“慶祝扶輪”開放論壇“Celebrate Rotary” Open Forum

Serge Gouteyron, RI Director

Grand Hotel, 12F. Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

2005年5月7日星期六Saturday, 7 May 2005  / 0900-1030

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Dear Friends Rotarian,

Celebrate Rotary

Zone 11 (France) celebrated Rotary’s centennial in a very dynamic way! 

1.      Communication: National and regional TV stations, magazines, Daily national and local newspapers. Generally free of charge. Nobody in France can say anymore that they do not know anything about Rotary. 

2.      Service: One project alone mobilized all 35,000 French Rotarians:

Ø         An evening at the movies: On March 8, 70,000 French Rotarians and guests went to see the opening of the same movie in 250 theaters across the country.

Financial result: 800,000 Dollars, donated to 2 fellowships for the Federation de la recherché sur les maladies du cerveau (research on brain disease).

Ø         Acquisition and maintenance of a biphotonic microscope to study the organization of neuronal networks.

Ø         Creation of the first national center for biological resources to study nervous system diseases.

   The result is positive on all accounts, including a good promotion of Rotarian ideas. 

3.      Another Centennial action that involved all districts: The meeting of a “Youth Parliament” at the French Senate, composed of 330 Youth Exchange students in France from 30 Countries. Participants asked questions about the organization of French institutions, visited Paris, and created their own show. It was party time for our future leaders, and during one evening they dreamed of a shared future. 

4.      Marathon of Paris: Among the 30,000 participants, 230 Rotarians (including a few governors) dressed in yellow promoted our efforts towards the eradication of polio. 

5.      In the meantime, annual giving to the Rotary Foundation increased by 30% and are now close to $100 per person. 

This was really a great year!

Every year should be a centennial year!