One early June, more than 30 years ago, I had a business trip scheduled to Las Vegas. I had been a Rotarian for about six years, and I thought of myself as an active member: I attended every meeting, I’d served as club secretary, I knew everyone in my club. But for me, Rotary was very much a community organization. It connected me to Nassau and perhaps even to the Bahamas — but no farther. 

Dear friends,

November is the RI month dedicated to the Rotary Foundation, our foundation. 
100 years ago, things seemed to be less complicated compared to how society has evolved and to the challenges we are facing today. Although we know what Arch Klumph, the Rotary International president at that time, imagined and proved could be accomplished, we can confidently say that the founder of the Rotary Foundation was insightful. It is equally true that those who followed his footsteps and stayed loyal to the Rotarian principles have managed to build an extremely powerful organization despite the critical time and all the crisis that have spread worldwide.