D-2452 DG's Newsletter June 2015

Service Above Self Governor’s Newsletter District 2452 June 2015, Part 1 Mr. Gary C K Huang Light Up Rotary Mr. Khalil Alsharif RI President District Governor NOTE OF GRATITUDE Dear Fellow Rotarians, The Rotary Year 2014-2015 has come to an end, and I would like to take this opportunity to convey my appreciations and gratitude to all Rotarians in District 2452, for the support and cooperation that you all have directly or indirectly extended to me in leading our beloved District 2452. Together in the spirit of friendship and dedication to Rotary’s ideals, we lived our motto of ‘Service Above Self’ and tried our best to ‘Light Up Rotary’. Despite some drawback and problems that we faced, we all shared a successful Rotary Year together. It is all because we are all Rotarians, therefore the dedications and commitments towards Rotary’s values and objectives of every Rotarian are no less than mine. We are leaders in our own professions therefore whatever I achieved is because of the support that I have received from you. Hence, I would like to share my success and dedicate the achievements to your efforts. Thank you all for the great honor and I am happy and will cherish this wonderful privilege you bestowed on me to lead our District. I am sure that you will continue your commitment to make this world a better place and I wish you all good luck in your endeavors. Let us all continue to Light Up Rotary and Be a Gift to the World. Khalil Alsharif District Governor NOTE: The Year end Supplement issue will be published at the end of this month. 1

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter June 2015, Part 1 PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE GARY C.K. HUANG PRESIDENT 2014-15 JUNE 2014 When I began this Rotary year as your president, I wanted us, above all, to Light Up Rotary. I wanted us to share with the world how many wonderful friendships and experiences we have found in Rotary, and how Rotary has transformed and enriched our lives. I knew that by telling others about Rotary, we would increase membership, build stronger clubs, and improve our ability to help people in need. As we end this 2014-15 Rotary year, I am honored by your response and will always be grateful for how you have risen to this challenge. You have answered my call to Light Up Rotary by holding many successful Rotary Day celebrations in your communities; you have outdone yourselves in your contributions to our Rotary Foundation; and you have moved all of Rotary forward with new members and new clubs. When I chose my theme for my year as president, I was inspired by the words of Confucius, who said, \"It is better to light a single candle than to sit and curse the darkness.\" This year, more than 1.2 million Rotarians, along with Interactors, Rotaractors, Rotary Youth Exchange partic- ipants, and Rotary Peace Fellows, have lit their own candles in tens of thousands of communities. Together, the lights we have kindled have created a great light that shines for all the world to see. I thank all of you for the opportunity to serve as your president this year, and for the hard work and dedication of our volunteer leadership and our staff members. I came to them with high expectations – and they delivered. I also am grateful for the many friends I have made during this Rotary year, and for the wonderful visits I've had to so many places. I will always remember, with great fondness, riding on the Rotary float in the Rose Pa- rade, watching children enjoy the Japanese drummers at the Rotary Day open house at RI headquarters in Ev- anston, and bicycling through the night in Colombo during the Ride to Light Up Rotary event, celebrating a polio-free Sri Lanka. I have seen a new energy in Rotary this year, and felt a new excitement. We've seen more and more women and young people join Rotary as well – including my wife, Corinna, and our three children. I hope that in the year to come, you will continue your wonderful work to Light Up Rotary – and to help it Be a Gift to the World. 2

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter June 2015, Part 1 TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE JOHN KENNY TRUSTEE CHAIR 2014-15 JUNE 2014 Each month, I have tried to highlight various priorities of our organization's largest charity, The Rotary Foundation. They were my own thoughts, but I hope you found them helpful. Our principal goal is the eradication of polio. Some of you may ask why we are still pursuing this when many of your countries haven't had a new case of polio for years. It is important to remember that we gave our word to eradicate polio, but we have not yet done so. We must continue until we finish the job – until all the children of the world are free from this dreaded disease. It is surely the wish in all our hearts that there is peace in our world. Our Foundation is endeavoring to advance this wish with the establishment of Rotary Peace Centers in various parts of the world – a pertinent program in these troubled times. Our Annual Fund goal of US$123 million is still achievable if our giving continues at the same generous level. Every Rotarian should give to the Foundation, each according to his or her means. In my final message, I would like to express my thanks to those dedicated Rotarians who have supported our Foundation during the year simply by doing good in the world. I am always con- scious that Rotary is a vol- unteer organization. The important work of our or- ganization is undertaken by the Rotarians who are help- ing those less fortunate in their own communities, and in communities throughout the world that they may never even see. I have always deemed it an honor to have been presi- dent and trustee chair. Thank you for giving me that privilege. Remember, The Future of Rotary is in your hands. 3

‫‪District 2452‬‬ ‫‪Governor’s Newsletter‬‬ ‫‪June 2015, Part 1‬‬ ‫‪C‬‬ ‫‪L‬‬ ‫‪U‬‬ ‫‪B‬‬ ‫‪S’ Rotary Club of Amman Citadel, Jordan‬‬ ‫أﺧﺑﺎر ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻣﺎن‬ ‫‪A‬‬ ‫ﺗﺑرع ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻣﺎن ﺑـ ‪ 3000‬دﯾﻧﺎر ﺛﻣن ‪ 24‬ﻟوح واﯾت ﺑورد ﻟﻣدرﺳﺔ اﻟﺟﻧدوﯾل اﻟﺛﺎﻧوﯾﺔ – ﻟﻠﺑﻧﺎت ﻓﻲ ﻣﻧطﻘﺔ وادي اﻟﺳﯾر )ﻣدرﺳﺔ ﺣﻛوﻣﯾﺔ‬ ‫‪C‬‬ ‫ﺗﺿم ‪ 820‬طﺎﻟﺑﺔ( ‪ .‬ﻛﻣﺎ ﺗﺑرع اﻟزﻣﯾل ﺗﯾﺳﯾر اﻟزاﻣل ﺑﺗزوﯾد اﻟﻣدرﺳﺔ اﻟﻣذﻛورة ﺑﺎﻻﻗﻼم اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﻼﺳﺗﻌﻣﺎل ﻣﻊ اﻟواﯾت ﺑورد‪.‬‬ ‫‪T‬‬ ‫‪I‬‬ ‫‪V‬‬ ‫‪I‬‬ ‫‪T‬‬ ‫‪I‬‬ ‫‪E‬‬ ‫‪S‬‬ ‫‪4‬‬

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter June 2015, Part 1 ROTARY DAY LEBANON Over 500 Rotarians & guests with their families have attended “Rotary Day Lebanon”, which took place on Saturday May 9, 2015 at Arnaoon Village Batroun. (See pictures attached). Rotary Day Lebanon proved to be a fellowship event by excellence; it has achieved its two objectives; first, of bringing together Rotarians from all 27 Rotary clubs in Leba- non; who enjoyed a wonderful day full of fun, friendly encounters, good food, nice weather, and a lot C of outdoor activities, and second, L of introducing the true image of U B Rotary and demonstrating the Ro- S’ tary spirit of Service-Above- A C Self to the non- Rotarian public and to the T community at large. I I would like to thank PDG Kevork Mahdessian, V ARPIC, for his valuable presence among us, I PDG Jamil Mouawad for his active participa- T tion in the organizing committee and his full support, as well all the members of the organiz- I ing committee; DDG May Chmaitelly, IDDG E kamal Katra, PDDG George Azar, PP Souad S Assaf, PP Michel Ghorra, P Jose Bou Ghosn, IDRR Emil Mouawad, Meeting with the Rotaractors Lebanon and VDRR Najah Eli- as for their dedication, team spirit, and hard work. - by PP George Bey- routi, Rotar y Day Organizing Committee Chair, RC Beirut Cosmopolitan 5

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter June 2015, Part 1 ROTARY DAY AMMAN, JORDAN 8th May 2015 C L U B S’ A C T I V I T I E S 6

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter June 2015, Part 1 Country Conference 23rd May 2015 Beirut, Lebanon 7

‫‪District 2452‬‬ ‫‪Governor’s Newsletter‬‬ ‫‪June 2015, Part 1‬‬ ‫‪2015-2014‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪاﻗﺔ واﻟﺰﻣﺎﻟﺔ ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرﻳﯿﻦ وﺗﺒﺎدل اﻟﺨﺒﺮات ﺑﯿﻦ اﻷﻧﺪﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺪاﻳﺔ اﻟﻨﺸﯿﺪ اﻟﻮطﻨﻲ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ وﻧﺸﯿﺪ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري‬ ‫ﻣﺘﻀﺎﻣﻨﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺴﻢ واﺣﺪ ﻧﺤﻮ رﺳﺎﻟﺔ واﺿﺤﺔ ﺷﻌﺎرھﺎ ﺧﺬﻣﺔ‬ ‫أﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ‪.‬‬ ‫ان ﺷﻌﺎر اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري اﻟﺪوﻟﻲ ﻟﮫﺬا اﻟﻌﺎم ﻛﺎن ﻣﻤﯿﺰا \" ﻟﻨﻀﻲء اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري حﺿﺮة ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ‪ 2452‬ﺧﻠﯿﻞ اﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ‬ ‫\" ﻛﻤﺎ اﺧﺘﺎر اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﺧﻠﯿﻞ ال ﺷﺮﻳﻒ ﺷﻌﺎر اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ \" ﻟﻨﺨﺪم ﻣﻌﺎ ﺣﻀﺮة اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﯿﻦ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﯿﻦ ﺣﺎزم ﻓﻨﺞ‪ ,‬اﻧﯿﺎس ﻣﻌﻮض‪,‬ﻓﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ ﺳﺒﯿﻞ اﻷﺿﺎءة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري \"‪.‬‬ ‫ﺟﺒﺮان‪,‬ﻧﯿﺠﺎد أﺗﺎﺳﻲ ‪,‬ﺟﻤﯿﻞ ﻣﻌﻮض‬ ‫ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎن ﻟﻲ اﻟﺸﺮف ھﺬا اﻟﻌﺎم ان أﻣﺜﻞ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﺧﻠﯿﻞ اﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻀﺮة اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺨﺐ ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻧﺎﺻﺮ اﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﻟﺒﻨﺎن و ﻻ ﻳﺴﻌﻨﻲ ھﻨﺎ اﻻ أن أﺷﻜﺮ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺔ اﻟﺒﻨﺎءة ﺣﻀﺮة ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪي اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ‪,‬رؤﺳﺎء اﻻﻧﺪﻳﺔ‪,‬رؤﺳﺎء اﻟﻠﺠﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﺎھﻤﺖ ﻓﻲ اﺿﺎءة اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري ﻋﻠﻰ أﻓﻀﻞ وﺟﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺣﻀﺮة اﻟﺰﻣﻼء اﻟﻜﺮام‪ ,‬أﻳﮫﺎ اﻟﺤﻔﻞ اﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ‬ ‫طﺒﻌﺎ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ھﺬا ﻟﯿﺤﺼﻞ ﻟﻮﻻ وﺟﻮد ﻓﺮﻳﻖ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣﻤﯿﺰ اﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻲ ‪ ,‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻓﻘﺪت اﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرﻳﺔ زﻣﯿﻞ ﻋﺰﻳﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻠﻮﺑﻨﺎ ﺟﻤﯿﻌﺎ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺲ‬ ‫ان ﻛﺎن ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﻌﯿﺪ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪي اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﻠﺬﻳﻦ اﺗﻮﺟﻪ اﻟﯿﮫﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﻜﺮ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﻟﻨﺎدي روﺗﺎري اﻟﻤﯿﻨﺎء اﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮر ﺟﻮرج ﻋﺒﺪ ﷲ‪ ...‬أطﻠﺐ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﺰﻳﻞ ‪ ,‬او ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﻌﯿﺪ رؤﺳﺎء اﻟﻠﺠﺎن اﻟﻠﺬﻳﻦ ﺳﺎھﻤﻮا ﺟﻤﯿﻌﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻀﻮر اﻟﻮﻗﻮف دﻗﯿﻘﺔ ﺻﻤﺖ ﻋﻦ روح ﻓﻘﯿﺪﻧﺎ اﻟﻐﺎﻟﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻌﺎون ﻣﻊ اﻻﻧﺪﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺤﻘﯿﻖ ھﺬا اﻟﻨﺠﺎح‪.‬‬ ‫اﺷﺮﻓﺖ اﻟﺴﻨﺔ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻﻧﺘﮫﺎء ودوﻻب اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري ﻣﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﺎ ﺳﻢ ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻆ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ‪ 2452‬ﺧﻠﯿﻞ ال ﺷﺮﻳﻒ وﺗﻤﺎﺷﯿﺎ ﻣﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺪوران ﺗﻠﺒﯿﺔ ﻟﺤﺎﺟﺎت ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻌﻨﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺣﺎﺟﺎت اﻟﻔﺮد و ﺣﺎﺟﺎت اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﺔ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرﻳﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﯿﺔ ﺣﺎوﻟﻨﺎ اﻋﻄﺎء اﻟﺸﺒﺎب اﻷھﻤﯿﺔ اﻟﻜﺒﺮى‬ ‫اذ ھﻢ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ اﻟﻮاﻋﺪ‪ .‬وذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﺗﻔﻌﯿﻞ أﻧﺪﻳﺔ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرأﻛﺖ‬ ‫اﺟﻤﻊ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻟﺮوﺗﺎري ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﻤﯿﺔ ﺗﺠﻤﻊ ﺗﺤﺖ ﻣﻈﻠﺘﮫﺎ اﻟﻤﺘﻄﻮﻋﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫واﻷﻧﺘﺮأﻛﺖ ودﻋﻢ ﻣﺸﺎرﻳﻊ اﻟﺮاﻳﻼ اﻟﻠﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﻨﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺪرﻳﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻌﺎت وﻋﺼﺒﮫﺎ رﺟﺎل وﺳﯿﺪات اﻋﻤﺎل ورواد وﻗﺎدة ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻌﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﻘﯿﺎدة‪ .‬ﻛﺬﻟﻚ اﻷﺿﺎءة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري ﺣﯿﺚ ﺗﻢ ﺗﻨﻈﯿﻢ أﻳﺎم روﺗﺎرﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺪﻣﻮن اﻟﺨﺪﻣﺎت اﻻﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿﺔ وﻳﺸﺠﻌﻮن ﻋﻠﻰ اﺣﺘﺮام اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻳﯿﺮ‬ ‫اﻻﺧﻼﻗﯿﺔ اﻟﺮﻓﯿﻌﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﺎھﻤﻮن ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ اﻟﻨﯿﺔ اﻟﺤﺴﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﮫﺪف اﻟﻰ ﺗﻌﺮﻳﻒ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري وﻣﺒﺎدﺋﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻓﻲ اﻟﺨﺘﺎم‪ ,‬ﺳﺄﺳﺘﻌﺮض ﺑﺎﻳﺠﺎز أﻟﻤﺤﻄﺎت اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﯿﺔ ﻟﮫﺬا اﻟﻌﺎم‪:‬‬ ‫وارﺳﺎء اﺳﺲ اﻟﺴﻼم ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ‪. .‬أﻣﺎ ﺷﻌﺎر اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري \"أﻟﺨﺪﻣﺔ‬ ‫آﻣﻠﺖ أن ﻧﻠﺘﻘﻲ داﺋﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺳﺒﯿﻞ أﻟﺨﯿﺮ وآﻟﻌﻄﺂء‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﻮق اﻟﺬات\" ﻓﯿﺠﺴﺪ اﻟﻌﻘﯿﺪة اﻻﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻌﺘﻨﻘﮫﺎ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻋﺸﺘﻢ‪,‬ﻋﺎش آﻟﺮوﺗﺎري‪,‬ﻋﺎش‬ ‫ﻟﺒﻨﺎن‬ ‫ﻣﻠﯿﻮن ﻋﻀﻮ ﻣﻨﺘﺴﺐ اﻟﻰ ھﺪه اﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﯿﻮم ﻓﻲ ﻣﺆﺗﻤﺮ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري اﻷول ﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎن ﺑﮫﺪف ﺗﻮطﯿﺪ‬ ‫‪8‬‬

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