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The future of Rotary will not be shaped at Rotary International headquarters -- it will be shaped in each and every Rotary club because it is for each of us -- as Rotarians -- to do what is necessary to keep Rotary strong. Each one of us is standing on the shoulders of generations of Rotarians past, and it is our responsibility to determine Rotary’s future.
Everything begins and ends with our clubs. Our clubs can and do work together; they work through their own districts, in cooperation with other clubs and districts, and with the support of our Foundation. But at the end of the day, everything that we accomplish is done through the strength of our clubs. And so each club must have autonomy to serve where and how it can serve best.
It means that we must look beyond our own home and our own community. We must look beyond our own needs, and we must be aware that ours is only one community, of one country, of the many communities and countries in this world.
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