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Elk jaar in januari wachten Rotarians over de hele wereld vol spanning op de jaarlijkse bekendmaking - door de inkomend president van Rotary International - van het thema voor het volgende clubjaar.
Hoewel S. Kendrick Guernsey, RI-president 1947-48, hem twee jaar eerder voorging met het motto “Enter to Learn, go forth to serve”, wordt niet hij, maar Percy Hodgson, RI-president 1949-50, genoemd als degene die deze traditie in het leven heeft geroepen.
Bij zijn toespraak tot de International Assembly van 1949 drukte Hodgson de inkomend gouverneurs o.a. op het hart dat zij "a glorious opportunity to impart Rotary knowledge" bezaten, en dat "lack of Rotary knowledge can be a deterrent to the successful operation of a Rotary club".
Zijn vierledige doelstelling:
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Each new member admitted into a Rotary club is to be adequately informed about his duties and obligations BEFORE his induction -- properly introduced to the club -- and effectively assimilated into the work of the club during the first year; |
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A better understanding and application of the principles of Vocational Service as set forth in SERVICE IS MY BUSINESS; |
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A contribution to world understanding and peace through an intensification of our international service program; |
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An outstanding district conference. |
Een jaar later muntte RI-president Arthur Lagueux - geheel in lijn met zijn voorganger - voor het clubjaar 1950-51 het motto:
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In club service we must beget our heirs; |
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In vocational service honesty is still the best policy; |
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In community service we can plan for the future; |
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In international service we must reexamine our world; |
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And finally we can extend the influence of Rotary. |
Waarna Rotary het weer twee jaar zonder expliciet thema moest doen…
de thema's vanaf 1953
Rotary is Hope in Action
6 objectives
Develop Our Resources
Keep Rotary Simple
more Rotary in Rotarians
learn more about each other
Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve
Help Shape the Future
Build Bridges of Friendship
You are Rotary- Live It! Express It!
Act, Aim for Action, Communicate
Kindle the Spark Within
Meeting Rotary's Challenge
in the Space Age
Live Rotary
Action, Consolidation, Continuity
A Better World Through Rotary
Make Your Rotary Membership Effective
Participate!
Review and Renew
Bridge the Gaps
Good Will Begins with You
Take a New Look--and Act
A Time for Action
Renew the Spirit of Rotary
To Dignify the Human Being
I Believe in Rotary
Serve to Unite Mankind
Reach Out
Let Service Light the Way
Take Time to Serve
World Understanding and Peace
Mankind is One - Build Bridges of Friendship Throughout the World
Share Rotary - Serve People
Discover a New World of Service
You Are the Key
Rotary Brings Hope
Rotarians - United in Service Dedicated to Peace
Put Life in Rotary - Your Life
Enjoy Rotary
Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm
Look Beyond Yourself
Real Happiness is Help Others
Believe In what You Can Do - Do what You Believe In
Be A Friend
Act with Integrity - Serve with Love - Work for Peace
Build the Future with Action and Vision
Show Rotary Cares
Follow Your Rotary Dream
Act with Consistency, Credibility, Continuity
Create Awareness…Take Action
Mankind is Our Business
Sow the Seeds of Love
Lend A Hand
Celebrate Rotary
Service Above Self
Lead the Way
Rotary Shares
Make Dreams Real
The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands
Building Communities Bridging Continents
Reach Within to Embrace Humanity
Peace Through Service
Engage Rotary Change Lives
Light Up Rotary
Be A Gift to the World
Rotary Serving Humanity
Rotary: Making a Difference
Be the Inspiration
Rotary connects the world
Rotary opens opportunities
serve to change lives
imagine Rotary
create hope in the world
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