that what makes us unique is our shared values of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity and leadership. The bond we developed amongst us in the past three years in this Club is forged from these shared values which generates a positive cascading effect on all that we do.
I see four things interlaced in Rotary - Fellowship and Friendship, Membership , Projects and Foundation giving .
We come together during our Fellowship sessions and make our friendship stronger for the benefit of the community and ourselves. We will achieve this by having more family get togethers and involving family members in the projects we execute. Membership growth is another aspect we will be focusing year after year. We will achieve this by organizing Events in the communities around us show casing the good work we do and each one of us serving as brand ambassadors of Rotary.
On the Project front we will continue with the Ongoing Projects like Breast Cancer Awareness and Screening and Happy Schools, Ka-naada key boards, Vana as well as identify and execute projects which are Bigger, Bolder and Better with the involvement of other Clubs , District , the Foundation and the Community as well as our Partners. The Rotary Foundation cannot become stronger unless we contribute regularly . So I would request every Rotarian to contribute to the Foundation to different funds of their choice. which will enable them to become PHFs and garner more recognitions in future.
To achieve this let us all take a gentle pledge that this year we will actively participate in all the fellowship activities the club organizes and introduce at least ONE member and get involved in at least ONE Community Project of our interest and contribute to the Foundation as per our individual capacity.
Apart from the above we as an established club in the community should build a strong Public Image of our Club as well as Rotary. We will be achieving this by positioning Rotary sign boards and posters as necessary and as well as making our presence in the web, social media and through other publications.
On Rotaract and Interact front we shall together do our best to identify and add at least 1 Club each .
I am elated to have a board of experienced Past Presidents and enthusiastic Rotarians who are eager to serve. I look forward to another exciting, eventful and fun year ahead with all of you. Together as Rotarians we shall Imagine Rotary on the immense possibilities to Serve the community in need and in the process help us become better humane beings.
Just Imagine, Without Rotary We are NOT here together ! So keep Imagining for all the good things to happen in our personal, professional and in Rotary life.. Cheers !!
Regards,
Rtn.Manjunath Gowda