Dear Rotarians,

It gives me immense pleasure to be posting my first message to the members of this prestigious club as I assume charge and take on the responsibility of leading the club for the next one year. Our year to 'Building Communities Bridging Continents' gets started from today and hope it take on to be an ongoing endeavour in the year/s to come also.

At the outset 'Hearty Welcome' to all of you to this evening's function.

The members of my Board join me in thanking all of you for having reimposed your confidence in us and we take it up as a challenge to live it up and deliver to your expectations.

Needless to add for any President, his year is made memorable by the projects conceptualized and carried out. For this to happen, the all-round support from all of you only can make this happen.

This note would be incomplete without recalling the words of our R.I. President Ray Klinginsmith that "The reputation and ability of Rotarians to impact the world positively is better than ever before, and the the future of Rotary is bright".

However, he cautions, the selection of strategic partners, recruitment of younger members and facilitation of district change to enable younger leaders to serve will continue to require leaders of uncommon vision and wisdom.

This will be our area of thrust to Building Communities Bridging Continents’.

For posterity, let each one of us be those leaders of uncommon vision and wisdom.