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Be the positive impact your
community needs.
I often feel that the true purpose of So in all your endeavors as a Rotaractor and an eventual Rotarian
service has been lost in the trivialities of if and when possible.
a whole lot of nothings most Rotaractors
call aspects of being in Rotaract. We seem • Take part in projects and activities for the right reasons. Yes,
to be forgetting the true purpose of why
have fun, network but most importantly let your projects deeply
we do what we do the moment we put on
impact your community not because you have to or you need an
those colorful lapel pins.
award. Just go out there and Impact your community.
Be the positive impact your community •
needs. Go out here and impact your
community, be a Rotaractor with an
impact.
Being in Rotaract and part of Rotary
International is not a brag right. Okay it
kind of is for the small part but for the most •
part, it’s a service to a greater cause. A
purpose bigger than ourselves, the small
circles of friends we make, our egos, our
pride, shortcomings and immediate self-
desires we call goals. As Rotaractors we
live and breathe by the 4-Way test while
preserving the Goals of Rotaract as we
give impact our communities and the •
world at large.
Don’t spend carelessly. Please! I repeat, don’t spend carelessly
just because Rotary says you must give. There is no shame or
pain in saying no sometimes or not being able to give. After all
it comes from the heart to genuinely give back. Family, personal
welfare and work obligations remain important even when you
are in Rotaract or Rotary so have a real life outside Rotary.
Make friends not partners in crime. Rotaract is not a battle
ground. Leave that drama in your personal life, work or family.
Rotaract is bigger than you and me, probably even itself. I often
see drama unfold in Rotaract circles and I wonder if we often
forget what service is all about. Again let’s remain true to the
cause of impacting our communities through genuine and
meaningful interactions.
Let’s be accountable in the small things and big things.
Meaningful interactions go as far as mutual understandings
between Rotaract clubs and their mother clubs/ sponsoring
clubs, corporate sponsors and supporting Rotaract clubs. This
here is the essence of crafting and implementing impactful
service projects. Often Rotaract clubs fail to account to key
entities involved in their club activities or projects. Why this is? I
too ask myself often.
Yes, we join Rotaract to serve while
having a lot of fun and networking but
true impactful growth happens when
we make meaningful interactions. With
fellow Rotaractors, Rotarians, Corporate
entities, the youth, the old and under
privileged in our communities. Meaningful • Lastly, having fun shouldn’t be more important than serving
interactions are all about making
the greater cause. Let’s keep being impactful resources to our
unbreakable connections that both build
communities and the world at large. Let’s not forget why we are
you as a Rotaractor, a young professional
in Rotaract. A good cause is a purpose well served.
as well as a resources to a greater purpose
geared towards impacting your immediate With all that said, I do hope you don’t neglect the aspect of fun.
community and the world at large.
Just keep it meaningful and service driven. After all it’s all about
meaningful interactions to build strong impactful friendships. Be a
Rotaract with an impact
#SilentWhisperinG
Keyword: Meaningful interactions
Tag: Meaningful interactions, Rotaract, Rotary, Impactful friendships,
Community Service, Impactful Rotaract, Service Projects
BY
Pius Muhumuza
Rotaract Club of Kololo
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