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The Rotary International theme for this year is “ Rotary Shares. “ We have two unique opportunities to understand more about Rotary and District 5160 this year. In April, the District Conference will be held at the Radisson in Sacramento. This is a chance to connect with other clubs within our district and also get exposed to District projects and policies plus have fun at the same time.

The second opportunity is the proximity to the International Conference in Los Angeles. I had to Travel to Copenhagen for my first conference and the Salt Lake City for the second. If you want to experience the true international flavor of Rotary, you need to go to the Rotary International Conference. Over two hundred countries are represented and 30-50,000 Rotarians will attend. All the Rotary projects are represented at the House of Friendship along with seminars and workshops concerning the projects.

A great way to experience Rotary and it’s as close as it will get in LA this year. Monday night will be a District 5160 Social Hour at the Omni Hotel. This coming year we will be focusing on membership expansion and retention. This is very important and necessary to take Rotary into the next few decades. We also need to keep Rotary relevant to our times and our member’s needs and expectations. This may require rethinking how our clubs operate keeping in mind the time commitment and younger age of new Rotarians.

We also need to increase our utilization of the web in promoting Rotary and in communicating with our members. Also important is promoting Rotary’s image within our community, our district and on an international level. In the past, Rotary has not promoted itself and its projects, but the time has come to get the word out. Rotary is very influential throughout the world and more people need to know about this as a means to increase the effectiveness of our projects and in recruiting new members.

Rotary has changed my life. Your continued involvement in Rotary will change your life also.

Dean Labadie

2006-2008 and 2007-2008 President