Our leadership team enjoys GRSP gala

DG Mary presents Foundation awards for Dallas Paulding County to PDG Roy Strickland

This month, Rotary International turns a spotlight on Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution, and I’m proud of what we’re doing to instill the spirit of peace and understanding in our young people. We are in the midst of our inaugural year with Youth & Peace in Action – moving a little more slowly than anticipated because of day-to-day changes in school schedules due to COVID, but we still expect great results from this group of young peacemakers. In December, we selected five Georgia high school students to participate in Rotary Youth Exchange next fall, and we will plan to host seven incoming students too – after a two-year break. And last month in Thomasville, we celebrated 75 years of the Georgia Rotary Student Program “Building Peace through Understanding.”

In April, we have another opportunity to celebrate - a Jolly Holiday in Sandestin at our District Conference - from April 28-May 1. You’ll find all the information you need in this newsletter and on the district website. And don’t forget about the Rotary International Convention in Houston this June; you can read about it in this newsletter too.

As you know I’ve been focused all year on “grow more so we can do more.” We’re a little over halfway through the Rotary year, and I challenge each of you to introduce your friends and colleagues to the power of Rotary. Cheers to the clubs listed below for the results they have achieved – each up by at least three in membership. There’s still time to join them!

Finally, keep The Rotary Foundation in your thoughts and make a donation if you feel able to the good work we do in our communities and the world. The amazing work it helps us do all contributes to the cause of promoting peace in the world.

Thanks for all you do.