RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney unveiled the 2019-20 Presdential Theme at the Club's annual training event held in San Diego, California on Dec 31, 2018. The theme 'Rotary Connects the World', asks all Rotarians to strengthen the many ways that Rotary Connects the World, building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through Rotary service.
President-elect Mark explained his vision for building a stronger Rotary, calling on leaders to expand connections to their communities and to embrace innovative membership models. He said “The first emphasis is to grow Rotary — to grow our service, to grow the impact of our projects, but most importantly, to grow our membership so that we can achieve more,” He believes that connection is at the heart of the Rotary experience.“(Rotary) allows us to connect with each other, in deep and meaningful ways, across our differences,” Maloney said. “It connects us to people we would never otherwise have met, who are more like us than we ever could have known. It connects us to our communities, to professional opportunities, and to the people who need our help.”