Rotary Serving Humanity, President Elect

Rotary International Assembly recently held the presidents elect training in San Diego, California.  A time to hear about the visions, speakers and social events for the coming rotary year serving 2016-2017.  The highlight for all president elects to gear up and prepare for their rotary year!  Seattle, Jesse Tam blog rotary in the community and help others.

 The theme for 2016-2017 announced by RI President-elect John F Germ.      

"Rotary’s founder, Paul Harris, believed that serving humanity is “the most worthwhile thing a person can do,” RI President-elect John F. Germ said, and that being a part of Rotary is a “great opportunity” to make that happen.

Germ unveiled the 2016-17 presidential theme, Rotary Serving Humanity, to incoming district governors on 18 January at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.

“I believe everyone recognizes the opportunity to serve Rotary for what it truly is: not a small opportunity, but a great one; an opportunity of a lifetime to change the world for the better, forever through Rotary’s service to humanity,” said Germ.

Rotary members around the globe are serving humanity by providing clean water to underdeveloped communities, promoting peace in conflict areas, and strengthening communities through basic education and literacy. But none more important than our work to eradicate polio worldwide, he said.

After a historic year in which transmission of the wild polio virus was stopped in Nigeria and all of Africa, Germ said we are closer than ever to ending polio...."  http://bit.ly/1PmezZr