JOHN KENNY President, 2009-10 Fax 847.866.3390

One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201-3698 USA ph 847.866.3000 fax 847.328.3390 www.rotary.org

November 2009 Dear Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinators: I am writing to update you on a decision of the RI Board of Directors taken at their meeting in early November. The Board reviewed the RI strategic plan and it is now focused on three priorities, one of which is to support and strengthen Rotary clubs. Concurrently, President-elect Ray Klinginsmith, in planning for the 2010-2011 Rotary year, is seeking to align RI committees and volunteer positions with the new strategic plan. As part of President-elect Ray´s review, the RRIMC program will be replaced effective 1 July 2010. There will be successor positions known as Rotary Coordinators whose responsibility will include working with RI directors and district leadership to provide information and resources on membership issues and on other aspects of Rotary. The Board agreed that there will be the same number of Rotary Coordinators as there are Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators. President-elect Ray also plans a fresh start in appointing this new cadre of volunteers and anticipates making his appointments before 1 December. I greatly appreciate the work that you have done and will do between now and 1 July in supporting Rotary´s membership efforts. Our current program also includes a major emphasis on strengthening Rotary clubs so all of the work we do will provide a good foundation for the new structure to be in place next July. I know I can count on you in the months ahead in carrying out our membership program and in supporting the new Rotary Coordinator structure. Thank you for your continuing service to Rotary. As always, The Future of Rotary Is In Your Hands. Regards, John Kenny Cari amici RRIMC, con questa lettera il Presidente in carica John Kenny comunica che il Programma RRIMC sarà interrotto alla fine di questa annata per essere sostituito con un diverso programma del quale il Presidente eletto Ray Klinginsmith fornirà al più presto i dettagli. Noi, sia quelli al terzo anno di incarico, sia quelli di recentissima nomina, continueremo ad adoperarci al fianco dei Governatori in carica e dei governatori-eletti, al fianco dei Presidenti di Commissione Distrettuale e di Club per Lo Sviluppo e l'Espansione affinchè si realizzino gli obiettivi proposti quest'anno 2009-2010 da John Kenny. Buon lavoro a tutti e carissimi saluti, Pietro Pasini , RRIMC Zona XII