Speaking to you through the pages of Rotary magazine this past year has brought me so much joy. I have especially enjoyed sharing the incredible stories of the wonderful people Nick and I have met on the Imagine Impact Tour.

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to work as a Rotary director. It’s been an honour to serve as a conductor, harmonising our members’ voices and abilities into a symphony of service to bring constructive change in the community. Visiting various districts

June marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of another in Rotary, a bittersweet time to reflect as we look ahead. Looking back on this year, The Rotary Foundation accomplished a great deal. We renewed our determination to

As I sit down to pen my last piece as a director of Rotary International, the first thought that comes to my mind is that “time flies”! It has been a thoroughly enjoyable journey where I learnt a lot. I had the opportunity

Goals are crucial in shaping our lives, and to provide direction and purpose to our action. Whether personal, professional or in Rotary, setting goals help us prioritise our time and resources, and focus our efforts towards achieving the desired outcome. Without goals, we

As we enter the final lap of the Rotary year, it is time to rededicate and redouble our efforts for TRF. We all want to keep doing good in our world. That is possible in large measure through the Foundation’s district and global

“Do all the good you can, to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as ever you can.” While we don’t know its exact origin, this widely quoted saying summarises what Rotary and The

I believe it is a time in our world for brave, courageous, intentional leadership. Last month, in this column, you heard from my dear friend Anniela Carracedo. She is an amazing member of our Rotary family, and as a past Interactor and now Rotarian,

As we approach the home run of this Rotary year, two activities occupy the agenda of most vibrant clubs. One is the plan for the year ahead with focus on timelines, fund raising and the teams responsible for those. Next is the assessment

In a letter to his brother Theo in 1874, Vincent Van Gogh wrote: “If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” You can see Van Gogh’s love of the natural world in his paintings: luminous sunflowers, gnarled olive

Introducing the Rotary Youth Network How do you take the best from the worst? None of us will forget how the pandemic altered our world and our lives. Each of us had to traverse this period of uncertainty, and no one