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PDG Anna König, Rotary Coordinator Zone 17

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R. Gordon R. McInally and Heather

Rotary International

President 2023-24

Joined Rotary 1984 at age 26. Dentistry. Member of the

Rotary Club of South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland.

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"My vision is that Rotary should exist everywhere in a style to

suit everyone who has the desire to be part of us and to

help us do good in the world," 

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Three Presidential Initiatives…

… That Create Hope in the World:

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• prioritizing mental health,
• building peace through virtual exchanges, and
• empowering girls.

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Mental Health

• Illuminate mental health needs near and far. This includes helping one another feel more supported, advocating for mental health services, and building bridges with experts in the field to expand access to treatment. 
• Everything we do is in the spirit of caring, giving, friendship, and compassion, and has been from the beginning of our organization. 
• What makes Rotary powerful isn’t just what we do for the communities we serve. We also support and empower each other, by creating a safe space for our members to bring their whole, authentic selves. We show each other comfort and care.  

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• May is Mental Health Awareness month.

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Virtual connections around the Globe

The importance of communicating with and learning from another culture cannot be overstated, and Rotary is making it even easier to do so.

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One way is through virtual international exchanges

• Uses online platforms;
• Connect people from different parts of the world to share their traditions, priorities, values, and more;
• Can serve as a window to another part of the world through activities such as teaching a digital cooking class, learning a new language, or even designing service projects with a global impact.

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DEI and Empowering Women and Girls

• Focus on continuing our journey in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) — ensuring that Rotary reflects the communities we serve and continues to take significant steps toward accessing the full range of human talents and experiences, so that we can better serve humanity.

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• And we will continue to empower women and girls by helping them unlock the potential already within them. 

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Grants

• District Grants fund small-scale, short term activities that address needs in a local community or communities abroad.

D-1385: 10 projects supported by District Grants – 4 basic education and literacy, 6 Community economic development. All of these projects are local.

• Global Grants support large international activities with sustainable, measureable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus.

D-1385: 4 Global Grants in Water, sanitation and hygene, Maternal and child health, Community economic development.

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The Rotary Foundation

All Rotary Grants should:

• Address important needs identified by the local community
• Strengthen the community’s capacity to address its own needs
• Make a long-term, sustainable impact

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In order to be able to receive grants we have to donate to the Rotary Foundation!

• Fundraisers; concerts and other ticketed events
• Donations from non-Rotarians
• Donations at club meetings and events
• Direct donations on My Rotary

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News from the Board

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• Transition Rotary’s culture from one focused on training its members to one that is participant-centered and focused on member learning,

(PETS -> PELS, GETS -> GELS, GNTS -> GNLS);

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• New strategic partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme - to safeguard freshwater sources;

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News from the Board

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• Sunset new presidential initiatives starting with Rotary year 2025-26 and encourage future presidents to follow a designated process for any proposed new programs;
• Eliminate the creation of an annual presidential theme and logo starting in Rotary Year 2025-26;

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• Approved a process of setting three-year rolling targets and three-year rolling regional plans for the club, district, and zone level beginning in 2024-25.

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News from the RI Board - Public Image

• Consistent brand messaging and visual identity are critical to improving awareness and understanding of Rotary,
• “visual identity” be part of Rotary training for club presidents, district governors, and public image coordinators;
• Rotary public image coordinators and district governors are responsible and accountable for maintaining brand fidelity in their districts/regions;
• Encouraged a culture of brand champions among club leaders;
• Added Rotary image and brand compliance goals to the Goal Center on Rotary Club Central to foster brand compliance accountability among Rotary club leaders;
• Requested that only those clubs (or Rotary-affiliated entities) that are brand compliant be fetured in Rotary media outlets;

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Three year targets Zone

Decsion by the RI Board April 2024:

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The Board strongly encouraged clubs to set three-year rolling goals; and zones to develop three-year rolling regional plans to help the clubs reach their goals; and further encouraged districts and zones to support these three-year regional plans

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Three year targets Zone 17A & 17B Membership

Zone 17 A (Sweden with Latvia)

• 6 new clubs in three years (1, 2, 3)
• 20 new Rotaractors every year (40, 60, 80)
• Net loss of Rotarians of -1 000 in 3 years (-1 240)

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Zone 17 B (Finland with Estonia, Russia)

• 6 new clubs in three years (1, 2, 3)
• 50 new Rotaractors every year (200, 250, 300)
• 25% women in three years (22%, 23%, 25%)

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End Polio Now

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Polio – our top external priority

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• 50 year celebration World Immunization Week 24 – 30 April

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• Wild polio cases 2024: 6 in Afghanistan, 6 in Pakistan

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• Fantastic that all clubs in D-1385 have contributed to Polio Plus!

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• 2-to-1 match by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Top priorities RIPE Stephanie Urchick

• Advancing the Action Plan to grow membership for Rotary to have a future.
• Healing a divided world through Positive Peace.

- If everybody live The Four-Way Test instead of just reciting it, we would have a more peaceful world. Clubs use it in creative ways.

- Peace pole project: The message of peace on the poles is a visible sign to the community that Rotary is a peacebuilding organization.

- Rotary has a Positive Peace Academy, which is an online activity for Rotarians and non-members.

-  Rotary Peace Centers are powerful activators in changing lives. A new peace center in the Middle East, in Istanbul, where there will be a peace conference in February 2025.

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Expand

our reach

Increase

our ability �to adapt

Increase

our impact

Enhance

participant

engagement

Continuity

Rotary International President 2024-25 Stephanie Urchick

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• Continuity: Working with our predecessors and those who follow us.
• One of Stephanie’s favorite mantras is “life is more interesting on the other side of yes.”

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