A Message from the Club President

Welcome to a new Rotary year. The great works of this club, begun before this most recent year, have been supported and grown in the last year and will continue into the next and future years.

This year’s Rotary International President Wilfrid “Wilf” Wilkinson has adopted the theme “Rotary Shares” for the coming year. I am particularly struck by the breadth of this organization. It resonates in this year’s theme and in Wilf’s words: “Our far-reaching family encompasses Rotarians and their families...Together, we can promote Rotary’s programs throughout the world, handing down the ideals of service and fellowship from one generation to the next.”

The Rotary Club of Ipswich, MA is proud to have supported ongoing local projects such as the development of Rotary Park, scholarships for local students, the annual senior citizen’s luncheon, support of the local Food Pantry, expansion of the youth programs at the local schools including EarlyAct and Interact, and electronics recycling.

We are also proud to have supported international projects including the Clean Water Project with the Sisters of Notre Dame, Rotaplast, Polio Plus, Pakistan Adopt-A-School program, Hurricane relief projects and personally delivering a tricycle to a child in need in Ipswich, UK during our twinning visit.

Through these projects and others, the Rotary Club of Ipswich, MA collaborates with many resources. The most important resource with whom we work are the students through our youth programs. Our collaborations show that we play, work, live and serve the ideal that “Rotary Shares” the principle of “Service Above Self.”

To sustain the Rotary family now and into the future, we need to continue to nurture the youth today to grow into successful Rotarians tomorrow. Recognizing and supporting these clubs is an opportunity to encourage youth to work with us in building our future from one generation to the next.

I look forward to being the steward of this club, serving as President for the 2007-2008 Rotary year. Join me in supporting, growing and encouraging the great work of this club as we serve together to Share Rotary here in our local community and around the world.

Christopher T. Doktor

2007-2008 President

Rotary Club of Ipswich, MA