Dear Rotary Leaders
Better Be Safe Than Sorry
I can see people bursting with energy once again, bursting firecrackers, packing their suitcases for travel within India and overseas, shopping like there was no tomorrow and generally trying to shake off the lockdown mood which has been inside them for over a year. But friends, Covid is still not gone and we have to take sufficient safeguards now if we have to welcome the new year 2022 as a year when we can truly be carefree to a large extent.
Rotary India Covid Task Force has managed to create a strong pan-India network that will constantly help to sound the alarm bells when needed, help in the vaccination drive of the Government and ramp up advocacy whenever and wherever required. This task force aims to help to protect the country for future generations, like how the INPPC did while working to eradicate Polio.
We always know that vaccination only was not enough to eradicate Covid totally and people have to take all safety measures such as wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and observing hygiene at all times. The awareness created by Rotarians all over the country has made the rapid progress the country has achieved possible. But if we let our guard down now and some new variant comes as a wave, we can easily be made to feel powerless.
That is why Rotary India Covid Task Force is committed to inspiring Rotarians, empowering them and training them to work for the eradication of Covid. We consider Rotarians as on the frontlines of this fight against Covid. The cases seem to be coming down in many States but that is no reason to be complacent especially when some countries are reporting a spike in the cases. Our task is to make the Rotarians do the right things in the community before it is too late.
What gives me hope is passion and the will of the grassroots members in organizing vaccination camps and pushing the people in the community to take sufficient care now and not regret later.
Festivals will come every month, year after year. But we have to be well in body and mind to celebrate them every year. Make sure that your families set an example to the neighbours about how to follow the Covid protocols rigidly for the next 6 months at least. We have no time to lose.
I wish you all a safe and enjoyable festive season.