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國際扶輪 2019-20 年度社長 文告

ROTARY:CONNECTS THE WORLD

Rotary is built on connection. When Paul can be, how it can meet, and even what can
Harris came to Chicago as a young lawyer,he be considered a Rotary meeting. We need
formed Rotary for one compelling reason: to be organized, strategic, and innovative in
to help him connect to others in a new city. how we approach membership, forging wider
More than a century later, we have at our and deeper connections to our communities
disposal countless ways to form friendships and forming new club models to attract and
and networks, most of which Paul Harris never engage more— and more diverse — members.
dreamed. Yet Rotary’s ability to connect us Rotary is indeed a family. Yet too often,
remains unique — and unrivaled. the structure of membership or the demands
Through its distinct mission and structure, of leadership seem to place Rotary out of
Rotar y International provides a way to reach for today’s younger professionals.
connect to our communities, to network Rotar y can and should be an experience
professionally, and to build strong and lasting that complements our families instead of
relationships. Our membership connects us competing with them. When our Rotary clubs
to a global community through our countless are warm, welcoming places where service
projects and programs, our leadership in polio and family go hand in hand, we give family-
eradication, and our work with and through oriented young professionals the opportunity
the United Nations. Our service connects us to embrace Rotary service and model positive
to people who share our values, who want to civic engagement. And when we make the
take action for a better world; it connects us expectations of Rotary offices realistic and
to people we would never otherwise meet, manageable for bus y professionals ,we
who are more like us than we could have develop the skills and networks of a new
imagined; and it connects us to people who generation of Rotarians— who will become
need our help, allowing us to change lives in Rotary leaders.
communities around the world. In 2019-2020, it will be our challenge
As a new decade begins, we are shaping to strengthen the many ways that Rotary
Rotary’s future. In 2019-2020, Rotary will Connects the World, building the connections
implement its new strategic plan, respond to that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous
the innovation of the Council on Legislation, people to unite and take meaningful action
and serve in our revitalized areas of focus. through Rotary service.
But the real work of shaping Rotary’s future
lies in our clubs, where our organization must
do the most to adapt to today’s changing
realities.
While the club remains the core of the
Rotar y experience, we are now far more Mark Daniel Maloney
creative and flexible in deciding what a club President, Rotary International, 2019-2020

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