Rotary International President-elect Barry Rassin selected Be the Inspiration as his theme for 2018-19, calling on leaders to work for a sustainable future and to inspire Rotarians and the community at large.Rassin, a member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, unveiled the 2018-19 presidential theme to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.
Rassin stressed the power of Rotary’s new vision statement, “Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.” This describes the Rotary that leaders must help build, he said.
To achieve this vision, the president-elect said, Rotarians must take care of the organization: “We are a membership organization first. And if we want to be able to serve, if we want to succeed in our goals — we have to take care of our members first.”
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