A New Year, A Renewed Commitment to Rotary Values ANew Year, A Renewed Commitment to Rotary Values Dear Rotarians, As we welcome the New Year, I extend my warmest wishes to you and your families May the coming year bring joy. good health, and renewed purpose into your lives. January is not just the start of a calendar year it is a reminder that every new beginning carries a fresh opportunity to deepen our commitment to Rotary and to the world we serve. Today, more than ever, the world needs Rotary our compassion, our integrity, our leadership, and our unwavering belief in doing good. With greater challenges around us, our responsibilities too have grown. And with those responsibilities comes our call torise higher. For over 120 years, Rotary has been guided by its timeless values: Service, Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, and Leadership. These values build our character, shape our culture, and give meaning to every project and every act of kindness we undertake. In the year ahead, our outcomes matter more than ever. We must strengthen our contributions to The Rotary Foundation, ensuring that hope reaches every corer it is needed We must expand our service providing clean water, promoting education and literacy, supporting health and maternal care, protecting our environment, and empowering women and youth And at the heart of it all remains our No.1 global priority Polio Eradication. Rotary started this fight, and Rotary must finish it. The world is watching, and history is calling As we pursue these goals, let us remember that great outcomes come only from great culture. Our newly sharpened Rotary Action Plan reminds us to:
+ Increase our impact
+ Expand our reach
+ Enhance participant engagement
+ Adapt to a changing world These guide our direction but our values and character determine how far we go. Let us serve with deeper purpose. Let us give with greater generosity. Let us lead with uncompromising integrity. Let us embrace diversity and celebrate fellowship This year, let us pledge not only to achieve more, but to do so without ever compromising our Rotary values the roots that hold us together. For fruit grows only when the roots are nurtured As we step into this New Year, let us carry Rotary's legacy with pride, humility, and hope. Together, rooted in our values and energized by our Action Plan, we will continue to do good in the world more boldly, more compassionately, and more effectively than ever before Wishing each one of you a purposeful, impactful, and inspiring New Year. Let us make this year a milestone in Rotary service and Rotary spirit.c