DG Kevin’s June Message

A Year to Remember At the magnificent RI conference in Sydney Australia this year, the opening Plenary Address by Tony Abbott , Prime Minister of Aus-tralia said, “RRotarians don’t do things because they have to do them, but because they choose to do them”. That quotation pretty well sums up our year as clubs and as a district. Clubs have risen to the challenge of stemming the tide of membership decline by increasing retention and increasing membership. 47 clubs have either increased membership or retained the membership they have. At this point, total membership has risen from 2378 on July 1, 2013 to 2460 on June 30, 2014. The membership committee under the able leadership of Pravin Suchak and Brian Carmichael has chartered two new clubs - the E Club last July and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Club to be chartered on June 30. This could be the first year in ten where the decline in membership stops.

Our current Polio figures indicate that we are getting even closer to eliminat-ing Polio from the face of the Earth. According to Bruce Aylsworth in his WHO report given in Sydney, Polio is all but eliminated in Afghanistan and Nigeria. By the end of the year both countries could become Polio free, leaving PAKISTAN ASTHE ONLY COUN-TRY IN THE WORLD TO STILL STRUG-GLE WITH THIS CRIPPLING DISEASE. And even there, plans are afoot to eradicate it completely. Rotarians do

what they choose to do because they have the passion to get the job done. At the SLAPSHOT conference this year, one student group indicated that the signs of success in this world are not really fame, fortune or financial gain but living a life that ena-bles individuals to follow their dreams. And speaking of dreams, this year, another one of my dreams was to restore the passion of conference fellowship that leaders in the past have established at the district level. That is why we chose a central location with the world’s best view of Niagara Falls central to the district. Our plans were to increase registration

numbers and revert to central Rotary themes that have kept us motivated to be Rotarians. We were most successful in doing that by engaging our conference com-mittee in an aggressive promotion campaign and by featuring topics like childhood development, youth engagement and retention themes and by introducing a new award system ccalled Head, Hands and Heart that culminated in the presentation of 180 medals and certificates at the Sunday morning brunch. The result was that we had 411 people register and over 200 attending on Sunday morning – both results that were unprecedented in the past. While the conference was very successful in motivating district Rotarians to take up the engagement challenge, it was, unfortunately, not a financial success. Despite careful planning by the committee, a significant shortfall occurred. In May, the District Finance Committee voted to pay the bill as requested by the hotel. Over the three year planning stage, and working with three separate contracts that changed venues and hotel expectations, we ended up with a contract that demand-ed we sell at least $40,000 in food and beverage sales and 280 room nights. The food and beverage expectations were well met. Over $45,000 in food and beverage sales were paid for over the three day conference. (continued on Page 2)

Inside this issue:

RI & District News 2—4

Club Events Calendar 5

Club News 6—9

Guiding Principles 12

Youth News 10—11

District 7090 Newsletter

June 2014

DG Kevin’s June Message

District 7090 Newsletter Page 2

The hotel room night expectations, despite several rounds of negotiation and con-cerns raised over the hotel’s assertions of room nights, ended up in a shortfall of 86 room nights resulting in a room attrition charge of $21,349.57. Additional charges of 11,567.97 made for a total of 32,917.54. The District Finance Committee agreed to pay the bill. This extra charge will be absorbed by our reserve so as not to require a dues increase. Despite this issue, the year was a success in terms of member engagement, mem-bership retention and leader recognition. Many thanks to all club presidents for their leadership. My wife, Becky and I are most grateful for the club hospitality shown to us on all of our visits. It was an exciting and humbling experience to see our clubs in action. The amount of time, sweat equity, engagement and passion evident throughout the district is truly awe inspiring. Becky and I thank you for the welcome we always received and for the opportunities you afforded us to celebrate your outstanding efforts with you over this past year. As Eleanor Roosevelt said

“Many people will come in and out of your life, but only true friends leave foot-prints on your heart”. Thank you for the many footprints you are leaving on our hearts. Yours in Rotary

Kevin Crouse District Governor Best of Friends District 7090

RI & District News

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Polio eradication,

Over the last Rotary year, we have experienced tremendous successes (and challeng-es) in the fight against polio!

Polio has been reduced by 99%. There are ONLY three polio endemic countries in the whole world! Over 2.5 billion (yes, with a “b”) children have been immunized against polio. The World Health Organization (WHO) certified all of south-east Asia as polio-free. We are closer than ever to ending this crippling disease forever.

But critical funding is still needed to end polio forever. And Rotary District 7090 has done its share. This past Rotary year, we contributed US$90,066.21 to the polio eradication campaign. This is approximately US$1,300 per Rotary Club. But let’s not forget that our donations work even harder! Thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, every one US dollar that Rotary commits to polio eradication (from 2013 to 2018) will become three dollars!

But, there are many 7090 Clubs who did not contribute to the End Polio Now campaign. This is concerning to me, and plans are already underway to change this for the 2014-2015 Rotary year. We are “this close” to ending polio. Now - right now - is our chance to change the world and to make sure that no child is disabled by polio ever again. We need to finish the fight for global polio eradication. We made a promise to the children of the world. Let’s end polio now!!

Thie C.L. Convery Dundas Rotary Club Chair, End Polio Now, Rotary District 7090

https://www.rotary.org/en/end-polio

Governor’s Message (continued)

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RI & District News

Rotary Club Central: creating more effective clubs

Gayle Knepper, Rotary Coordinator, Zone 24W Think for a moment about your work as a district leader. If you had an online tool to quickly view a snapshot of clubs’ goals, activity and progress, identify in what areas they were excelling and where they might need support, would it be beneficial? Benefits to Districts and to Clubs No matter which position we hold, the foundation of our jobs is to support district and club leaders in building stronger and more effective clubs. Although the num-ber of resources available to help is enormous, there is a valuable online tool that brings dual benefits: benefits to clubs and benefits to district leaders. That resource is Rotary Club Central. This management tool, introduced in 2012, is being actively used by many districts and clubs to help increase the vibrancy of Rotary in their regions. Clubs will make the full transition to Rotary Club Central for setting goals and tracking progress for the 2014-15 year. (A side benefit: it will also help clubs qualify for the Presidential Citation.) Club Central replaces several of the annual planning forms, including the Planning Guide for Effective Clubs, and the TRF and Membership Goal forms. As a district leader, we will see all club goals online. That means now is the time for Presidents Elect to enter their goals for the coming year. Some districts established May 1 as the date for clubs to complete this step while others have set June 1 as the target. Supports Vibrancy To do our jobs effectively as district leaders, we have two perspectives: the big picture -- how are the clubs in our district performing --- and delving into detail, to identify how might they need help. Club Central helps to do both by combin-ing the most critical elements of vibrant clubs. Club leaders can use it to set goals, make annual and long-range plans, assess progress and evaluate results in one integrated tool. In the past, each of those actions was conducted separately. Demonstrates Rotary’s Impact Rotary Club Central is also a natural way to implement “One Rotary” --- what we could call a “holistic” approach to Rotary --- emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of the parts. It is a coordinated and highly-effective way to conduct Rotary service. Club Central supports One Rotary as it includes components on membership, public image, service and The Rotary Foundation,

essential elements of well-functioning, vibrant clubs. Clubs using Rotary Club Central have found it brings many benefits: more thoughtful planning, quicker achievement of goals, more information to members about the club’s activities and greater transparency in communications. It builds continuity, smoothing out the annual cycle of leadership change. (Club Central also reduces the usual reams of paper used by clubs and eliminates the need to search garages for stored files.) In addition to increasing club effectiveness and supporting leaders, Club Central has another important advantage. Though use of the “Service” indica-tors, it is easy to measure the effect of our clubs and district on the local and world communities. The information captured on hours donated and contributions toward humanitarian projects illustrates the true impact of our clubs. It also pro-vides a foundation to more effectively build fundraising, visibility and membership. When we observe the impact of clubs in our own district, we can imagine the benefit Club Central data from around the world will bring to Rotary in better demonstrating the impact of our organization globally. Transitioning to Club Central Of course, new tools introduce change which can sometimes be challenging. To help clubs transition to Rotary Club Central, it is most effective to develop a struc-tured plan of training and support. Webinars are an ideal component, supplement-ed by one-on-one support. Assistant governors, the link between the district and clubs, can be charged with hands-on work with club leaders. Now is the time to determine the system your district will use for full implementa-tion of Club Central, schedule the training and arrange support. Your region’s Rotary Coordinator can assist you in implementing these steps in your district and working with your leadership team, now and throughout the coming months. If you haven’t yet explored Rotary Club Central, log into My Rotary at www.rotary.org. On the lower left side of the screen below the “My Club Snapshot” section, click “View Goals” under Rotary Club Central to access the tool. Based on your role in the district and/or club, you will have different views, data and func-tions available.


RI & District News

District Training Assembly

Incoming District Gover-nor, Jack Amico, opened the event, Saturday, May 3rd at the Niagara Falls Convention Center, by rolling out the Rotary International 2014 -2015 theme – “Light up Rotary”. He shared his goals for his year as our District Governor and we can count on it not being boring. DGE Jack is revamping the District Conference and making it into a fun Buffalo Bash, October 25-27th. Watch for further details. Thank you to the 50 plus facilitators who ensured those 236+

Rotarians who attended had a great learning

experience. Our presenters all went the extra mile to ensure that they took a different approach to the topics. They succeeded! Even those who have attended upteen past District Assemblies recounted how they learned new approaches and enjoyed the day. Well-done to presenters and especially to the Directors and Chairs who worked with their teams to deliver a quality product. This was a year of tweaking the District Training Assembly. One of the major prob-lems in the past has been the long registration lines. This year we initiated an on-line registration, session selection and payment system. Unfortunately there were some who struggled with it, but the vast majority were able to complete the pro-cess. With the help of greeters and Sgt. at Arms to direct traffic, the whole on-site registration process was seamless. After a delicious lunch that even had manageable lines, we were treated to our own version of the Actor’s Guild. Greg Norton, Youth Director, interviewed Nate Wigren, an out bound exchange student five years ago. It really was interesting to see how Nate with a vision overcame a tremendous number of stumbling blocks to earn his chance to travel abroad. That year, was a life changing event for Nate. He is now a college graduate and is progressing through his career. Nate, you are the living proof that Youth Exchange changes lives. Congratulations!

The small organizing team of John Heise, PDG & Training Director, Anne Berming-ham, Co-Chair District Training Assembly and Jack Amico, DGE, worked tirelessly to ensure that every Rotarian who attended this year’s District Training Assembly enjoyed it and learned more about Rotary. Thank you for your efforts! Marlee Diehl Co-Chair District Training Assembly 2014 - 2015

Greg Norton, Youth Services Director, interviewing Nate Wigren, an out bound exchange student five years ago as our luncheon key note.

District Governor Elect Jack Amico opens the DTA by rolling out the 2014—2015 theme..

District Training Director John Heise, PDG (second from left) with two of his Rotarian helpers—Carmen Hamilton and Bill Diehl.


ROTARY CLUB OF FLAMBOROUGH AM & WATERDOWN—5TH ANNUAL OH CANADA RIBFEST DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 5 PM——TUESAY, JULY 1, 2014, 10 PM LOCATION: Memorial Park, Waterdown COST: FREE; Hospitality Tent access to dinner & drink is $50. CONTACT: http://ohcanadaribfest.ca/contact/ ROTARY CLUB OF JAMESTOWN—20TH ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC DATE: MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014, Shot-gun start 11 AM LOCATION: Moon Brook Country Club, Jamestown, NY COST: $130 per golfer includes golf with cart, lunch, beverages on course, dinner and prizes CONTACT: Jason Stronz, at 716.484.2402 or [email protected]

ROTARY CLUB OF LINCOLN—2ND ANNUAL WING—DING, A WINGS AND BLUES FESTIVAL DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 18, SATURDAY, JULY 19 AND SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 LOCATION: Charles Daly Park COST: Admission is Free CONTACT: Bob Bujas at 905.563.5069 or [email protected] ROTARY CLUB OF HAMBURG—ONE DIRECTION CONCERT TICKET RAFFLE 2 Seats—200 Level, Rogers Center, Toronto, CA on Saturday, August 2nd at 7PM DRAWING DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 LOCATION: Hamburg Burgerfest COST: $5 each or $10 for 3 CONTACT: Barb Stanley at 716.725.9858 or [email protected] ROTARY CLUB OF LANCASTER DEPEW— 1ST ANNUAL JACK NEWHOUSE MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014, Registration 11:30 AM; Shot-gun start 1 PM; Lunch served on the course LOCATION: Lancaster Country Club COST: $120 per golfer includes golf with cart, lunch, open call bar and dinner (with raffles & prizes) CONTACT: Joseph Girardi at 716.725.5917 or [email protected] ROTARY CLUB OF HAMILTON AM—29TH ANNUAL BBQ/AUCTION—DIAMONDS AND DENIM DATE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 LOCATION: Ancaster Fair Grounds COST: $95 includes dinner, dancing and an open bar CONTACT: Shikha Sareen at [email protected] or Joseph Hamilton at [email protected] FOR TICKETS OR TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE AUCTION.

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Club News

Fonthill preps and serves meal at Ronald McDonald House

Submitted by Carolyn Mullin On Sunday, June 1, six members of the Rotary Club of Fonthill had the privilege of prepping and serving the evening meal for Ronald McDonald House of Hamilton. Under the direction of Chef Shawn, the Rotarians be-came expert choppers, dicers and slicers, and learned that in a commercial kitchen, nothing goes to waste. The yummy meal was served to the families staying at the House, who have critically ill children in the nearby McMaster Chi ldren's Hospital . Through Meals that Heal sponsorship, supper is served daily to these families.

Submitted by Wayne McHale A recent presenter to the Rotary Club of Dundas Valley Sunrise was Maria Topal-ovic. Maria spoke to the group on Contri-butions to Sustainable Communi-ties. Maria provided a most interesting an informative perspective into a topic that is of concern to all. Maria, an environmental professional completed a Masters of Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster and is a resi-dent of Hamilton. In addition to her work with Holcim Canada, she is also Chair of the Hamilton Sustainability Net-work. Holcim Canada manufactures cement, aggregate and ready mix concrete and provides construction services to many of Canada’s largest infrastructure projects.

Corporate social responsibility is a major force in this organization. To that end the company operates local Community Adviso-ry Panels in communities where facilities are located. The company works alongside local communities on initiatives related to education and training, sustainable commu-nity development and improvements in local infrastructure. Maria suggests a typical day could a range of activities from taking field samples and data analysis to working collaboratively with a varied group of stakeholders. The Hamilton Sustainability Professionals Network (SPN) was established to engage both individuals and groups that work in

or study the field of sustainability. The purpose is to provide networking opportuni-ties to allow collaboration on projects and potentially to develop new projects to further sustainability in Hamilton.

Dundas Valley Sunrise hosts corporate social responsibility professional

Lockport raises over $25000 for teaching culinary skills to the abused


Club News

Lewiston—NOTL awards scholarship

Submitted by Tom Gerbasi On June 18, The Rotary Club of Lewiston, NY & Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON was pleased to award a $500 scholarship to Emily McClemont, a graduating Senior at Lewiston-Porter High School. Emily will be attending SUNY Geneseo in the fall, hoping to study special education. The Club has provided scholarships to students for over 40 years. Pictured from left to right are Club President Bert Davesne, Matt McClemont, (Father), Emily McClemont, Claire McClemont, (Mother).

Submitted by Paul Lehman Tamre Varallo, host Rotarian at her family's winery, Spring Lake, taps chimes to signal the start of the Rotary Club of Lockport's Gourmet Dinner on Saturday, May 17th. Over $25,000 was raised for the YWCA Culinary Center for teaching employ-ment skills to victims of abuse.

Submitted by Lee Kirkby Ancaster Rotary has partnered with local church (Ryerson United Church) to host Thursday Night FOODFEST each week till the fall. Each week up to 10 food trucks will be serving gourmet street food in the Ryerson parking lot in downtown Ancas-ter. To date three nights have been hosted seeing many residents enjoying the food which ranges from local food specialties, steak sandwiches, vegan specialties, Mexican fusion, schnitzels and Greek specials. Of course there is ice cream for dessert. The mix of trucks will change each week depending upon availability. Pictured are patrons checking out the menus on the array of food trucks in the church parking lot.

Ancaster sponsors ethnic & fun food Thursday evenings this summer

Club News


Pikangikum First Nation music class sponsored by Norfolk Sunrise

Submitted by Bill Clevette Norfolk Sunrise has worked with the isolated Northern Ontario First Nation community of Pikangikum (north of Red Lake) for three years support-ing various school programs. Last fall, the club received a request to provide equipment to support the music program. We supplied guitar stands, music stands, amplifiers and equipment to convert acoustic guitars to be amplified. Photos of the music equipment in use. The long hard winter is always difficult and the music program has proven to encourage students to attend school and provides a great lift to the student moral. As in many other isolated First Nations communities, the young people of the community face extraordinary challenges. At the time Norfolk Sunrise began working with the community, one national magazine reported that Pikangikum had experienced the highest youth suicide rate in Canada. Even small community lead projects have huge impact.

Lockport awards college scholarships

Submitted by Paul Lehman

Shawn Matthew Moore and Uriel Mandujano Ortiz of Lockport High School have been selected this year to receive Rotary Club of Lockport College Scholarships. Shawn will receive a Rotary Club of Lockport Academic Scholarship of $2,000 per year for four years for his studies in chemistry at SUNY Geneseo. He is the son of Matthew and Linda Moore of Lockport. Uriel will receive a Rotary Club of Lockport Vocational Scholarship of $2,000 for two years for his studies in auto mechanics at Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY. He is the son of Uriel Mandujano Lara and M.A. Carmen Ortiz Alvarez of Lockport. The club also has commitments to prior winners.

Left to right: Uriel Mandujano, Rotary Scholarship Chair - Nancy Kasprzak-Whitmore, and Shawn Matthew Moore.

Jamestown contributes to comedy

Submitted by Greg Jones A recent speaker at the Rotary Club of Jamestown was Journey Gunderson, Executive Director of the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Center for Comedy in Jamestown, NY. Ms. Gunderson updated the club on the upcoming Lucille Ball Comedy Festival as well as progress on the proposed National Comedy Hall of Fame and the changes that it would bring to not only the area around the train station, but also to the adjoining river walk area. It was hard not to become excited about what this will mean to the City of Jamestown as well as creating one place to celebrate, share and store our unique comedy history. It is a huge ongoing project with much to be done that deserves our support. Some of that support came in the form of a donation of $10,000.00 from the club to help in that effort. For more information on the Comedy Festival slated for August 6—10, 2014, go to http://www.lucycomedyfest.com/. In photo (left to right): Mike Roberts, Grants Committee Chair, Journey Gunderson, Executive Director of Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Center for Comedy and President Sharon Hamilton.


Club News

Lancaster Depew hears from school superintendent

Submitted by Rob Benzel Dr. Michael Vallely (foreground, left), Superintendent of Lancaster Schools discussed the upcoming school budget and recent successes of the district and students to Rotary Club of Lancaster-Depew. Looking on are Rotarians: Brian Williams, Ken Graber & Bonnie Marlor (left to right). Dr. Vallely demonstrated that there are many compelling reasons to support this budget. The numbers clearly show that Lancaster is a very cost efficient district as compared to the New York State aver-age, while simultaneously providing students a superior education. State Education Department says “Lancaster runs the leanest opera-tion among the 429 school districts in Upstate New York.”


Youth News

Submitted by Aad Vermeyden A big thank you to all Rotarians (and others) that contributed to the fundraiser for Youth Exchange. The soccer tournament during the June 6—7 weekend in Niagara on the Lake was a great success. We were very lucky with the weather and the upcoming World Cup fever made the students even more keen to put their best footie forward. A big thank you to Ralph, Ruth, Jeannie and all the other hard workers in the Rotary Club of NOTL that took on the organization of the weekend and fundraising drive. We’re finalizing board approval for our District’s Bursary program, so that we can roll that out to our 2014-15 outbound students. This weekend was the last time that the inbounds came together before returning home and many tears were shed upon their final goodbyes. It was a great group of kids that we were able to host and we’re hoping they will stay in touch as they continue with their lives. During the plaque ceremony they shared some of the many things they learned, which will benefit them for the rest of their lives.

The outbounds were both nervous and excited as they said their goodbyes, as they will not see one another until they come back from their exchanges. We will keep you posted on their stories during the coming year. Thank you for your ongoing support of the Youth Exchange program. This is the time of year to start preparing your promotion for your drive to select the next outbound in September. Should you need assistance with that, don’t hesi-tate to contact me: [email protected]. I’m privileged to introduce you to the new District Youth Exchange chair for 2014-15: Mike Taylor from the Fonthill club will taking over and I will continue with the committee in a supporting role. I thank you for the support that I’ve experienced from so many of you during my years as chair and trust you will extend Mike the same!

Niagara on the Lake fundraiser for youth exchange a success!

Submitted by Rachel Delaney For many years the Rotary Club of St Catharines has sponsored an annual essay contest where high school students are given a Rotary photo or topic and asked to write a short story about it. This year with the emphasis on video/social media, students were asked to present a video instead. The 2014 winner was Eden High School’s Kaleb Dortono, an aspiring film maker in Niagara. He began making movies when he was ten years old. His teacher gave him permission to replace an essay on Macbeth with the Rotary video….a choice Kaleb told the club was not that difficult

to make. He presented his video “Hope” to the membership last week, who greeted it with loud applause. Kaleb was awarded the $500 prize and is happy to share his video. He is definitely a future leader and the St Catharines Rotary Club is proud to invest in that future. To watch Kaleb’s YouTube video, go to https://vimeo.com/96836318. It is worth your time to watch this brief video on hope, the kind that Rotary brings.

St. Catharines holds an unusual youth essay contest


Youth News

Student Leadership Award Program for Students High On Training—SLAPSHOT 2014!

A record 40 Rotary Clubs supported the 9th annual SLAPSHOT as sponsors for 97 student leaders who represented more than 50 high schools in communities across District 7090. The beautiful Canterbury Hills campus is the setting for this full weekend of fun, fellowship and learning. Under the leadership of Jennifer Middleton and Matt Pomeroy with the support of some 30 adult volunteers, these 15-18 year olds participated in a comprehensive program, which focuses on leadership develop-ment, teamwork and strengthening self-esteem. Once again, students left SLAPSHOT

2014 feeling more confident in themselves and prepared to increase their involve-ment with Interact Clubs and other initiatives that they believe will make a differ-ence in their schools and local communities and beyond.

As SLAPSHOT leaders - Rotarians, Rotaractors, RYLArians, Rotary Exchange & SLAP-SHOT alumnus, & Friends of Rotary, we came to know 97 amazing teens; shared the joy of youth; and renewed our sense of hope for the future… We also shared in knowing the immense capacity of a 30-person volunteer TEAM that rallied to make SLAPSHOT 2014 possible.

SLAPSHOT 2015 – April 24, 25, 26 REGISTRATION OPENS in January 2015

Photo Credit: Nicole Mendolia

Submitted by Margaret Andrewes

The Object of Rotary The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and fos-ter:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignify-ing of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. The Four-Way Test The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions: Of the things we think, say or do 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned

Rotary’s strategic plan iden es three strategic priori es supported by 16 goals. They represent what Rotarians have asked to be done to ensure a strong and vibrant Rotary going into the future.

Rotary’s Guiding Principles

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Support and Strengthen Clubs Foster club innovation and flexibility Encourage clubs to participate in a variety of service activities Promote membership diversity Improve member recruitment and retention Develop leaders Start new, dynamic clubs Encourage strategic planning at club and district levels

Focus and Increase Humanitarian Service Eradicate polio Increase sustainable service focused on programs and activities

that support youth and young leaders and Rotary’s six areas of focus Increase collaboration and connection with other organizations Create significant projects both locally and internationally

Enhance Public Image and Awareness Unify image and brand awareness Publicize action-oriented service Promote core values Emphasize vocational service Encourage clubs to promote their networking opportunities and

signature activities

Our Mission. We provide service to others, promote integ-rity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and commu-nity leaders.

Our Core Values. Our values are an increasingly important component in strategic planning because they drive the intent and direction of the organization’s leadership.

These core values are:

Fellowship and global understanding

We build lifelong relationships.

Ethics and integrity

We honor our commitments.

Diversity

We connect diverse perspectives.

Vocational expertise, service, and leadership

We apply our leadership and expertise to solve social issues.

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