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RI社長文告

 

2014-15 國際扶輪社長年度主題文告

 

  扶輪這個組織有每一個人想要的東西。一百多年來,在全世界、在都市及鄉鎮,扶輪社員們結合起來服務。在扶輪創立之後的歲月裡,無數的扶輪社員及其他人士透過扶輪青年服務團、扶輪少年服務團、扶輪社區服務團、青少年交換、及其他許多計畫,發現了扶輪服務的喜悅。

 

  我們全都是扶輪家庭的一份子。而且我們都從扶輪服務得到非常豐富的收穫。我們交到朋友、幫助社區、而且使世界變得更美好、更安全、更健康。我們已成為一個真正的國際義工網絡的一部份,而且我們已經瞭解,當我們把各種差異擺在一邊,一起合作,我們的成就能有多大。

 

  我們在扶輪所珍惜的許多理念及價值並不是扶輪特有的。扶輪之所以在我心深處產生共鳴,或許是因為我在扶輪找到了中國許多傳統的價值觀:服務及責任、尊重家人及其他人等的價值觀。

 

  因此,我在進行扶輪服務時經常以孔子思想為圭臬,也就不足為奇了。對我而言,孔子便是扶輪社員的原型。孔子誕生於保羅.哈理斯出生前 2000 多年,他曾說:

 

  古之欲明明德於天下者,先治其國;欲治其國者,先齊其家;欲齊其家者,先修其身。

 

  在扶輪,我們是藉由超我服務來修身。而且我們瞭解為了建立服務的豐功偉業,我們首先必須照顧我們的組織並擴展我們的扶輪家庭。

 

  在 2014-15 年度,我將要求你們―藉由分享我們的服務、強化我們的扶輪社、並讓我們的光在我們的社區發光發亮―來「光耀扶輪」。在這個扶輪年度,我們將藉由達成增加我們扶輪社員至 130 萬人的目標、引進新社員同時留住現有社員,來「光耀扶輪」。為達成此目的,我們需要以新的方式來增加社員,並嘗試新的構想。舉辦「扶輪日」活動,讓你的社區有機會更深入認識扶輪。請記住,扶輪是一個家庭,而且扶輪是為家庭而設:鼓勵你的配偶及其他家人考慮加入扶輪,而且還要去接觸青少年交換及扶輪基金會的前受獎人。把焦點放在你自己的扶輪社,實際看看社員們為什麼留下來,為什麼離開。你要如何才能使忙碌的專業人士及有年幼子女的人覺得當扶輪社員是一個很吸引人的機會?

 

  我們也將藉由根除小兒痲痹來「光耀扶輪」―並創造歷史。在未來幾年內根除小兒痲痹這個目標絕對有可能實現―如果我們能保持我們的動能的話。因此告訴你的朋友、同事、及民選官員,我們必須「現在就終結小兒痲痹」。請捐獻給根除小兒痲痹等疾病計畫基金,並鼓勵其他人也這麼做。藉由達成比爾及梅琳達.蓋茲基金會提出的最新挑戰,我們能使我們的錢發揮三倍效果。請積極參與在世界史上最大的公私保健夥伴關係,並在達成任務時分享榮耀。

 

  在 2014-15 年度,由於我們在 34,000 多個社區強化我們的扶輪社並「光耀扶輪」,我們的承諾及服務將光耀全世界。

 

   

 2014-15 年度國際扶輪社長

 2014-15  RI  Presideat Annual  Theme

 

  Rotary is an organization that has something for everyone. All over the world, in cities and towns, for well over a century, Rotarians have come together to serve. And in the years since Rotary was founded, countless Rotarians and others have discovered the joys of Rotary service, through Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Community Corps, Youth Exchange, and many other programs.

 
 

  All of us are part of the family of Rotary. And we have all gained so much from our Rotary service. We’ve made friends, helped our communities, and made the world a better, safer, and healthier place. We’ve become part of a truly international network of volunteers, and we’ve learned how much we can achieve when we put our differences aside and work together.

 

  Many of the ideas and values that we cherish in Rotary are not unique to Rotary. Perhaps the reason Rotary resonates so deeply with me is that I find many traditional Chinese values reflected in Rotary: values of service and responsibility, of respect for family and for others.

  It is not surprising, then, that the ideas of Confucius so often guide me in my Rotary service. To me, Confucius was the original Rotarian. More than two thousand years before Paul Harris was born, he said: To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first set our hearts right.

  In Rotary, we set our hearts right by putting Service Above Self. And we recognize that in order to be ambitious in our service, we must first care for our own organization and expand our family of Rotary. In 2014-15, I will ask all of you to Light Up Rotary — by sharing our service, strengthening our clubs, and letting our light shine in our communities.

  In this Rotary year, we will Light Up Rotary by reaching our goal of 1.3 million Rotarians, bringing in new members while working to keep the members we have. To do this, we’ll need to approach membership in new ways, and try new ideas. Hold a Rotary Day to give your community a chance to learn more about Rotary. Remember that Rotary is a family and is for the family: Encourage your spouse and other family members to consider joining, and reach out to Youth Exchange and Foundation alumni. Focus on your own club, and look realistically at why members stay, and why they leave. What can you do to make being a Rotarian an appealing and attractive opportunity for busy professionals and those with young families?

  We will also Light Up Rotary — and make history — by eradicating polio. Polio eradication within the next few years is absolutely realistic — if we keep up our momentum. So tell your friends, associates, and elected officials how critical it is that we End Polio Now. Donate to the PolioPlus Fund and encourage others to do so as well. By meeting the newest challenge issued by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we can make our money work three times as hard. Be an active part of the greatest public-private health partnership in the history of the world, and share in the pride when the job is finished.

  In 2014-15, as we strengthen our clubs and Light Up Rotary in more than 34,000 communities, our commitment and our service will light up the world.

     

Gary C.K. Huang President, Rotary

International, 2014-15

 


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