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M. “MMM”
When Scherer asked the manager
He has served in numerous Rotary po-
Muruganandam
someone he had just met, he replied,
coordinator for Zone 5 and RI president’s
Vice President
representative. He has received RI’s high-
“‘You are a Rotarian. That means to
Rotary Club of Bhel
me that many people trust in you, and
est honor, the Service Above Self Award,
City Tiruchirapalli,
that’s enough for me,’” Scherer recalls.
and the RI Vocational Service Leadership
India
Award, as well as The Rotary Founda-
“This selflessness deeply moved me and
M. Muruga-
tion’s Citation for Meritorious Service.
shaped my Rotary journey.”
As governor of District 4640 in 2009-
nandam, widely
MMM was an early contributor to the
known as “MMM” or “Triple M,” is
Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation,
10, Scherer led a membership expansion
strategy that resulted in the formation of
marking a historic commitment to pre-
an entrepreneur and philanthropist
a number of new clubs. His efforts helped
serving the legacy and home of Rotary
with more than 30 years of expertise
District 4640 become the largest Rotary
founder Paul Harris.
in supply chain management. As the
MMM and his wife, Sumathi, a mem-
founder and chair of Excel Maritime,
district in the Southern Hemisphere.
Scherer is also dedicated to leadership
ber of the same Rotary club, support The
he has expanded operations across 18
cities in India and in Indonesia, Malay-
Rotary Foundation as members of the
development, having served as a learning
sia, Singapore, and Thailand. Today, the
facilitator at the International Assembly
Arch Klumph Society.
Excel Group of Companies spans vari-
and lead instructor at governors-elect
and governors-nominee learning
ous markets, including logistics, human
resources, renewable energy, health care,
seminars. He has also served as Rotary
César Luis
and agriculture.
Scherer
membership coordinator and chair of the
MMM holds degrees from the Indian
Rotary Institute of Brazil.
Treasurer
As an accountant, Scherer brings an
Rotary Club of
Institution of Industrial Engineering in
Mumbai and is a chartered engineer. He
analytical and strategic approach to the
Marechal Cândido
RI Board. He believes successful clubs
also holds a master’s degree from Birla
Rondon-Beira
Institute of Technology and Science
Lago, Brazil
thrive on purpose and mission. He says,
“Clubs that function well are those that
in Pilani, India; a Master of Business sitions, including as Rotary public image why he was entrusting his house to
Administration in finance from Indira César Luis Scherer have a clear goal and are actively working
Gandhi National Open University; and is an entrepreneur and accountant toward it. Strategic planning and conti-
a Master of Foreign Trade from Pondi- with extensive experience in financial nuity are of utmost importance.”
cherry University. management, strategic planning, and Scherer has received the RI Service
Above Self Award and the Citation for
He began his Rotary journey at age administration. He is the founder and di- consulting physician and volunteers with Christine Buering representative, and RI president’s repre-
16 with Rotaract. One of his first service rector of a thriving accounting firm and associations for disabled and disadvan- Director 2025-27 sentative, among other roles. She is the
Meritorious Service from The Rotary
projects involved administering drops of served as a professor of accounting for taged people. Rotary Club first woman from a German-speaking
Foundation. He is also an honorary
(Rossella) ޫމҧቃਿږึٙ
巴洛塔
polio vaccine in remote villages, includ- 29 years at the State University of West- citizen of the city of Marechal Cândido ݊˼ࡁ˸ۃೌجਂՑٙfவᜑ country to be elected to the RI Board and
Ballotta joined Rotary in 2009 when
of Altenburg,
̶ᕘਿږ࣏ᘠɛʿ͑ɮਿږ࣏
ing a river community not far from his ern Paraná (Unioeste) in Brazil. While at he moved to Feltre, a city ͪ̈ҢࡁνОঐ੄ҷᜊɛࡁٙ hopes to help shape the perception of
Rondon in the state of Paraná, where he
Massimo Ballotta in the foothills
Germany
home. “Whenever I pass by that commu- Unioeste, he also served as vice rector of of the Dolomites mountain range. The Rotary in society. “I am a woman from
resides. His wife, Sônia, is a member of
2026-28 年理事
ᘠɛf
the same Rotary club. They support The
nity, I still get goose bumps thinking of administration and development and on club had been experiencing a steady ͛նf™ Fostering interna- the East, from a small town, who owns a
義大利 Feltre 扶輪社
Rotary Foundation as Major Donors.
what we did there,” he says. the board of trustees. decline in membership, but with a well- ίɓఙٟڗ຅፯ɛኪ୦ small business,” she says with pride.
tional connections
MMM became a Major Donor to The He holds a bachelor’s degree in ac- defined three-year plan, Ballotta helped and increasing op- Outside Rotary, Buering serves as
޼ীึಂගdˋݾ෫ၾڢᐄл
Rotary Foundation while still a Rotarac- counting from the Faculty of Human the club nearly double its size to around portunities for women are central to the vice president of the regional chamber
巴特勒
৵Г୽‧ˋ
tor. In 2016-17, as one of the youngest Sciences of Marechal Cândido Rondon 62 members. Massimo Ballotta work Christine Buering has been doing of commerce. She chaired the tourism
ଡ଼ᔌ˜࿁Ҥ৴ቯ™(Rise Against
Marshall Butler
governors of District 3000, he led several in Paraná, Brazil, and he completed post- One of the hallmark initiatives of for nearly three decades. She believes council of the German chambers of
Director 2026-28
ݾ෫ί௴ͭ
Hunger) ΍Νᘪ፬ɓఙݺਗd
initiatives to commemorate the Founda- graduate and doctoral studies in auditing the club is a social inclusion project. that Rotary is the most amazing plat- commerce, breaking barriers as its first
2026-28 年理事
Rotary Club of
tion’s centennial. These efforts raised and financial management at Unioeste Members take people with disabilities form. “In Rotary, you can bring together female chair. Buering supports The Ro-
Feltre, Italy
ᜫၾึ٫މԔˋ۾ٙኪഁ͂̍
׵1222ϋٙ
美國佛羅里達州
awareness about literacy, road safety, and Universidad del Museo Social Argen- on mountain excursions with the use people who have never spoken before, tary Foundation as a Major Donor.
West Jacksonville 扶輪社
֮ε͙ɽኪ
᎛࠮f˼Ⴍj˜ቦҢɓࡈɛd
Massimo Ballotta
blood and organ donation, and self- tino in Buenos Aires, Argentina. of special wheelchairs. More than 500 and a fruitful conversation begins.”
defense training for girls. He also played A Rotarian since 2003, Scherer people have participated in 10 years. Bal- ௟ε̥ঐ๟௪ 100 ΅᎛࠮fШ
earned a degree
(University of
Born in southern Germany, Buering
a pivotal role in establishing 99 Rotaract learned the true meaning of Rotary lotta says, “We take them to about 1,500 pursued tourism studies at the Ecole Marshall Butler
in medicine and
Ңࡁ̜ණə 150 ࡈɛdί೵೵
Padua) ՟੻
clubs, 250 Interact clubs, and 100 Rotary early in his career when he went to an- to 2,000 meters above sea level so that hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, fol- ৵ ๊ ဧ‧
surgery with
Director 2026-28
specializations in sports medicine and
Community Corps in his district. other state to pursue his doctorate. He they can see the mountains from above, lowed by additional studies in Mexico and ˋतਔ݊౤
ᔼኪၾ̮߅ኪЗdԨኹϞ༶ਗ
Շࡈʃࣛʫఱ๟௪ə 35,000
Rotary Club of
Outside of Rotary, MMM leads the had arrived in the city and begun trying which they were not able to do before. Spain. She worked in public relations and
rehabilitative medicine from the Uni-
West Jacksonville,
ᔼኪʿూ਄ᔼኪٙਖ਼߅༟ࣸf
΅᎛࠮dவԑ˸౤Զ 100 Τ܀
versity of Padua, which was founded
Excel Foundation, which champions to rent an apartment when he real- This showed me how we can change marketing in London and Paris before Զழ᜗੃৅
Florida
in 1222. As director of a large hospital
education, health care, sports programs, ized he had misplaced his checkbook. people’s lives.” returning to the newly reunified Germany ሙ೻ٙ˜ྼ
˼ಀዄ΂Ԏጅፕ޲ (Belluno) ɓ
ഁɓ዆ϋٙኪࣧʹ᎛f™வఙ
and skill development for marginalized He went to the local bank branch and rehabilitation department in the prov- in the early 1990s. Moving to Altenburg, Marshall Butler
During a presidents-elect learning
࢕ɽۨᔼ৫ూ਄߅˴΂ڗ༺ 20
communities. Its cornerstone project is discovered the manager was a Rotar- ince of Belluno for more than 20 years, ݺਗ࿎ᜑҧቃᗴ౻ᑊ׼ٙۃ̬ ਕʈЪ™
is the marketing
opening a 75-bed comprehensive cancer ian. The manager, who was going on seminar, Ballotta organized an event with a 1,000-year-old city in former East Ger- (Pragmatic
he treated patients with neurological
εϋdߧɢ׵طᐕग़຾ӻ୕ၾ
ࡈο˜Ңࡁɓৎ™(Together,
and orthopedic disabilities. Although
hospital to make basic treatment acces- vacation, offered his house for Scherer the organization Rise Against Hunger many, she fell in love with both the region director for Prag-
Works) Бቖᐼ္dίБቖၾ߅
৶߅ღᖟٙઃ٫fᒱ್˼ͦۃ
we) ٙၖʕࠅ່dԨ઼೯່ɽ
sible to rural communities. to stay in. to have seminar participants package and her husband, Alexander, a lawyer. matic Works, which offers software
he retired, he continues to work as a
meals for schoolchildren in Zimbabwe. In 1994, Buering founded Altenburger training, and has more than 30 years of
ҦჯਹኹϞ൴ཀ 30 ϋٙᔮబ຾
л΢ήॸॸࣖجપਗᗳЧٙ
ʊ຾ৗ;dШʥᘱᚃዄ΂ᚥਪ
He says, “By myself, I could prepare 100 Tourismus GmbH, helping to build and experience in marketing and technology.
ᔼࢪdԨίεࡈᗫᕿԒːღᖟ
᜕f˼ଭุ׵НᖯԢ༺ɽኪd
ࠇ೥f
28 ROTARY JULY 2026 meals. But we got 150 people, and in two promote regional tourism in eastern A graduate of the University of Florida
hours we prepared 35,000 meals, which Germany after decades of closed borders. with a degree in advertising, he began his
՟੻ᄿѓኪኪɻኪЗdᔖૹڋ
ʿࢮැ໊᜗ٙ՘ึʕዄ΂қʈf
Ԓމ 2060 ήਜ 2019-20
will feed 100 children school lunches Her company offers immersive tours career by writing television commercials
ಂ˴ࠅࠋபᅠᄳཥൖᄿѓdᎇ
for a whole year.” Ballotta says the event showcasing Altenburg’s history, culture, before joining the internet revolution at
ˋݾ෫׵ 2009 ϋยՑѬ
ϋܓᐼ္dί COVID-19 ޥઋ
demonstrated the importance of the first and traditions. its inception.
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two words of Rotary’s vision statement, ᖑ೯ڋಂdˋݾ෫ၾՉ˼ήਜ Butler joined the Rotary Club of
Buering joined Rotary in 1995 when
ҳԒՉʕf
“Together, we,” and inspired similar she co-founded her club with her hus- West Jacksonville in 2002 and served
൬ဧतཤ̹ (Feltre) ࣛ̋ɝҧ
ᐼ္΍Ν՘ሜɓධΌଢᆤпږ
projects throughout Italy. band and others. as governor of District 6970 in 2016-17.
ˋतਔ׵ 2002 ϋ̋ɝ
ቃf຅ࣛ༈ҧቃٟ͍ࠦᑗٟࡰ
“We were a young club, most of us in
As 2019-20 governor of District ࠇ೥dމε࢕ᔼ৫౤Զᔼᐕண From 2020 to 2023, he was the Rotary
ɛᅰܵᚃɨ๞ٙѢྤdШίˋ
2060, at the beginning of the COVID- our early 30s, who wanted to bring the public image coordinator for Zone 34,
Г௫дჅၪဧҧቃٟdԨ׵
௪fί˼ٙჯኬɨd˼ٙήਜ
19 pandemic, Ballotta coordinated a East and West together,” she says. “In and he developed a structured approach
ݾ෫પБɓධͦᅺ׼ᆽٙɧϋ
2016-17 ϋܓዄ΂ 6970 ήਜᐼ
ٙ͑ɮਿږ࣏ᘠɛɛᅰϓڗə
global grant project with other district East Germany, if you wanted leaders, of monthly webinars and strategic action
္fί 2020 Ї 23 ϋගd˼ዄ
ࠇ೥ܝdϓ̌՘пᜫ༈ٟɛᅰ
governors that provided equipment to they were often women, so it felt natural items that helped lay the foundation for a
ɓ࠴˸ɪd̶ᕘਿږ࣏ᘠɛٙ
hospitals. And under his leadership, his to have women join Rotary. Rotary, for regional membership action plan.
΂ 34 ή੭ٙҧቃʮ΍Җ൥՘
఻˷ᔕ࠴ϓڗd༺Ցߒ 62 Τ
ɛᅰһᔕə̬࠴f
district more than doubled the num- us, was a link to the world.” “Every opportunity I’ve had to serve
ٟࡰٙ஝ᅼf
ˋݾ෫׵ 2022 Ї 25 ϋග
ሜɛdಂගપБəɓࢁ͟ӊ˜et
ber of Benefactors and quadrupled its Passionate about gender equality, in Rotary, I’ve tried to bring a minds
Major Donors. Buering became part of the group that of doing things just a little differently to
ᇞɪ޼ীึၾഄଫБਗධͦ࿴
༈ٟ௰Ոܸᅺ׌ٙࡇᙄ
ዄ΂ 14 ή੭ٙҧቃٟࡰ೯࢝
Ballotta served as Rotary member- started the Sylvia Whitlock Leadership leave them better than I found them,”
ϓٙӻ୕ʷ˙جdމਜਹٟࡰ
ship coordinator for Zone 14 from 2022 Award in 2017. The award, adopted by Butler says.
ʘɓ݊ɓධٟึ࢙̍ࠇ೥fҧ
՘ሜɛd՘п່ɽл༺ϓ৷༺
As a marketing professional, Butler is
to 2025, helping Italy achieve a dramatic Rotary International in 2021, honors Бਗࠇ೥ (regional membership
ቃٟࡰл͜तႡٙቃಉd੭ჯ
2.8% ٟٙࡰϓڗଟf˼ɰಀ
2.8 percent membership growth. He also one Rotary member each year who has deeply passionate about Rotary’s public
ԒːღᖟɛɻආБ೮ʆ᜗᜕f
ί˼̈͛ή۾̵౶ዄ΂ɓఙ਷
served as co-chair of a Rotary Interna- actively worked to advance women in image. “We need to add more sizzle t
action plan) ఢ֛ə਺ྼٙ o
tional presidential conference in Venice, Rotary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rotary story,” he says. “We have an
ਿᓾf
10 ϋගdʊϞ൴ཀ 500 ɛਞ
ყҧቃٟڗึᙄٙਓ˴։f
the city where he was born. she helped found the Rotary Action amazing product.”
ˋतਔڌͪj˜ίҧቃ
ၾfˋݾ෫ڌͪj˜Ңࡁ੭ჯ
ˋݾ෫ɰ݊ɓЗਖ਼ุٙ
An expert sommelier, Ballotta teaches Group for Menstrual Health and Hy- To help engage younger audiences
food and wine pairing in national giene. She loves to mentor young women and inform them about the opportuni-
˼ࡁ೮ɪऎנߒ 1,500 Ї 2,000
؂ਕٙӊɓࡈዚึʕdҢேр
ԲৢࢪdԨί਷࢕ॴሙ೻ʕ઺
courses. because she has been the first woman in ties available through Rotary, Butler used
ɢ٢ܵഹɓ၇œਂᓃʔɓᅵٙ
ʮˉٙ৷ܓdᜫ˼ࡁঐ͟ɪֻ
Ballotta and his wife, Rossella, are many of her endeavors. artificial intelligence and other tools to
બ᎛ৢภৣf
Major Donors and Benefactors of The Buering has served as a learn- create several outreach videos, including
ҷᜊٙː࿒dಂ஢Іʉᕎක
ɨ௢ᐚ໊ʆѯᘆٙ౻ߧdவ
ˋݾ෫ၾֈɿᜈ෦ז
Rotary Foundation. ing facilitator, Council on Legislation a popular hip-hop video that was widely
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