I am pleased to communicate with you through the pages of the 3131 GML Today the world needs Rotary more than ever. The needs are greater, more diverse and the challenges are greater. And as Rotarians we can Lead The Way to meet them. Let us focus on our Grow Rotary initiative. We can Grow Rotary by Growing our Rotary Fellowship, our Membership, our Leadership and our Service. And we must focus on our Family. We have to ensure that Rotary Grows with & not at the expense of our  family. 

The power to ACT is within you. Use it. Remember two things when you ACT

 Act with Love: I remember the shout of joy from an old woman whose sight was restored by cataract surgery sponsored by Rotary, when she saw her little granddaughter for the first time.  That is Love in Action.  Make your Love shine through your Rotary Service.

  Act with Integrity: Our ancient texts say “The only thing that walks back from the tomb and refuses to be buried is the character of a person; what a person is, their character lives on,  it can never be buried”.

 Anything you want to accomplish will only be possible by Bold & Decisive Action.

 What is the magic formula of Rotary; I believe we need the vision to see, the vigor to act and the heart to care. We have always had people with vision in Rotary. DG Santosh is one such person. And it is you Rotarians of D 3131 who by your positive, affirmative action bring the projects to fruition. And the heart to care has existed in every Rotarian.  The Seeing Eye, the positive action and the caring heart, these are the 3 things needed to invoke the magic that is Rotary. And the magic of Rotary continues to weave its web in our communities and in our world.  I wish the 25-26 team of Dist. 3131 all the very best in this new, exciting journey of leadership and service.

Madhavi joins me in wishing DG Santosh Marathe First lady Tanuja and all 3131 Rotary Families the very Best and Godspeed on this journey in 2025-26 as we UNITE FOR GOOD.