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BE A GIFT
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策略 . 計畫 . 扶輪
Dear 2015-16 ‘Service Above Self’ Team
and Dignitary Rotarians,
On July 1st, the beginning of the Rotary
year that spans the period from July 1st to
June 30th of the following year, about 34,000
Rotary clubs from over 530 districts around
the world lifted the curtain for the 2015-16
RI’s inauguration under the theme “Be a Gift
to the World”.
I attended the International Assembly held
in San Diego in January of this year. After
returning to Taiwan, I sorted and compiled the
notes and reported the 2015-16 annual theme
and direction to the former governors. Closely
following that were the District Team Training
Seminar, Presidents-Elect Training Seminar,
District Training Assembly, Secretary Training
Seminar and Rotary Foundation Seminar, as
well as the Global Grant Practice Workshop
and the Club Trainer Training Seminar which
held for the first time for District 3480, in
addition to the Rotary Foundation Grant
Seminar held last December. After being
“baptized” by nearly ten Rotary skill events
prior to the inauguration, I believe the team is
ready to serve.
This year, the president of Rotary
International is K.R. Ravindram from Sri
Lanka, whose theme is “Be a Gift to the
World”. It means that people are born with the
gift of life. We are looked after and educated
during the process of growth. People only
have the “right of use”, not “to own”. As
Rotarians, how we can make contributions to,
and improve, the community and the world,
and guide us to live a rich and meaningful
life, and consequently make the world a
better place, depends on the planning and
execution of the various Rotary clubs this
year. The district calendars and the governors’
official visiting dates will be published in the
Governor Monthly in July.
2015 District Goal:
1. Membership growth 500 people
2. Rotary Foundation: NTD 1.6 Million.
3. Youth exchange:
Outbound: 68-70 people (long-term
exchange: 65, short-term exchange: 3-5)
Inbound: 80 people (long-term: 65; Biking
Camp: 15)
Rotaract Club: 38 clubs
Interact Club: 22 clubs
4. Asia Institute Meeting: 130 people
Rotary International Convention in Seoul:
400 people
5. S i s t e r D i s t r i c t ( J a p a n D2 7 2 0 , t h e
Philippines D3850)