On September 3rd, at the Rotary Club of Forked River's lunch meeting, we were blessed with a visit from Joanne Ventura, the District Governor for District 7505. Gov. Ventura talked about the theme for Rotary International of "Rotary Connects the World". She also shared how she met Rotary International's President Mark Maloney at the Strike Out Hunger event at the Phillies game in August. As part of Gov. Ventura's visit, she presented to us the Rotary International Vision Statement. The Vision Statement is "Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe in our communities and in ourselves." Along with this vision are four priorities. - INCREASE OUR IMPACT
- EXPAND OUR REACH
- ENHANCE PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT
- INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT
Gov. Ventura also shared her personal goals of starting two new clubs or satellite groups, assessing groups, partnering with other clubs, and developing strategies of continued leadership. She announced that on Oct 5th, there will be a Rotary Leadership Institute at the Indian Cultural Center in Marlton, NJ. Lastly, Gov. Ventura presented our Club's President, Donna Volz with a flag of this years logo, "Rotary Connects the World". We were grateful to have Gov. Ventura at our lunch meeting and learning more about the direction of Rotary International along with our Rotary District. |