Planting trees, conducting blood drives, screening people for diabetes: These are a few of the ways Rotary members have responded to President Shekhar Mehta’s challenge to think big this year by organizing a Rotary Day of Service.
"Rotary kindled the spark within me to look beyond myself and embrace humanity," Mehta told incoming district governors during the International Assembly in February 2021. "Service became a way of life for me." Believing that Rotary can do the same for others, members as well as nonmembers, Mehta asked clubs to plan a service day — an event where people in their communities could learn more about Rotary and see the impact of their local club, all while providing service to others.
As clubs were tackling these projects, Mehta asked them to work with at least one local business, community organization, or government or municipality; to include a community discussion about how clubs can continue to empower their community; to promote their events on social media; and to follow up with participants afterward, inviting them to get involved with a future Rotary project or attend a club meeting.
Mehta often says he subscribes to the philosophy that "Service is the rent I pay for the space I occupy on this earth."
Read more what clubs across the country are doing for their day of service HERE.
