FOLLOW YOUR ROTARY DREAM

R.I. Theme 1998-99

PRES. JAMES L. LACY’S CHALLENGE

Make our Rotary dreams real and practical

• to help, especially our children;
• to provide humanitarian aid for the most disadvantaged people of our planet; and
• to find new ways to break the cycle of poverty, disease and despair, which entrap so many of our fellow human beings

3 MAJOR GOALS IN 1998-99

1) "dream new dreams"

participate in the Presidential Citation Program
create and maintain successful fellowship and service methods
concentrate on Community Concerns

2) prepare for Rotary’s Centennial in 2005 by strengthening Rotary knowledge and information in our Clubs

3) prepare for the next millennium by encouraging Clubs to participate fully with the "Dream for the future" Committee and its objectives

1998-99 PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL EMPHASIS
ON COMMUNITY CONCERNS

• HEALTH

Nutrition
Early Childhood Development
Early Childhood Immunization

• EDUCATION

Literacy
Vocational training
Character Development for Children
Drug Abuse Prevention

• SHELTER

Homelessness
Street Children

• STABLE FAMILIES

Child Abuse Prevention
Support to Needy Families

The primary challenge of R.I. President-Elect JAMES LACY’s Special Program Emphasis on Community Concerns is for each Rotary Club to take stock of its program of service to ensure that the projects being undertaken have real relevance to their communities. In short, Clubs should be catalysts for positive sustainable change. Because it is the children in each community who are most affected by unmet needs, Clubs are asked to take action to address the four fundamental concerns, creating a brighter future for the children of the world.

"FOLLOW YOUR ROTARY DREAM"
ADDRESSING NEEDS

The most effective community development efforts are focused on the importance of insuring that those who benefit from any program be directly engaged in identifying needs and in setting priorities. By working with the community instead of for the community, real change has better chance of taking hold.

4 MAJOR FOCAL POINTS IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS APPROACH:

1. Work with the community organizations and information sources to formulate an accurate assessment of the real needs of the community.
2. Design and carry out projects that effectively address identified needs.
3. Utilize Rotary resources in carrying out these projects, including Club talent and expertise, District Committees and the many resources available through R.I. and its Foundation.
4. Mobilize the community to support the goals of the projects and participate in their implementation wherever possible.

THE MORE INVOLVED THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE IN SUPPORTING THE PROJECTS THAT ROTARIANS ARE CARRYING OUT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE MORE LIKELY THAT THE PROJECT WILL EFFECT REAL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT 3850, PHILIPPINES

"FOLLOW YOUR ROTARY DREAM"
R.I. THEME 1998-99

OUR DISTRICT’S ROTARY DREAM
FOR RY 1998-99

Strengthening Rotary in our District through the development and retention of at least sixty (60) Clubs and one thousand eight hundred (1,800) Rotarians and attain the membership ratio of 25 per Club.

Educate our Rotarians on basic Rotary information through the establishment of a Rotary Academy and more fellowship activities in order to improve membership retention.

Enlighten the public on the various programs of Rotary International and Rotary Foundation, with special emphasis on the community concerns for children, through joint service projects to be undertaken by our Clubs in the major cities and areas of our District.

Develop a Rotaract Club, an Interact Club and/or a Rotary Village Corps by each Rotary Club in our District.

Share at least U.S. Dollars Twenty Five Thousand (U.S. $25,000) for the Rotary Foundation.