MARK Maloney, Rotary International President made a quick visit to Ballarat during a whistle stop tour down under recently.<\/p>\n
Arriving from Melbourne, Mr Maloney attended a civic reception at the Town Hall and then addressed local Rotarians at a Presidential Dinner before leaving for Gdansk, Poland the next morning.<\/p>\n
Mr Maloney, a lawyer from Decatur, Alabama, who is undertaking an around the world trip to meet with the global network of Rotary clubs, said \u201cevery journey is what you make of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cRotary provides the opportunity in connection with others to have an impact on the world in humanitarian service. I am keen on keeping the entity of Rotary healthy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a platform for ordinary people, business, community and professional leaders in small towns and medium size cities and large metropolises have the opportunity to have an impact on the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ballarat\u2019s eight Rotary clubs belong to District 9780 which stretches from just over the South Australian border and north to Swan Hill.<\/p>\n
Rosanne Kava, District Governor was instrumental in inviting Mr Maloney to Ballarat in order to showcase the District\u2019s clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled and excited to welcome President Maloney to our Rotary District,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Rotary Connects the World is the theme he\u2019s chosen for his year-long presidency.<\/p>\n
It is his belief that there is a need for innovative clubs that are still membership organisations but operate in new ways.<\/p>\n
During his travels this year Mr Maloney has seen more and more examples of inventive ways of running Rotary clubs<\/p>\n
\u201cI am looking forward to not only discussing the goals of Rotary Connects the World at a global level but hearing firsthand about its impact in a local setting,\u201d Mr Maloney said. \u201cI am sure there is a subset in the younger generation that if presented with the right type of membership organisation they would be eager to join.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile they are seen as a mobile phone generation, I think they still want that person-to-person connection, so we have to change with the times.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MARK Maloney, Rotary International President made a quick visit to Ballarat during a whistle stop tour down under recently. Arriving from Melbourne, Mr Maloney attended a civic reception at the Town Hall and then addressed local Rotarians at a Presidential Dinner before leaving for Gdansk, Poland the next morning. Mr Maloney, a lawyer from Decatur, […]<\/p>\n