The beauty of Rotary is that you don’t do Rotary alone. Not only are we part of our local club and community but we are part of a world-wide community of Rotarians doing parallel work or joining us in doing empowering work together. Sometimes that work is here in the Willamette Valley and sometimes it’s in Haiti, Guam or Kenya.
The other evolving feature is the increasing diversity of membership that is becoming part of our evolving Rotary make-up. First it was the savvy inclusion of women and now our inclusiveness band-width is wisely spreading even wider.
I make no apology, this year we have emphasized “adding new members” to our club’s ranks (that is – building our base of strength as a club and thus support for what we take on). There is also (today) the “added joy” of doing what we do with an increasing mix of: ethnic, gender, age and cultural differences. As our Rotary club continues to evolve and grow, especially in our community, we can be proud of who we are and what we stand for – Rotary Serving Humanity, period.