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greetings, dear change-makers of rotary, PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
D ue to your positive response to the Each One, to Bring Peace, will focus on an area in which Rotary
In Houston, the fi nal presidential conference, Serve
Bring One initiative, I am so happy to see that
the membership trends in Rotary are looking
has long provided leadership. Everything we do in Ro-
up. Let us not lose this momentum — keep
communities, nations, and ourselves.
inviting new members, and also work hard to tary helps create the conditions that foster peace in
retain every member we attract. I look forward to seeing In March, I was able to see fi rsthand the tremendous
you next month in Houston at the 2022 Rotary Interna- diff erence Rotary is making in Ukraine, as refugees
tional Convention, which I assure you will be a great event. continue to pour into Poland. Donors have contributed
Also in Houston this June, we will be hosting my fi - millions of dollars to this eff ort; our projects are making
nal presidential conference. We have devoted this year a tremendous diff erence, and there is enormous grati-
to conferences built around Rotary’s areas of focus. tude for your continued generosity and support.
They have been a tremendous success, both in terms It is heartbreaking to see up close all the lives that
of attendance and in the ideas that were generated. have been uprooted, and the Ukrainian people are
Last fall, our conference in the Philippines, which not alone. A devastating civil war in Yemen continues.
focused on protecting the environment and growing The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is deepening.
local economies, attracted 2,200 people online. In Armed confl icts aff ect nations across Africa, includ-
Brazil, our meeting centered around water, sanitation, ing Libya, South Sudan, the Central African Republic,
and hygiene and how it relates to disease prevention northern Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Cameroon. And
and treatment; more than 600 people attended. That major refugee crises continue in Syria and Venezuela.
was followed by an event about the environment, Rotary will always be on the side of the peaceful
economy, and peace in Maputo, Mozambique, which resolution of confl ict and providing aid and comfort to
attracted around 400 in-person attendees and an- people in need. Rotary was there at the end of World
other 700 virtually. Our conference about keeping the War II, promoting the creation of the United Nations
economy and environment in harmony, held in Venice, and standing up for the cause of peacebuilding world-
Italy, had more than 600 in attendance. wide. It is time to renew our mission and perform our
Through these conferences and my world travels, role as one of the world’s great promoters of peace.
There is no better way to Serve to Change Lives than
numerous leaders have met with me and agreed to col- to serve the cause of peace.
Sephi Bergerson of Mauritius, the president of Seychelles, the deputy President, Rotary International
laborate with Rotary. They include the prime minister
prime minister of Bahrain, and the presidents of Alba-
nia and Kosovo. Clearly, Rotary is making an impact,
and the world is eager for our leadership.

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