ROTARY IS… HUMANITY IN ACTION
RI Director Dr. Mahesh Kotbagi (2021–23) writes in the latest issue Rotary News:
Peace is possible when Rotarians plan and execute projects in disease prevention, giving access to clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, protecting environment and empowering societies economically and emotionally.
Rotary is nothing but humanity in action. Peace building is an inbuilt ingredient of all our actions and deeds. However, in today’s challenging environment, we need to focus more and put peace efforts at the heart of all our activities. Each action must be reviewed and re-designed to include peace. Our ultimate goal should be a peaceful and conflict-less society.
2 million
The number of Indians Rotary has helped to vaccinate against Covid, says past RI Director Ashok Mahajan, Chairman of the Rotary India Covid Task Force, in Rotary News.
DID YOU KNOW?
There are 59 Rotary clubs with the word “Tokyo” in their club names. The first Rotary Club in Japan grew out of a meeting, in the United States, between two Japanese businessmen, Kisaji Fukushima and Umekichi Yoneyama.