Dear Fellow Rotarians,
It was Past R.I. President Jonathan Majiyagbe who emphasised the importance of the family of Rotary by creating the Family of Rotary Task Force, continued the following year by 2004-05 R.I. President Glenn E. Estess Sr.

These two gentlemen also urged clubs and Districts to start Family of Rotary committees. This year, I have discontinued the task force because I feel it has achieved its mission . . . clubs and Districts all over the world have created Family of Rotary committees. For those that have not, it is never too late.

It may be worth giving some thought to the question: Just what is the family of Rotary?

Of course, each Rotarian has a personal family. Some of these families are very heavily involved in Rotary service, while others are not.

This may be for cultural or local reasons. The decision to support Rotary is really up to the individual and is not something that Rotary International can force upon anybody.

But the family of Rotary can be more than a single family unit.

It can represent many aspects of the organisation.

The R.I. Board is part of the family of Rotary International. So is each District as well as each club. Each Group Study Exchange team is part of the family of Rotary. So are our Rotaractors and Interactors and our Youth Exchange students studying abroad.
Our R.I. training leaders and all our committees and resource groups form various parts of the family of Rotary. Finally, The Rotary Foundation is a large and important part of our family of Rotary.

It is important that we care about the family of Rotary.

It helps us in our work and it creates fellowship and friendship, two of the cornerstones on which Rotary International has been built.

Even though the Family of Rotary Task Force no longer exists, its spirit is very much alive and sound.

I urge all those Districts and clubs that have not created a Family of Rotary committee to start one during the month of December, which is Family Month.

By doing so, we honour our commitment to Service Above Self and continue to show the world the great leadership of Rotary International.

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
President, Rotary Internationa

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL WORLD HEADQUARTERS
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Telephone: 847 866 3000. Fax: 847 328 8554.
General officers of R.I. for 2005-06
President, Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, Göteborg, Sweden; President-elect, William B. Boyd, Pakuranga, N.Z.; Vice-president, Serge Gouteyron, Denain-Bouchain, France; Treasurer, Jocelyn I. Bolante, Parañaque South, Philippines; Anthony F. de St. Dalmas, Southgate, England; Frank N. Goldberg, Omaha-Suburban, Neb., U.S.A.; Jerry L. Hall, Reno, Nev., U.S.A.; Horst Heiner Hellge, Hamburg-Blankenese, Germany; Sölve Kernell, Kalmar, Sweden; Kwang Tae Kim, Seoul Gwanag, Korea; David Linett, Somerville and Bridgewater, N.J., U.S.A.; Yoshikazu Minamisono, Hofu, Japan; G. Kenneth Morgan, Chapel Hill, N.C., U.S.A.; Noraseth Pathmanand, Bangrak, Thailand; José Antonio Salazar Cruz, Bogotá Occidente, Colombia; Masanobu Shigeta, Takasaki North, Japan; Carlos Enrique Speroni, Temperly, Argentina; Robert A. Stuart Jr., Springfield, Ill., U.S.A.; Rodger W. Wagner, Scottsdale, Ariz., U.S.A. The death on May 29, 2005, of Rodger W. Wagner, who was elected to the board, is noted with sorrow. His replacement is David J. Hossler, Yuma Sunrise, Ariz., U.S.A.
General Secretary: Edwin H. Futa, East Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

Rotary International South Pacific and Philippines
McNamara Centre, Level 2, 100-108 George Street, Parramatta, N.S.W., 2150 or P.O. Box 1415, Parramatta, N.S.W. 2124. Telephone: (02) 9635 3537. Fax (02)9689 3169. Office hours: Monday to Friday 8.30a.m. to 5.00p.m. (Closed public holidays). International Office Manager, John Tucker (email: tuckerj@rotaryintl.org); Administration Supervisor, Leanne MacKenzie; Literature Clerk, Michelle Fuller. Financial Services: Supervisor, Sean Kehoe (email: kehoes@rotaryintl.org); Finance Co-ordinators, John Jiang and Wendy Tran; Finance Clerk, Gaye Small. The Rotary Foundation: Supervisor, Terry Davies (email: daviest@rotaryintl.org); TRF Co-ordinator, Katherine Dabich. Club and District Administration: Supervisor, Tony Quinn (email: quinna@rotaryintl.org); CDA Co-ordinator, Dele Riley; CDA Correspondent, Sherrine de Silva. Rotary International’s Internet address: www.rotary.org.

Rotary Down Under – The Council
R.I. Past Director John Thorne, District Governors Bill Benbow (D9450), Peter Brown (D9460), Phil Cordery (D9470), Colin Thorn (D9500), Arthur Manser (D9520), Peter Kaye (D9550), Kevin Hickey (D9570), Charles Guesdon (D9600), Ailsa Hay (D9630), John Tregurtha (D9640), Jane Bradford (D9650), Donald Whatham (D9670), Greg Muldoon (D9680), Bill Little (D9690), David Roberts (D9700), Noel Trevaskis (D9710), Patrick Roberts (D9750), Wayne Barrett (D9780), David Yap (D9790), John Wigley (D9800), Philip Hedley (D9810), Ray Stewart (D9820), Paul Grubb (D9830), Graeme Bellingham (D9910), Colin Nicholas (D9920), Brian Revell (D9930), Rodney Wong (D9940), Kelvin Cordes (D9970), Martyn Jensen (D9980).

The Committee
Past District Governor Peter Williams (chairman), R.I. PastDirector John Thorne, R.I. Director Jocelyn Bolante (co-opted), PastDistrictGovernors Paul Gillett, Vance Hilton, Colin Thorniley, Terry Edwards, Stuart Heal and Bob Aitken (secretary) and Rotarian Barry Antees (general manager).
The New Zealand Rotary Down Under Promotional Committee
Stuart Heal (chairman), R.I. Past Director Grattan O’Connell, Past District Governors Charles Wilson, John Rennie, Fergus Cumming and Allan Birrell and RotarianRex Morris.