As someone who knows firsthand the great leadership potential of Rotaractors, I always look forward to World Rotaract Week, which we are celebrating from 8 to 14 March. Rotaractors are the focus of all three of my presidential conferences this year, and I was proud when, two years ago, the Council on Legislation voted to elevate Rotaract by including Rotaract clubs as members of Rotary International. Before that, the Council had already made dual membership possible, and shortly after, the Board of Directors decided to do away with Rotaract’s age limits.
Dear friends,each month of this precious Rotarian calendar allows me and allows us to focus on some appreciated characterizations of our commitment, both external, towards territories and communities, and internal. The “Month of water, sanitation and hygiene”, of absolute priority and centrality in this historical moment, pays attention to the fact that water, becoming rare and precious, could lead the part of the world that needs it to give it a value so high that it sometimes exceeds that of oil.
In Rotary, 23 February is our anniversary,
and February is also the month when we focus on promoting peace.
There is a reason for this: Contributing to peace and international
understanding has been a high priority for us since our earliest days.
understanding has been a high priority for us since our earliest days.
Dear friends,
As you know, Art.4 of Rotary International Statute proposes, paragraph 4,
“to promote the mutual understanding, cooperation and peace at International Level”
This commitment continues to be actual and shamefully disregarded by many National governments,
and from some part of humanity.
