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I am proud to be your District Governor during the Rotary year 2022-2023. This is truly going to be a historic year. For the first time in the history of Rotary there is going to be a woman International President. By taking this bold step, Rotary is taking the initiative of empowering women and girls around the world to become leaders. Jennifer Jones has been selected to be Rotary International President. She is a devoted Rotarian, a capable leader and she has chosen for this year's theme, "Imagine Rotary". She has challenged us to imagine a world where Rotary is committed to diversity, inclusion and equity as a part of our daily lives.
Let us as Rotarians, imagine Rotary's involvement in assisting our communities in developing disease preventing strategies. Let's imagine how Rotary can assist communities in promoting education of our children, growing our local economies, protecting the environment and promoting peace.
We must commit ourselves to growing Rotary, by seeking new members who represent the communities in which we live. We know that diversity in our clubs enables us to serve our communities better. We should seek opportunities to work with other civic organizations and local governments to expand our reach.
I am excited for this opportunity to serve in this capacity. We are facing tremendous challenges from assisting refugees, from the war torn country of Ukraine and others, to a resurgent of Covid-19 and skyrocketing inflation to name a few. As Rotarians, we are problem solvers and we will rise to the occasion to help those in need worldwide. I imagine Rotary will achieve its goal of eradicating polio within the next 5 years. Let us not forget our motto, "Service Above Self".