Greetings! Happy New Year 2023!
My fellow Rotarians, I look forward to working hand in hand with all of you to continue to the work in Rotary spirit within our community and beyond.
As Rotarian’s we believe in Rotary’s Four-Way Test, which teaches us that true and fair actions will bring goodwill and will be beneficial to all concerned. Rotary’s Core Values: Fellowship, Diversity, Leadership, Service and above all Integrity must guide each and every Rotarian.
Being involved in Rotary for me is all about my passion, the minute I notice stress and pressure, I start to think and go back to the four-way test, the first person to apply it to is, ‘Me’, only then can I be in a position to implement this further within the club and broader community.
As we gear up for another year in service, I encourage everyone to apply the four-way test in deciding to engage in activities moving further:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Together by focusing on our strategic plan and expanding our reach by engaging the Family of Rotary at every age, gender and culture, we will be able to see our impact increase. We have to give more emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion to achieve growth in diversified membership and members under the age of forty however without losing the sight of membership retention.
All these are achievable with all of us working as a
TEAM, and I am very thankful for the team we have here at Rotary club, our extended friends of Rotary, other clubs in the cluster, partnering initiatives and local community group. Together we can keep the theme ‘Imagine’ which our RI president urges all Rotarians to "dream big and take action", uniting to work toward positive global change.
“We all have dreams but acting on them is a choice.” – Jennifer Jones
Shraddha