DISTRICT GOVERNORS ROTARY CAUSE: PROVIDING CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION A project implemented through Rotary’s strategic partnership with USAID provided a village in Uganda with access to clean water through the construction of a borehole well. Photograph by Andrew Esiebo JULY 2023 ROTARY 49
ROTARY LEADERS 3700: Ik Gun Jung 4110: Oscar Fabián Gutiérrez 4440: Jânio Bonfochi 4660: Alex Bakof Waegwan, Korea Tenorio Mirassol D’Oeste, Brazil Frederico Westphalen, Brazil Aguascalientes, Mexico 3710: Hyung Jun Cho 4455: Oscar Torres Montes 4670: Luiz Gonçalves Gwangju-East, Korea 4130: Marín Martínez Mellado Arequipa-Selva Alegre, Peru Porto Alegre-São Geraldo, Tampico Campestre, Mexico Brazil 3721: Soo-Keun Kim 4465: Hugo Yovera Huiman Ulsan, Korea 4140: José García León Miraflores, Peru 4680: José Bornéo La Piedad, Mexico General Camara, Brazil 3722: Jun Taek Jeon 4470: Paulo Branquinho Shin-Masan, Korea 4170: Martín Ortiz Granillo Dourados, Brazil 4690: Livio Zozzoli Pachuca Minero, Mexico Grigota, Bolivia 3730: Myeong-Ho Ha 4480: José Luiz Pavam Sokcho-Docheon, Korea 4185: Silvia Zapata López Votuporanga-Novo Milênio, 4700: Cesar Zavistanovicz Acapulco Las Brisas, Mexico Brazil Caxias do Sul-Pérola das 3740: Kyung Soo Lee Colônias, Brazil Cheongju, Korea 4195: Elia Fabiola Zavala Diaz 4490: Fernando Nunes Ciudad del Carmen-Centenario, Fortaleza-Planalto, Brazil 4710: Arthur Harbs 3750: Gyu Am Chae Mexico Londrina-Sudeste, Brazil Pyeongtaek-South, Korea 4500: José Esteves 4240: Enrique Zamora Llanes Recife, Brazil 4720: Evandro Rodrigues 3770: Rodolfo Enriquez Managua-Tiscapa, Nicaragua Valente Filho Meycauayan East, Philippines 4510: Wagner Massoca Belém, Brazil 4250: Maria Price Tupa-Vanuire, Brazil 3780: Paul Angel Galang Belize, Belize 4730: Laerzio Chiesorin Junior Loyola Heights, Philippines 4521: Norma Martins Curitiba-Guabirotuba, Brazil 4271: Carmen Velez Castro Barbacena-Monte Mário, Brazil 3790: Francis Cornejo Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 4740: Marcus D’Agostini Laoag Metro, Philippines 4530: José Rodrigues Maravilha-Centro, Brazil 4281: Ana Dolores García Araguaína-Pioneiro, Brazil 3800: Ronald Solis Andrade 4751: Ricardo Pinho Marikina West, Philippines Nuevo Cali, Colombia 4540: Rafael Passos Niterói, Brazil Araraquara-Leste, Brazil 3810: Lilian De La Cruz 4320: Patricia Lorca Rojas 4760: João Alves de Melo Dasmarinas, Philippines Caliche-Antofagasta, Chile 4560: Sérgio Quintanilha João Pinheiro-Participação, Itanhandú, Brazil Brazil 3820: William Pastor Delloro 4340: Wilma Troncoso Trapp Naga, Philippines San Bernardo, Chile 4563: Ana Maria Forli 4770: Manuella Keiko Freitas São Paulo-Vila Alpina, Brazil Ituiutaba, Brazil 3830: Antonio Tambunting 4355: Ana Maria Badilla Palma Makati West, Philippines Ruka Pillán Pucón, Chile 4571: Pedro Cunha 4780: Feliciano Luiz Saucedo Volta Redonda, Brazil Uruguaiana-Santana Velha, 3850: Maria Ester Espina 4370: José Leal Brazil Bacolod Central, Philippines El Peñón, Venezuela 4590: Maria Denófrio Pirassununga, Brazil 4845: Jorge Florentin Bolf 3860: Rozanne Gamboa 4380: Roberto Ramirez Encarnación, Paraguay Downtown Davao, Philippines Catatumbo, Venezuela 4621: Roberto Roberti Sorocaba-Granja Olga, Brazil 4851: Griselda Roldan 3870: Gilda Go 4391: Edilúcio Fernandes San Rafael Gaia, Argentina Kalayaan Cagayan de Oro, Bahia, Brazil 4630: Paulo Santos Philippines Umuarama, Brazil 4895: Judith Figueroa 4400: José Changkuón Ayón Pilar Norte, Argentina 4060: Ruben Goico Rodriguez Manta, Ecuador 4640: Antonio Da Caz Santo Domingo Bella Vista, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil 4905: Gustavo Arce Dominican Republic 4420: Cyro Soldani Los Polvorines, Argentina Santo André, Brazil 4652: Eduardo Pfützenreuter 4100: Rafael De la Rosa Lopez Blumenau-Fritz Müller, Brazil 4921: Jose Marino Caborca, Mexico Puerto Mar del Plata, Argentina 50 ROTARY JULY 2023
DISTRICT GOVERNORS ROTARY CAUSE: FIGHTING DISEASE Rotary clubs in India supported the establishment of a blood bank in New Delhi. Workers process donations collected at the facility and organize community drives using mobile medical vans. 4945: Eduardo Orso 5040: Shirley-Pat Chamberlain 5130: Thomas Boylan 5230: Debbie Hale Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina Steveston-Richmond, British Windsor, California Salinas Steinbeck, California Columbia 4975: José Garchitorena 5150: Laine Hendricks 5240: Marta Brown Cordón, Uruguay 5050: David Lukov San Francisco, California Oxnard, California Mount Vernon, Washington 5000: Mark Merriam 5160: Claire Roberts 5280: Makiko Nakasone Metropolitan Honolulu, Hawaii 5060: Marjolein Lloyd Lamorinda Sunrise, California Glendale, California Kelowna Sunrise, British 5010: Michael Pollen Columbia 5170: Hung Wei 5300: Michael Soden Fairbanks, Alaska Cupertino, California Green Valley (Henderson), 5080: Doreen Kelsey Nevada 5020: Caleb Summerfelt Christina Lake, British Columbia 5180: Sidney Smith Puget Sound Designers Elk Grove, California 5320: Roy Jefferson Passport, Washington 5100: Renee Brouse Anaheim Hills, California Sherwood, Oregon 5190: Stacy Graham 5030: Kaj Pedersen Auburn Gold Country, California 5330: Jamie Zinn Bellevue Breakfast, Washington 5110: Charles Polk Lake Arrowhead Mountain Illinois Valley (Cave Junction), 5220: Muhammad Waqar Rizvi Sunrise, California Oregon Stockton, California Photograph by Siddharth Shulka Films JULY 2023 ROTARY 51
ROTARY LEADERS ROTARY CAUSE: SUPPORTING EDUCATION Multiple Rotary Foundation grants have supported the Guatemala Literacy Project, which improves education in rural areas of the country by providing books, computers, teacher training, and scholarships. 52 ROTARY JULY 2023 Photograph by James Rodríguez
DISTRICT GOVERNORS 5340: Donald Fipps 5730: Bonnie Pendleton 6110: Pamela Crawford 6510: Christopher Lyons Del Mar, California Canyon, Texas Bartlesville Daybreak, Centralia, Illinois Oklahoma 5360: Kurt Kowalchuk 5750: Jeanean Yanish Jones 6540: Cornelis van Wijk Calgary, Alberta Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6150: Sydney Gilbert Demotte-Kankakee Valley, Little Rock Afterhours, Indiana 5370: Brent Collingwood 5770: Patty Swink Arkansas Edmonton Riverview, Alberta Durant, Oklahoma 6560: Jennifer Stanfield 6170: Emil Woerner Crawfordsville, Indiana 5390: Richard Powers 5790: Patricia Peters Bryant, Arkansas Anaconda, Montana Decatur, Texas 6580: Shanon O’Toole 6190: Linda Thomas Vincennes, Indiana 5400: Marie Baker 5810: John Curtis Leesville, Louisiana Nampa, Idaho Rockwall, Texas 6600: Jim Duke 6200: Ken Firmin Vermilion, Ohio 5420: John Redd 5830: Karen Maines East Ascension, Louisiana Bountiful, Utah Longview (Greggton), Texas 6630: Julieann Brandle 6220: Julia Wallace Akron, Ohio 5440: Steve Sehnert 5840: Monica Gutierrez Green Bay, Wisconsin Steamboat Springs, Colorado San Antonio North Central, Texas 6650: Richard Tirpak 6250: Michelle McGrath Plain Township, Ohio 5450: James Johnston 5870: Robert Crouch Madison, Wisconsin Denver, Colorado Killeen Heights, Texas 6670: R. Buchy 6270: Donald Griffing Springboro, Ohio 5470: Greg Sund 5890: Heather Rimato Oshkosh, Wisconsin Trinidad, Colorado Brazosport, Texas 6690: David Uhl 6290: Jeff Coil Lancaster, Ohio 5495: Kevin Pitts 5910: Amy Killgore Fremont, Michigan Prescott, Arizona League City, Texas 6710: Tom Reed 6310: Melanie McCoy Bardstown, Kentucky 5500: Donald Jorgensen 5930: Luis Cavazos Sebewaing, Michigan Marana, Arizona Brownsville Sunrise, Texas 6740: Jeanne Clark 6330: Sonja Glass Lexington After Hours, 5520: Richard Haas 5950: Jewelie Grape Meaford, Ontario Kentucky Las Cruces (Rio Grande), New Minneapolis City of Lakes, Mexico Minnesota 6360: Sharalyn Davis 6760: Betty Burchett Union City, Michigan Clarksville, Tennessee 5550: Sonja Susut 5960: Patricia McCleese Moose Jaw Wakamow, Greater Rochester, Minnesota 6380: Collyer Smith 6780: Susie Cantrell Saskatchewan Ann Arbor, Michigan Cookeville-Sunset, Tennessee 5970: Carole Bernhard 5580: David Long Bancroft Area, Iowa 6400: Russell Jones 6800: Robert Dambrino Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Plymouth, Michigan Grenada, Mississippi 6000: Dennis Drager 5610: Richard Burns Marshalltown, Iowa 6420: David Emerick 6820: Mark DiBiase Yankton, South Dakota East Moline/Silvis, Illinois Greenville, Mississippi 6040: Randy Steinman 5630: Glenn Knuth Kansas City-Plaza, Missouri 6440: Mary Bak 6840: Vicky Gutierrez Grand Island Sunrise, Nebraska Glenview-Sunrise, Illinois Edgewater (Biloxi-Gulfport), 6060: Valerie Sorensen Mississippi 5650: Kathryn Schubert Cottleville/Weldon Spring, 6450: Conor Gee Omaha-Suburban, Nebraska Missouri Chicago, Illinois 6860: Mary Evans Greater Huntsville, Alabama 5680: Gloria Homeier 6080: James Standfast 6460: Neal Miller Russell, Kansas Salem, Missouri Galesburg, Illinois JULY 2023 ROTARY 53 5710: Jenalea Randall 6490: Janet Ellis-Nelson Topeka South, Kansas Champaign, Illinois
ROTARY LEADERS ROTARY CAUSE: GROWING LOCAL ECONOMIES In Maheshwar, India, the nonprofit, fair-trade clothing company Jhoole, which was supported by a Rotary Foundation grant, employs women to help them gain economic independence. 6880: Earl Ingram 6950: Christopher Casella 7010: Juanita Hodgson 7090: Scott Marcin Troy, Alabama Wesley Chapel, Florida Collingwood-South Georgian Amherst South, New York Bay, Ontario 6890: Steve Overton 6960: Alfred Current 7120: Julie Carney Sun City Center, Florida Englewood, Florida 7020: David Kirkaldy Avon, New York Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 6900: André Marria 6970: John Tabor 7150: Elise Hereth Thomasville, Georgia Orange Park Sunrise, Florida 7030: Brian Glasgow Vernon-Verona-Sherrill St. Vincent, Saint Vincent and Community, New York 6910: Brandy Swanson 6980: Donald Harris the Grenadines Gwinnett County, Georgia Lake Mary, Florida 7170: Wendy Deis 7040: Pardeep Ahluwalia Owego, New York 6920: Felix Smith 6990: Barbara Gobbi West Ottawa, Ontario Perry, Georgia Fort Lauderdale/Cypress Creek, 7190: Whitney Pangburn Florida 7070: John Burns Scotia, New York 6930: Douglas Heizer Bowmanville, Ontario Boca Raton West, Florida 7000: Maria Pacheco 7210: Peter Sullivan E-Club of Puerto Rico y Las 7080: Brenda Halloran Walden, New York 6940: Kerry Anne Schultz Américas, Puerto Rico Waterloo, Ontario Gulf Breeze, Florida Photograph by Siddhant Soni 54 ROTARY JULY 2023
DISTRICT GOVERNORS 7230: J. Loren Russell 7670: Sean Gibson 9010: Saâdia Aglif 9560: Sabaratnam (Prath) Yonkers-East Yonkers, New York Franklin, North Carolina Rabat, Morocco Prathapan Darwin, Australia 7255: Thomas Crowley 7680: Debra Corbett 9101: Abdoulaye Sanogo Hampton Bays, New York Mecklenburg County-South, Abidjan-Golf, Côte d’Ivoire 9620: Paul Roger North Carolina Greater Springfield, Australia 7280: John Marshall 9103: Germain Mitronounya Cranberry Township, 7690: Van Lankford Tomegah 9640: David Harmon Pennsylvania Mount Airy, North Carolina Lomé-Zénith, Togo Ballina-On-Richmond, Australia 7305: John Hartman 7710: Veronica Bent 9104: David Amankwah 9660: Alyn Miranda Murrysville-Export, Morrisville, North Carolina Accra-Airport, Ghana Wallsend-Maryland, Australia Pennsylvania 7720: Anthony Santore 9110: Ifeyinwa Ejezie 9675: Tonia Barnes 7360: Herb Smith Oriental, North Carolina Ikoyi Metro A.M., Nigeria Kiama, Australia Hagerstown/Sunrise, Maryland 7730: Allen Quigley 9125: Sagab Ahmed 9685: Christine Owen 7390: Frederick Gellert Wilmington West, North Bompai, Nigeria Kincumber, Australia Carlisle-Sunrise, Pennsylvania Carolina 7410: Samantha Maruzzelli 7750: Renée Stubbs 9141: Emeke Utebor 9705: Andrea Grosvenor Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Newberry, South Carolina Agbor, Nigeria Queanbeyan, Australia 7430: Diane Donaher 7770: Lou Mello 9142: Akan Emah 9780: Ian McKay Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Uyo Metropolis, Nigeria Mount Gambier Lakes, Australia 7450: Renee DeCoskey 7780: Marion Cheney 9150: Saleh Kebzabo 9790: Neta Kirby Conshohocken-Plymouth- Dover, New Hampshire N’Djamena, Chad Tatura, Australia Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania 7790: Tina Chapman 9210: Gabriel Chipara 9800: Ronald Payne 7490: John Cosgrove Waterville, Maine Msasa, Zimbabwe Eaglehawk, Australia Fair Lawn-Sunrise, New Jersey 7815: Roger Sevigny 9212: Leonard Ithau 9810: Ian Ballantine 7505: Thomas Kozempel Saint-Pierre & Miquelon, Saint Karen-Nairobi, Kenya Bentleigh Moorabbin Central, Washington Township, New Pierre and Miquelon Australia Jersey 9213: Edward Kakembo 7850: Susan Cherry Kampala-Ssese Islands, Uganda 9820: Linda Humphries 7545: Jordan Feathers St. Johnsbury, Vermont Mount Eliza, Australia Cheat Lake, West Virginia 9214: Francisco Ssemwanga 7870: David Saturley Nateete-Kampala, Uganda 9830: Michael Patten 7570: Paula Alston White River Junction, Vermont Lindisfarne, Australia Blacksburg, Virginia 9220: Luderce Camalon 7890: Christine Burns Saint-Denis Austral, Réunion 9910: Neil Murray 7600: Rudy Garcia Holyoke, Massachusetts Takapuna, New Zealand Fluvanna County (Palmyra), 9350: Ann Wright Virginia 7910: Elliott Rittenberg Hermanus, South Africa 9920: Vineeta Nand Westborough, Massachusetts Suva, Fiji 7610: René Laws 9370: Jacques Venter Stafford, Virginia 7930: Lori Karas Aliwal North, South Africa 9930: William Robinson Peabody, Massachusetts Cambridge, New Zealand 7620: Delores Edwards Harding 9400: Riana Pretorius Baltimore, Maryland 7950: Angela Ponte Pretoria Capital, South Africa 9940: Wayne Gordon Quincy, Massachusetts Feilding Oroua, New Zealand 7630: John Mager 9423: Ineke Oliver Brandywine-Naamans, 7980: Christene Freedman Midland Swan Valley, Australia 9999: Philip Gully Delaware Wilton, Connecticut Whakatu, New Zealand 9510: Craig Dowling Loxton, Australia JULY 2023 ROTARY 55
AUDACIOUS GOALS APPLY YOURSELF SEE YOU IN SINGAPORE LAST BITE OURCLUBS HANDBOOK FHGULOONWBDAEALDR?EGRANTS GHEOTWQDUOALWIFEIED? How to The grants have a minimum Two partnering groups must apply for budget of $30,000 and a become qualified before ap- a global maximum World Fund award plying for a global grant: the of $400,000. Grant spon- district or club in the country grant sors can use a combination where the activity is carried of District Designated Funds, out and the international GLOBAL GRANTS cash, and/or directed gifts and partner district or club. Your endowment earnings to fund club and district Rotary Foun- SUPPORT large a global grant. The Rotary dation chairs can help you international activities Foundation will provide an 80 plan how to use your District with measurable, percent World Fund match for Designated Funds and learn sustainable outcomes all District Designated Fund how to qualify your club. in Rotary’s areas of contributions. There is no mini- focus. They can fund mum World Fund match. humanitarian projects, scholarships for graduate- level academic studies, and vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad to teach local professionals about their field or to learn more about it themselves. By working together to respond to a community’s priority needs for service projects, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships. 56 ROTARY JULY 2023
HOW DOWE HOW IS Rotary SAPUBPLMICITATAINON? EAMTVNHOAEDNLGUITRAOATRNEEDTD? Foundation grants To receive approval for a Measuring outcomes global grant, your applica- is an integral part of The Rotary Founda- tion must clearly describe global grant-funded tion offers grants that how your project, scholar- projects. Proper moni- support a variety of ship, or vocational training toring and reporting projects, scholarships, team: ensure that Rotary and training that grants have a positive Rotary members are D emonstrates sustain- effect. working on around ability, by including plans the world. for long-term success after For more information, visit you spend the grant funds rotary.org/grants. DISTRICT GRANTS Includes measurable goals A ligns with the goals of District grants fund one of Rotary’s areas of small-scale, short- focus term activities that Identifies community address needs where needs, by conducting you live and in com- a community assess- munities abroad. ment first and designing a humanitarian or vocational GLOBAL GRANTS training project based on what you learn Global grants support Actively involves Rotary large international and community members activities with mea- M eets the eligibility surable, sustainable requirements in the outcomes in Rotary’s grant terms and conditions areas of focus. Consult with local ex- PROGRAMS OF SCALE perts early in the planning GRANTS process to build a strong project plan and global The Foundation grant application. Ap- awards Programs plications are accepted of Scale grants to throughout the year and re- Rotary or Rotaract viewed as they’re received. clubs or districts that have demonstrated Note: For scholars who evidence-based will begin studies in August, interventions in one September, or October, of the areas of focus. sponsoring clubs and dis- The grants fund large- tricts must submit their scale, high-impact applications by 30 June. projects that attract partners while tapping into Rotary members’ capacity and enthu- siasm. DISASTER RESPONSE GRANTS Disaster response grants support relief and recovery efforts in areas affected by natural disasters. JULY 2023 ROTARY 57
OUR CLUBS TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE SERVICE ABOVE SELF Audacious oals THE OBJECT OF ROTARY I love Rotary for many reasons, perhaps Did you know that over 80 percent of The Object of Rotary is to most of all for the impact we make when Rotary members make no contributions encourage and foster the ideal we work together. There is really no to PolioPlus, or that over 60 percent make of service as a basis of worthy other group like us. no donation at all to The Rotary Founda- enterprise and, in particular, to tion? For an organization of 1.4 million encourage and foster: In the last five years, The Rotary members, that means that nearly 1 million First The development of Foundation has helped 100 million ben- of us are not contributing each year. acquaintance as an opportunity eficiaries. That is sta gering. for service; Imagine the tremendous di erence Second High ethical standards But the need is great. There are it would make if each of those 1 million in business and professions, the countless more we could be reaching could contribute just $25 a year. That recognition of the worthiness and supporting right now if we had the would be $25 million we wouldn’t need of all useful occupations, and resources. We could reach twice as many to raise from our best donors. the dignifying of each Rotarian’s in the next five years. And your fellow occupation as an opportunity to Rotaractors and Rotarians are ready to We can all give something. That’s serve society; help. They’re hungry for more grants to why I am asking each of you to set a Third The application of help more people who need us. goal to give what you can to The Rotary the ideal of service in each Foundation this year. Rotarian’s personal, business, That’s why, this year, The Rotary and community life; Foundation Trustees have set an ambi- Never have we set such an auda- Fourth The advancement of tious goal for giving of $500 million, our cious goal, but I believe that you, who international understanding, highest ever. make up Rotary, always respond to goodwill, and peace through a a challenge, especially when you see world fellowship of business and This breaks down to $150 million for the di erence we can make with those professional persons united in the Annual Fund to help fund grants and funds. We are part of an audacious orga- the ideal of service. $50 million for polio eradication, to be nization, one that dreams big and makes matched 2 to 1 by $100 million from the our dreams a reality. THE FOUR WAY TEST Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For the Endowment Fund and our future, we are Let’s think bi ger and di erently this Of the things we think, say or do: targeting $60 million in outright giving year, so we can meet our goal and do 1. Is it the truth? and $80 million in commitments, total- more to Create Hope in the World. In this 2. Is it fair to all concerned? ing $140 million. And we want to collect way, we will make the Rotary year ahead 3. Will it build goodwill and $60 million in other contributions, such an unforgettable one, not just for our- as direct giving, cash for global grants, selves, but most importantly, for those better friendships? and Disaster Response Fund donations. whose lives we will soon touch. 4. Will it be beneficial to To make this happen, we need all BARRY RASSIN all concerned? of you — each and every Rotarian and Rotaractor. Foundation trustee chair ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT 58 ROTARY JULY 2023 The following code of conduct has been adopted for the use of Rotarians: As a Rotarian, I will 1. Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2. Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3. Use my professional skills through Rotary to: mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world 4. Avoid behavior that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians 5. Help maintain a harassment- free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities, report any suspected harassment, and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment. Illustration by Viktor Miller Gausa
HOW CAN I BECOME A PEACEBUILDER? Start by enrolling in the Rotary Positive Peace Academy. • Y ou’ll learn to be an effective peacebuilder in your community • You’ll understand how to develop stronger, more sustainable projects • You’ll hear from global leaders in the study of peace • You can complete the free, self-guided course in just two hours Get started at positivepeace.academy/rotary
OUR CLUBS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS Apply yourself As members of the family of Rotary, we are people of purpose, people of influence, and people of action. Each year, committees that support Rotary and The Rotary Foundation focus on putting Rotary’s strategic priorities into action, challenging us to increase our impact, expand our reach, enhance participant engagement, and increase our ability to adapt. Would you like to contribute to Rotary’s success? We are searching for qualified Rotarians and Rotaractors to apply their leadership skills to serve on a committee in the 2024-25 Rotary year. These positions offer an opportunity for you to share your vocational expertise and skill set and help ensure diverse perspectives within each committee. Rotarians and Rotaractors with areas of expertise detailed in the chart are encouraged to apply. The number of openings is limited. If you are not selected this year, we encourage you to apply again next year. All committees correspond via email and on virtual platforms, typically with one mandatory in-person meeting per year. Rotaractors are encour- aged to apply to any area of expertise based on their background and the skills and experience detailed for each area. Dual members of Rotary and Rotaract are especially encouraged to apply. To be considered for committee membership or recommend someone for an appointment, visit on.rotary.org/application2023. Applicants must be registered on My Rotary at my.rotary.org and should make sure their My Rotary profile includes current contact information. Applications are due by 15 August. 60 ROTARY JULY 2023
Committee openings AREA OF EXPERTISE FUNCTION ON COMMITTEE PREREQUISITES OPENINGS & AUDIT COMMITMENT COMMUNICATIONS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, Advises leadership on audited Independence, appropriate business experience, and One position with AND INCLUSION financial reports, internal and demonstrated financial literacy in accounting, auditing, a four-year term FINANCE external audits, and internal banking, insurance, investment, risk management, FUND DEVELOPMENT control systems executive management, or audit governance LEARNING Advises leadership on Rotary’s Professional background and experience in internal Two positions OPERATIONS REVIEW overall public image, branding, and external communications, marketing, public image, with three-year communications, content brand, and content strategy terms STRATEGIC PLANNING strategy and approach TECHNOLOGY Advises leadership on the Professional or educational experience related to Two to four implementation of a diversity, diversity, equity, and inclusion positions with equity, and inclusion action plan terms of up to three years Advises the RI Board on Professional background in a finance-related field; Two positions Rotary’s finances, including nonprofit experience preferred. Candidates should with three-year budgets, investment policy, and have experience in financial matters at the club and terms sustainability measures district levels. Provides guidance and advice Significant fund development or fundraising Three positions to the Trustees of The Rotary professional experience. Committee members actively with three-year Foundation on all aspects of fundraise and support the Foundation. terms fundraising Advises leadership with respect Adult learning expertise within or outside Rotary. Two positions to creating effective learning Experience in the professional learning field including with three-year opportunities for Rotary leaders e-learning and/or with planning and implementing terms and members learning events at the member, club, district, zone, and international levels. Advises leadership on the Experience in management, leadership development, One position with effectiveness of operations, or financial management, and thorough knowledge of a six-year term administrative procedures, and Rotary’s operations. Appointments are limited to past standards of conduct. Serves RI directors and past Foundation trustees. as the advisory compensation committee to the Executive Committee of the RI Board. Advises leadership on matters Significant experience in long-term planning, financial Two positions regarding the strategic plan management, and RI and Foundation program activities with four-year terms Advises leadership with respect Expertise in technology development, security and Two positions to enhancing technology data privacy, product and project management, and with three-year practices, products, and user/participant experience. Non-Rotarian technology terms strategy to improve the experts may be appointed. member and participant experience at Rotary JULY 2023 ROTARY 61
OUR CLUBS 2024 CONVENTION Singapore and Rotary have some things population with heritages rooted in many countries. Singapore is committed to en- See you soon, in common. For one, the Southeast Asian vironmental sustainability, and its main Singapore island nation hosting the 2024 Rotary island — smaller than Rhode Island — is, International Convention is known for quite simply, a beauty. Nearly half is cov- bringing cultures together and celebrat- ered in green space, including lush plant- ing business connections and innovation. ings in public areas and tidy parks tucked among modern skyscrapers. When Rotary chose the site, then-RI President Ian H.S. Riseley said Singapore Nature and technology converge in was an excellent venue as a global business breathtaking fashion in attractions such and knowledge hub. “Given our interna- as several giant human-made waterfalls, tional scope and commitment to cultural including one in the main airport. Gar- diversity, our conventions are often de- dens by the Bay next to the convention site scribed as a ‘mini-United Nations’ where mixes plants and artistic fantasy, featuring our global network of volunteers connect steel “supertrees” and an artificial indoor to address lasting solutions to local and mountain with piped-in clouds. global humanitarian challenges,” he said. The convention is 25-29 May at Marina Here’s a taste of what makes tropical, Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre sunny Singapore special: It has four of- with general sessions at National Stadium. ficial languages — English, Malay, Man- Join us in Sharing Hope with the World. darin Chinese, and Tamil, reflecting a Learn more and register at convention.rotary.org. CROSSWORD ACROSS 52 “Plasma” appliances 23 Big sizes 1 Help, as to offend 54 40-Across’s spouse 24 Peter who played Incoming 5 Yard sale stipulation 56 Back seats? 9 Fair-haired 60 Afternoon brew T.E. Lawrence By Victor Fleming 14 Ade flavor 61 See 18-Across 25 Ladd or Alda Rotary Club of Little Rock, Arkansas 15 Poor opposite 65 Gorillas and gibbons 26 _______-Grain 16 Elimination 68 Fixed gaze 69 Bring up, (breakfast brand) rhyme start 30 One-foot putt, e.g. 17 Earring site as offspring 32 Be Cool actress 18 With 61-Across, 70 Repair 71 _______Andronicus Thurman 40-Across’s 72 Airhead 33 Resembling a ringer presidential theme 73 Evens alternative 34 Unto the Sons 20 “_______your move” 22 Selfish sort’s shout DOWN author Gay 23 Region of Scotland 1 “I’m _______ears!” 35 Onetime talk show where 40-Across 2 Book jacket feature is from 3 Angry and unhappy, host Tom 27 Big picture? (abbr.) 38 Currency for 28 ABA member, briefly as about past 29 Advertise experience cyber-purchases 31 Is skeptical about 4 Canines and 41 _______lab 36 Caviar, for example bicuspids 42 Acorns, when grown 37 End in _______ 5 Parenthesis shape 43 “Didn’t know I had (finish knotted) 6 Ma’am’s 39 “Know what _______?” counterpart it _______” 40 2023-24 7 Beverage cooler 48 Claim to be true PHOTOGRAPH: GETTY IMAGES RI president 8 Great 50 Gobble up 44 “Maria _______” embarrassment 53 The _____ in the Stone (1940s hit) 9 Expensive cut 55 Latin lover’s 45 Mononymous of meat supermodel since 10 City near Provo profession the 1970s 11 _______close to 56 Put into a directory 46 Showed the way schedule 57 Not pro 47 “Oh! Carol” 12 Bites lightly 58 Datum singer Neil 13 Chemical in 59 No _______traffic 49 Salinger short insect repellents 62 Speed Wagon maker story character 19 Be inclined (to) 63 Trip around 51 Detroit-to-Miami dir. 21 Bit of a beverage the track 64 Rap’s Dr. _______ 66 Complete 67 1960s campus radical grp. Solution on page 9 62 ROTARY JULY 2023
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LAST BIT Start with oats, finish with whisky Savor some Scottish cuisine beyond haggis and deep-fried Mars bars Haggis might be Scotland’s most famous food TO BEGIN: Oats will figure heavily into your typical Scottish (read more about the meat-and-spices mashup in day. Wallace advises starting the day with porridge. “I our profile of RI President Gordon McInally on eat it for breakfast most days, with fruit. Some people page 12). But once you’ve gotten your fill, what else put sugar on it. The older people put salt on it. I just should a visitor to Scotland try? Daibhidh Wallace eat it as is.” Later in the day, you’ll see these same in- outlined his idea of a perfect day of Scottish food gredients — oats and milk — in the form of cranachan, and drink. a layered dessert of toasted oats, whipped cream, raspberries, and Scotch whisky. “Scotland has a long coastline with fishing villages and towns all along the shores,” Wallace YOUR NIGHTCAP: Barley and soft water are key to Scotland’s says, suggesting lobster, crab, scallops, haddock, cod, and more. Or try a steak pie of chopped beef famous whisky. Note the spelling. “If you put ‘whiskey’ and gravy with a flaky crust on top, often served with boiled potatoes and carrots. with an ‘e’ my friends will kill me,” Wallace admon- Daibhidh As for the haggis, Wallace advises not to boil it. ishes. His favorite is Highland Park, from the Orkney Wallace “It’s best sliced and grilled rather than boiled,” Rotary Club of he says. “You can batter and deep-fry it too, like Islands. “Some people say you put water with it to Kirkintilloch, Mars bars” — a candy staple in Scotland. Scotland bring it back to life, but I personally drink it straight,” he says. “The Scots don’t really have it with ice, either. That’s an American thing.” — diana schoberg 64 ROTARY JULY 2023 Illustration by Whooli Chen
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