Dear Rotary Family of 3131,

I am pleased to communicate with you through the pages of the 3131 GML. Today the world needs Rotary more than ever. The needs are greater, more diverse and the challenges are greater. And as Rotarians we can Lead The Way to meet them. Let us focus on our Grow Rotary initiative. We can Grow Rotary by Growing our Rotary Fellowship, our Membership, our Leadership and our Service. And we must focus on our Family. We have to ensure that Rotary Grows with & not at the expense of our family.

The power to ACT is within you. Use it. Remember two things when you ACT

~ Act with Love: I remember the shout of joy from an old woman whose sight was restored by cataract surgery sponsored by Rotary, when she saw her little granddaughter for the first time.  That is Love in Action.  Make your Love shine through your Rotary Service.

~ Act with Integrity: Our ancient texts say “The only thing that walks back from the tomb and refuses to be buried is the character of a person; what a person is, character of a person lives on,  it can never be buried”.

Anything you want to accomplish will only be possible by Bold & Decisive Action.

As we enter August – Membership month let me reiterate- Membership is and has been one of Rotary’s important & critical focus areas.  And the importance of Membership is way beyond just numbers. Membership Growth is actually the momentum of our organization.  It increases our human resources, develops leaders and of course most importantly when Rotary continues to attract & retain members it’s a great Testimonial to the value of Rotary Membership. Remember the tag line:

Change the Trend; Bring A Friend. And Retain the Friend.

Madhavi joins me in wishing DG Shital Shah, First Lady Ragini Shah and all 3131 Rotary Families the very Best and Godspeed on this Magic of Rotary journey in 2024-25.

Enjoy Rotary Enjoy Yourself.

Dr Bharat Pandya

TRF Trustee, 2022-26

RI Director, 2019-21

RI Treasurer 2020-21