Unite for Good with Rotary

From: RI President Francesco Arezzo rotarysupportcenter@msgfocus.rotary.org

Date: 11 August 2025 at 11:58:48 PM GMT+8
To: drheston@me.com
Subject: Unite for Good with Rotary
Reply-To: Rotary Support Center rotarysupportcenter@rotary.org

Association

Welcome to Rotary year 2025-26!

Association

Dear fellow member,

In an increasingly divided world, Rotary remains a beacon for unity. As we move Rotary forward, our core values and mission remain constant, keeping us focused on membership, peace, and polio.

We begin this year with a clear message: Unite for Good. It is an extraordinary phrase for its simplicity, brevity, and impact. Because behind every act of service, every new member, and every global challenge, two things matter most: friendship and trust.

Make connections

Providing a strong club experience that meets the needs of members is imperative. That means making sure your club is welcoming, flexible, and open to new ideas. It also means being responsive to the needs of your community.

I encourage you to find out what your community needs and collaborate with local leaders to make it happen. When we build connections locally, we increase our impact globally.

Learn about your community

Engage with each other

When we Unite for Good, we bring about lasting change not only around the world, but in ourselves. Our presence, our commitments, and our friendships matter. We build communities that care. And as we support and sustain one another, we grow in the process.

This year, I invite you to have conversations about the kind of culture and experience you want to create, and experiment with new ideas and creative ways to deepen engagement in your club.

Strengthen your club

Together, we end polio

The number of children paralyzed by polio has fallen 99.9% since 1988. It is one of the most successful health campaigns in modern history, and the best example of what can be accomplished when Rotary members combine our grassroots strength to create meaningful and lasting change. We cannot stop now. We have to keep the promise we made to the children of the world.

Today, we are facing new challenges — but together, we will end polio, and history will remember the way Rotary members and our partners worked side by side to achieve this tremendous accomplishment.

Join the fight against polio

|Not so long ago, I was playing with my grandchildren in our living room, with no thought of becoming Rotary’s president for 2025-26. Life really does come at you fast. I appreciate the support and affection so many of you have offered, and I am eager to discover what we will achieve together.

The connections that we make transform lives and make the world brighter and more hopeful. Everything is possible when we Unite for Good.

Sincerely,

Francesco Arezzo
2025-26 President
Rotary International

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