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SERVICE ABOVE SELF
SERVICE ABOVE SELF

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY THE OBJECT OF ROTARY
The Object of Rotary is to
The Object of Rotary is to
encourage and foster the
encourage and foster the
ideal of service as a basis
ideal of service as a basis
of worthy enterprise and,
of worthy enterprise and,
in particular, to encourage
in particular, to encourage
and foster:
and foster: First The development
First The development
of acquaintance as an
of acquaintance as an
opportunity for service;
opportunity for service;
Second High ethical
Second High ethical
standards in business and
standards in business and
professions, the recognition
professions, the recognition
of the worthiness of all
of the worthiness of all
useful occupations, and
useful occupations, and
the dignifying of each
the dignifying of each
Rotarian’s occupation as an
Rotarian’s occupation as an
opportunity to serve society;
opportunity to serve society;
ҧቃਿږึڭ၍։ࡰึ˴ࢩ˖ѓ Third The application of
Third The application of
TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE
TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE
the ideal of service in each
the ideal of service in each
Leading with gratitude
Rotarian’s personal, business,
Seeds of peace Rotarian’s personal, business,
ձ̻ٙ၇ɿ
and community life;
and community life;
Fourth The advancement of
Fourth The advancement of
international understanding,
international understanding,
goodwill, and peace through
௰ڐdҢႩᗆə෦ጅ‧تл (Selu Polley)d˼݊ ॱၘɦϞɢjሗ՘пҢࡁ௴ிঐ੄ܵܩٙԫيf goodwill, and peace through
a world fellowship of business
I love the idea of a gratitude journal.
created an endowment fund for their
Recently I met Selu Polley, a Ugandan Help us create something that will last. a world fellowship of business
މϤdҢɓٜၾڭᖯ‧ጒӍᎍ (Paul Mushaho)
ɓЗढʍ༺ᙆ֜dΝࣛɰ݊˚͉਷ყਿຖ઺ɽኪ To that end, I have been working and professional persons
and professional persons
police officer and a member of the 25th
The practice is simple: Write down three
district at the Arch Klumph Society level,
united in the ideal of service.
class of Rotary Peace Fellows at the In-
੗ʲΥЪd˼݊ढʍ༺৵௱ཤཤɽኪ (Makerere
ୋ 25 ֣ҧቃձ̻ᆤኪږաᆤɛٙɓࡰf with Paul Mushaho, a first-cohort united in the ideal of service.
choosing to transform pain into purpose.
things each day that you are grateful for,
ternational Christian University in Japan. graduate of the Rotary Peace Center
My second entry reflected on
and watch how it shifts your mindset,
෦ጅίढʍ༺ی௅ٙॶਿ͙ဧ (Nakivale) ᗭ at Uganda’s Makerere University, who THE FOUR-WAY TEST
University) ҧቃձ̻ʕːٙ࠯֣ଭุ͛dԨίॶ
Ravishankar and Paola Dakoju from THE FOUR-WAY TEST
Growing up next to the Nakivale
your energy, and even the way you move
͏τໄਜࣙڗɽ ―― ԟ݊˰ޢɪዝ̦௰અɮe started Nakivale’s first Rotaract club. Of the things we think, say
ਿ͙ဧ௴ͭəୋɓࡈҧڡٟfίҧቃਿږึٙ˕
refugee settlement in southern Uganda
the Rotary Club of Bangalore, India.
through the world.
Of the things we think, say
— one of the oldest and largest in the
At the assembly, the couple pledged
To me, gratitude is more than a feel-
஝ᅼ௰ɽٙᗭ͏τໄਜʘɓ ―― ˼Ⴉᗆԟ༁ٙ With support from The Rotary Foun- or do: or do:
ܵɨdҢࡁ͍ί༟пணͭɓග൒ᐻʈѥdᜫவԬ
world — Selu knew some of its resi- dation, we are funding a sewing room 1. Is it the truth? 1. Is it the truth?
ing; it is a force.
$50 million to The Rotary Foundation,
௅ʱ֢͏fνʦd˼Ҏૐਗ਼Іʉٙձ̻ᆤኪږ޼ where these women can learn a trade, 2. Is it fair to all concerned?
੉ɾঐ੄ኪ୦ɓҦʘڗdᒃ՟ϗɝdԨܔͭৎᖢ
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
dents. Now he hopes to focus his peace
And in Rotary, gratitude is a reflec-
an extraordinary gift representing 85
3. Will it build goodwill and
fellowship research on Nakivale, to pre-
Ӻၳೊ׵ॶਿ͙ဧdމ˚ܝ؂ਕІʉٟٙਜਂλ earn an income, and build stability. 3. Will it build goodwill and
percent of their wealth. Ravishankar
֛ٙ͛ݺfீཀவԬٟྠdॶਿ͙ဧٙϋჀɛʔ better friendships?
tion of who we are. When we thank our
better friendships?
pare him to serve his own community. Through those clubs, young people in 4. Will it be beneficial to
donors, we are acknowledging their
said, “When you give more than you
๟௪f That conversation took me back to Nakivale see themselves not as survi- all concerned? 4. Will it be beneficial to
Ύਗ਼Іʉ޶ϓӨᗭ࠻π٫dϾ݊ჯኬ٫f
think you can, life returns to you more
contribution and honoring their belief
all concerned?
my own visit there in 2022 and reminded
ԟϣ࿁༑ᜫҢΫซৎІʉί 2022 ϋிஞԟ vors but as leaders.
຅Ңࡁί 11 ˜ᛇᅅ˜ҧቃਿږึ˜™dle
in a better world.
than you can ever imagine.” That sing
me that the seeds of peace can spring up As we celebrate Rotary Foundation MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT
sentence captures the heart of Rotary.
I write in my gratitude journal often
ԨڎԸҧቃձ̻ᆤኪږࠇ೥ୋ 25 ඄ϋʘყdሗ
༁ٙ຾ዝdԨ౤፴əҢjձ̻ٙ၇ɿֻֻึίҢ Month in November and embark upon MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT
where we least expect them.
My final entry was in gratitude to
— not every day but enough to keep me
Nakivale is home to more than
ࡁ௰จซʔՑٙή˙഼ٽ͛ڗf the 25th year of Rotary Peace Fellows, All members (Rotarians and
All members (Rotarians and
ӪাਿږึԐཀεჿဘڗϾሾ๯ٙዝ೻d˸ʿ
grounded. I want to share with you an
Moh Eid and Chuck and Carol Stock-
Rotaractors) are expected to:
286,000 people who have fled conflicts remember how far the Foundation has Rotaractors) are expected to:
ing. After Moh’s brother, Ibrahim, a
entry from January, written during the
ॶਿ͙ဧτໄə൴ཀ 28 ຬ 6 ɷΤ৚ᕎ࡝؈ come, and the work of the more than 1. Act with integrity and
1,900εЗձ̻ᆤኪږዝ֣աᆤɛהᇕிٙϓ؈f
in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
International Assembly. The assembly is
humanitarian aid worker, was killed
1. Act with integrity and
Burundi, Rwanda, and elsewhere, many
͏˴΍ձ਷eႈඤήeጅτ༺ʿՉ˼ላ߉ٙᗭ 1,900 peace fellow alumni. high ethical standards
ஷֻձ̻ٙࣚ೻݊͟྅ڭᖯவᅵٙჯஙה
high ethical standards
more than our annual learning event for
while helping victims of war, Chuck in their personal and
of them women who walked for days and
The journey to peace is begun by
͏dՉʕ஢εɛ݊ࢯӉ൸ऒᅰ˂ޟЇᅰ඄ʑת༺ leaders like Paul, strengthened by the in their personal and
district governors-elect; it’s a gathering
was moved to create the Ibrahim Eid
ක઼d͟ԟԬ͑ʔ׳૝Ҏૐٙॶਿ͙ဧ੉ɾהቩ professional lives
often weeks to reach safety.
professional lives
2. Treat others fairly by using
τΌʘήٙɾ׌f filled with inspiration and moments that Fund to support Rotary Peace Fellows. 2. Treat others fairly by using
Their stories will stay with me forever.
Nakivale women who refuse to give up
ոdԨ͟྅෦ጅவᅵٙձ̻աᆤɛሰᚃપਗf respectful language, being
stay with you long after the lights dim.
Their leverage gift was $100,000 to-
Every single one told me her husband hope, and carried forward by peace fel- supportive, fostering a
respectful language, being
μࡁ݂ٙԫਗ਼͑ჃठΙίҢٙːʕf lows like Selu. ward a million-dollar goal. That is what supportive, fostering a
ձ̻ഒڢɓࡈפ൥ٙ฿ׂf̴݊ɓධՈ᜗
My first entry was in gratitude to
had been murdered. Several had lost chil-
welcoming environment,
welcoming environment,
Debbie and Russell Doby.
it looks like when grief becomes hope.
ӊɓࡈɛேѓൡҢdμٙɩ˃࿘ቊ૨࢔fλ is an action, built one opportunity at a 3. and honoring all individual
ٙБਗd݊ɓϣ௴ிɓࡈዚึd˲ֻֻ݊͟ԟԬ
dren to violence, hunger, or exhaustion.
Peace is not an abstract concept. It
and honoring all individual
And today, my gratitude entry is member characteristics
In 2022, Debbie, then a district
PHOTOGRAPH: MONIKA LOZINSKA ə͛նf್Ͼdίᗭ˸Пඎ̶ٙɽే೨ʘʕdμ the unimaginable and still choose hope. 4. Avoid behavior that reflects PHOTOGRAPH: MONIKA LOZINSKA PHOTOGRAPH: MONIKA LOZINSKA
Through immeasurable grief, their pres-
఻Зٙ܀ɿһΪᅳɢe৴ቯeא᜗ɢீ˕Ͼ̰̘
member characteristics
ዝ຾əᗭ˸ซ྅ٙጋᗭۍԱ್፯኿ၡ౥Ҏૐٙɛ Use their professional skills
for you. For longtime members and
governor-elect, missed out on that
ence was steady, dignified, and resolute.
time, often by those who have endured
3. Use their professional skills
through Rotary to improve
brand-new faces, for those who give
ࡁהක௴ٙfீཀҧቃਿږึdҢࡁঐ੄ၾ˼ࡁ
inspiring assembly experience because
When I asked what they needed, not
people’s quality of life in
through Rotary to improve
of the pandemic. Then, a year later, just
one asked for money. Not one asked for
people’s quality of life in
year after year and those preparing their own communities
Through The Rotary Foundation, we can
ࡁٙᑘ˟ग़࿒Ա್Ӑᖢeܵࠠe˲਺֛ʔ୅f
Ԩٲ፯኿ҎૐdԨ՘пᜫவʱҎૐ߶ѯމܵܩٙ
to make their first gift. Thank you. and elsewhere in the world
their own communities
a few days before the district conference
choose hope alongside them, and help it
food or shelter. They asked for oppor-
and elsewhere in the world
ϓ؈f
຅Ң༔ਪμࡁცࠅʡჿࣛdӚϞɓࡈɛකɹ
she was excited to host, Debbie and her
Let gratitude be our compass this year.
tunity. They wanted the chance to build
grow into something that lasts.
adversely on Rotary or
4. Avoid behavior that reflects
husband were in a head-on collision.
small businesses so they could feed
ࠅ፺fӚϞɓࡈɛ॰Ӌ࠮يאИஈfμࡁהಂ޸
other Rotary members
JENNIFER JONE
adversely on Rotary or
The other driver was killed; Debbie S
their children and send them to school.
5. Follow all codes of conduct
other Rotary members
珍妮佛‧瓊斯 JENNIFER JONES
ٙ݊ዚึfμࡁҎૐঐϞዚึ௴ͭฆۨΆุdᔟ
and Russell survived, miraculously.n trustee chair
Their request was simple and powerful:
5. Follow all codes of conduct
Out of tragedy, they found grace. They
for any Rotary-related event.
Ϥᅨቮ܀ɿڗɽԨ৔˼ࡁ̘ɪኪfμࡁٙൡӋ݅
ҧቃਿږึڭ၍։ࡰึ˴ࢩ
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