Dear Fellow Rotarians,
Co-operation is, in my opinion, one of the key words for the future of Rotary. All the issues that we deal with are huge . . . polio, literacy, water, health and hunger, just to name a few. Issues that we cannot solve by ourselves, but can reach further in co-operation with others.

However, we do not have to go outside our own building in order to co-operate. Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation must join forces to reach good results.

Quite recently, I was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune newspaper about Rotary’s 100th anniversary. At one point the interviewer asked me to name a few years that could highlight our first century. I answered 1905, 1917, 1947, mid-70’s, 1985 and 2005. Then I expanded on why I had picked just those occasions. Afterward, I made a personal observation. I was answering a question regarding highlighting Rotary International, and all the years I mentioned, apart from 1905 and 2005, reflected on The Rotary Foundation. The year 1917 was the start of our Rotary Foundation, when then R.I. President Arch Klumph announced that we should accept endowments for doing good in the world – and The Rotary Foundation was born. The year 1947 was when contributions started to come in commemoration of the death of Paul Harris. The mid-70’s was when humanitarian programs were added to the Foundation’s hitherto educational programs only, and the 3-H grants program was launched to improve social development among people in the world. The year 1985 was, of course, when we started our polio eradication program.
Rotary International is the mother of The Rotary Foundation. One would think that a mother 100 years old, could live independently from her daughter 88 years old. But this is not possible. In raising funds for the daughter, the mother is of vital importance and the mother has no way of spending the funds raised. That’s for the daughter to do.
This shows how important co-operation is between Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation.
May it so remain when, through Service Above Self, we celebrate November as Rotary Foundation Month.

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
President, Rotary International

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL WORLD HEADQUARTERS
One Rotary Centre, 1560 Sherman Ave, Evanston, Illinois, 60201, U.S.
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). I.O. Manager, John Tucker (email: tuckerj@rotaryintl.org); Admin. Supervisor, Leanne MacKenzie; Reception, Literature Clerk, Michelle Fuller; Club and District Administration: Supervisor, Tony Quinn (email: quinna@rotaryintl.org); CDA Co-ordinator, Dele Riley; CDA Correspondent, Sherrine de Silva. Finance: Supervisor, Sean Kehoe (email: kehoes@rotaryintl.org); Finance Co-ordinators, John Jiang and Wendy Tran; Assistant, Gaye Small. The Rotary Foundation: Supervisor, Terry Davies (email: daviest@rotaryintl.org); TRF Co-ordinator, Katherine Dabich. TRF Assistant: Kate Wells. 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), Past District Governors 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 Rotarian Rex Morris.