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| R.I. President Sakuji Tanaka |
It’s a great honor to
serve as your 2012-13 RI president and represent you in Rotary. Since
joining this organization in 1975, it has changed my life and given me more
than I ever anticipated. I look forward to sharing some of that with you.
Through Rotary, I learned the purpose of my life wasn’t to
earn more, but to help others. Through our service, we learn that the
problems that may seem large to us are really very small.
I also learned that through Rotary, we could build
peace. As part of the first generation to grow up in Japan after World
War II, I understand the importance of peace and its connection to our
well-being.
Peace can mean many things for many people, but however we
understand peace, Rotary can help us achieve it. Rotary helps us meet the basic
needs of health care, sanitation, food, and education. These can bring
peace. In addition, we need peace as well for vaccinators to go into countries
such as Afghanistan to prevent children from getting polio. It is through our
work as Rotarians that we help to build the foundation for a more peaceful
world.
Through service, we can bring peace. This is why our 2012-12
Rotary theme is Peace Through Service.
During my year as your president, I look forward to hearing from you on
LinkedIn and when I
post on the blog. I also hope to see you at one of my three Rotary Global Peace
Forums.
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