Governor Dinner - Distric Asembly 2010

Message to Presidents on Their Installation

Congratulations on becoming the leader of your club for the Rotary Year 2010-2011.

I have no doubt that you have been chosen because of your ability and your dedication to Rotary Service.

It is indeed an honour and privilege to be a Rotary leader.

In Rotary, clubs are where good things happen. Just imagine 33,000 clubs worldwide, with its 1.2 million members, impacting the world, each and every year, with “Service Above Self”. It is for this that our organization is regarded today as the premier service organization in the world. Our motto, the Object of Rotary and our 4 Way Test are truly worthy of our praise and observance.

RI President 2010-2011 Ray Klinginsmith, in his Theme, reminds us of what we have been doing for more than a 100 years: “Building Communities, Bridging Continents” – 4 simple words that explains what we do best, to non Rotarians.

Dear Presidents and members, I urge you to stand together to make your club an effective one. The RI President’s Club Citation criteria will help you to do so. We also have our District Strategic Plan and District Goals to help your club achieve your goals. The Assistant Governors, the District Leadership Team and our Past District Governors are there to assist you. Please give them your love, respect and support. They have given freely their time and effort.

I have this one special request which I hope you will help our District achieve. We, as a District, must make a great contribution to Rotary’s Polio Eradication final drive in 2010-11. District 3310 also wants to be counted, on that great day, when we declare the world Polio free. This is Rotary’s greatest project ever and it has been described as “one of the greatest Public Health achievements in the history of mankind”. I sincerely urge all of you to join me in this effort.

As your Governor, I will certainly do my best. My abilities are however limited, but with your support we can achieve much. Please give Rotary your best.

I wish you a very successful year ahead

Best Wishes

Dr K.A. Abraham

District Governor 2010 – 2011 Rotary District 3310