2009 RI Convention - Closing

Rotary Makes Dreams Real

The first of a series of pieces based on RI President DK Lee's presidential emphases and created for Rotary International's 100th Convention highlights the organization's belief that Rotarians should work towards lowering child mortality rates.

Addressing child Mortality

PDG Lucky Pieris says that, Rotarians in Sri Lanka have been addressing literacy and building schools after the Tsunami in 2004

Rotary International & the 100th Convention in UK

Opening Ceremony of the Rotary International Convention 2009 in UK

Jan Egeland Addresses Rotary Peace Symposium

At the Rotary World Peace Symposium in Birmingham England, former U.N. Special Adviser Jan Egeland praised the work of Rotary International, but warned that it must adapt to a changing world.

Tutu says, ‘You and I are created for goodness’

RCC hosted the Final DCM for the year & a fellowship evening afterwards

Potpourri of creation

Createract ’09 was featured on the Nation on the 31 May (Sunday) under letters and events (EYE) on the 6th Page “‘Createract’ showcases creative talents” and on the Sunday Times Mirror Magazine on the 7 June (Sunday) on the 6th Page “Potpourri of creation”

RI President DK Lee urges to continue to "Make Dreams Real" in the new Rotary Year

When I returned home, I began to read more about the issue of child mortality. It became clear to me that this was an area in which Rotarians could make a major impact. This is why, when I became president of Rotary International, I chose Make Dreams Real as the RI theme and asked Rotarians to work through our emphases of water, health and hunger, and literacy to reduce child mortality in our world.

As I end my year as RI president, I am inexpressibly proud of the work I have seen Rotarians do. When I first learned about the problem of child mortality, 30,000 children were estimated to die of preventable causes every day. Now, UNICEF reports that figure at about 25,000 – still far too large a number, but a significant decrease. There is no question in my mind that Rotary’s service has played a role in this change – and that we must continue our work until not one child dies of hunger and poverty. And so I ask you all to continue to Make Dreams Real in the new Rotary year. The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands – and the future of the world’s children is as well.

See the full speech here in the RI Website

RCC meets with the Interactors of Royal & Amal International

Guest Speaker - Mr. C. Mahendran, Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to USA, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and the UN