• Advancing the recognition and public image of Rotary will help Rotary attract new members and cooperation from other organizations. PolioPlus has given Rotary prominence on the world stage. Now is the time to build on our international reputation by promoting our local and global service activities to the media and to our communities.
• Increasing Rotary’s capacity to provide service speaks to the heart of Rotary’s mission. Every Rotarian can contribute to reaching this goal by volunteering a little more time, talent, and enthusiasm along all four Avenues of Service. In 2009-10, I will encourage Rotarians to continue to focus their service efforts in the areas of water, health and hunger, and literacy — vital issues that clubs have been addressing most effectively in recent years.
• Expanding membership globally in both numbers and quality is a key priority because everything Rotary hopes to accomplish depends on its members. Each of us is responsible for bringing in qualified new members. Too few Rotarians fulfill this responsibility, and only Rotarians have the ability to increase our numbers by inviting others to join their club.
• Emphasizing Rotary’s unique vocational service commitment will enable us to distinguish Rotary from other service and humanitarian organizations. By demonstrating our strong commitment to high ethical standards in our professional lives, we can provide a model for our colleagues, our employees, our customers — even our competitors — to follow.
• Optimizing leadership talents within RI is essential to Rotary’s future. Each of us should take a leadership role, whether it be heading a club committee or service project or serving at the district or international level. All Rotarians are leaders in their businesses and professions; let us be leaders in Rotary as well.
• Fully implementing the strategic planning process to ensure continuity will allow us to make a smooth transition during the annual change in leadership at the club, district, and international levels.
Rockwell City Rotary Meetings are held at the Rockwell City Library Community Center
