Remember that we have our district initiatives: fight hunger: feed hope and Literacy. I encourage you to seek out service projects addressing these two initiatives and include surrounding clubs in your area to join you.
August 2021
Our priority continues to be Grow Rotary. We are a membership organization, and our members are our greatest asset. We encourage you to have a membership chairperson so that he/she can engage with the District Leadership Team informing your club of any changes and updates Rotary International and District may have. Join in on our Monday afternoon virtual meetings with our Lt. Governor of Membership, Helen Peters. They share best practices growing Rotary with Each One Bring One Slogan.
Every club should celebrate its new members and recognize every Rotarian who sponsors a member. Remember to engage them immediately into a service project and/or committee so that they can experience their Rotary Moment.
Starting this month, consider how your club will grow your membership and retain current members. Serve to Change Lives and become Leaders of Change starts with you.
July 2021
As we begin our Rotary Year, I wish you a Great Rotary Year! Together, let us make it the best year by focusing on our District Action Plan. My vision for our District is to have all fifty-one clubs going in one direction using the district action plan as our pathway to success.
This will be our year as Leaders of Change. I challenge every club president to step up and step out of their comfort zone and make the changes needed to meet and exceed your goals. Share your rotary service projects using social media and our district website, and Facebook. Find your club brand, what is it that you do best that your community knows its you. Is it a service project, or a fundraiser? The beauty of Rotary is that it means different things to different people around you.
Our District Theme this is year is “Peace through Rotary.” Where there is Peace, there is hope.
The year 2020 can be described in one word: discouragement. Communities around our district need you to bring that hope. These are challenging times, and I encourage you to rise and meet the challenge with more passion to serve and change lives.
Summary
I am now at the midway point of my club visitations, and I am so thankful for all the club’s hospitality and the wonderful donations made in my name, and of course the beautiful gifts. I share my message to you about getting out of your comfort zone and if it makes you feel uncomfortable, then you are growing and that is a good thing.
I am so proud of our District Leadership Team’s passion to serve Rotary. They are committed to implementing our district action plan, serving you and making sure you are successful. I know this is not an easy task to achieve alone, but together we can make all the difference when we work together using Peace through Rotary as our pathway for a successful Rotary year.
We seek a meaningful impact in our communities by joining with our Rotary clubs for a more focus effort in achieving Service Above Self. We live in a time of unprecedented change. A time when economies, careers, and social safety is in grave peril. I see these as opportunities for us to rise and become the Rotarians our community needs us to be.
We serve expecting nothing in return. We give because we care. Sometimes we may be the only hope for people who cannot even imagine how to overcome their worries.
Our challenge will be delivering greater value for the people we serve by becoming more focused and growing our member base. Together we can be Leaders of Change.
My best to all of you and let us have a great rotary year!
Amando J Chapa
District Governor
