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Welcome to Rotary District 7230: PEOPLE OF ACTION

Rotary unites more than a million people, through Rotary Clubs. People from all continents and cultures come together to exchange ideas and form friendships and professional connections while making a difference in their backyards and around the world.

Rejuvenated by the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, we commence the new Rotary Year aspiring to “Be The Inspiration”. With the new Rotary Year come new opportunities, new possibilities, and new avenues for us to “do good in the world.”

Rotary resides in you and your Club. That is so important, let me repeat it: Rotary resides in YOU and YOUR Club. Your participation, your initiatives, and your efforts cumulatively make Rotary’s success. Together, we succeed! Let us recall our accomplishments as part of this incredible international network of 35,895 Clubs with 1.2 million Rotarians - and remind ourselves of what we are capable of. As Dr. Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, declared at the Toronto Convention referring to our success in what once seemed impossible (eradication of polio from the entire planet), “I stand in awe . . ” Together, we transform the world!

We confront many serious challenges this year. Bring Rotary to more minority communities, and bring more minorities into Rotary. Establish a self-perpetuating basis for hallmark Rotary programs such as Youth Exchange Scholarship, Interact, Rotaract, and RYLA. Expand “peacebuilder” opportunities such as the Fellowship and Certificate Programs for Peace. Promote and make available to all Rotarians opportunities for personal growth and international networking through Visitor Exchange, Friendship Exchange, and International Hosting.

On your behalf, I accept these challenges with humility and resolve. Let us - you, your Club, and our entire District leadership team working together - take our District to new heights, set new standards, and create new opportunities for our Rotarians and the communities we serve. A distinguished District leadership team, which has been already at work, stands ready and enthusiastic to help you succeed - just ask! Together, we shall achieve!

Rtn. Krishnan Chittur

District Governor

District 7230

(Westchester, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Bermuda)

District 7230 Governor Kris Chittur and the Rotary Clubs of Hamilton, Pembroke, St. George’s, and Sandys invite you to On to Bermuda 2018. Bermudians have planned the fun schedule set-forth below. This year’s events are “Dutch treat” (you pay for what you order), so we won’t collect any money in advance. Please click on the image above for further details and e-mail questions to OnToBermuda2018@outlook.com.

A princess, 3 prime ministers, and a former first lady joined 25,000 Rotarians and non-Rotarians in Toronto to celebrate Rotary’s good work and plan more of it.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accepting Rotary’s Polio Eradication Champion Award, thanked Rotary for working with governments worldwide to eradicate polio. Rotarians play a critical role in the fight to end polio, Trudeau said. “Together we will make that happen.”

Sixteen former Rotary presidents and their partners appeared on stage, and Rotary’s next president, Barry Rassin, motivated convention goers by speaking on his 2018-19 theme: "Be the Inspiration".

Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand and one of the architects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, joined RI President Ian H.S. Riseley for a discussion about gender equality and the crucial link between the environment, poverty, hunger, and peace.

During the four-day event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, speakers praised, prodded, and partnered with Rotary. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, expressed thanks to Rotary for taking a central role in working to eradicate polio. Former first lady of the United States Laura Bush challenged Rotarians to keep early childhood education a priority.

And in a gracious gesture to his successor, outgoing President Riseley finished his closing remarks by urging listeners: “It is vital that we be the inspiration.”

The 2019 Rotary International Convention will meet in Hamburg, Germany, 1-5 June.