I'm very honored to serve as the 2009-2010 President of the Rotary Club of Moraga.   Our Club was recently honored as the “Medium Sized Club of the Year” in our Rotary District 5160, which is a great tribute to the good work we do.   We are a club of action, and truly believe in the Rotary motto "Service Above Self."

The 2009-2010 Rotary International World President, John Kenny from the Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland, has established the theme The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands.  Noting that the world faces immense challenges, he is urging Rotarians to become involved in projects for clean water, literacy, health and hunger remediation through local and District projects, with the help of the Rotary Foundation.  He also is encouraging us to contribute to Rotary’s ongoing challenge to finally eradicate polio from the Earth.

Moraga Rotary does many great things in our community and the world.  This year, Moraga Rotary will continue to support the children of Moraga with dictionaries for every 3rd grader, scholarships at Campolindo and St. Mary's, scholarships to our Leadership Camp Royal and Camp Venture,  and financial support for MEF and Odyssey of the Mind.  Our international support will again include providing LN-4 prosthetic hands for third world citizens who have lost a limb due to war or social strife,  as well as providing clean water facilities for countries in Africa, and rebuilding a soup kitchen in Tala, Mexico, to feed the elderly.  We stand ready to supply emergency ShelterBoxes for housing relief following earthquake or tsunami disasters, as well as wheelchairs to the poor and needy. 

Moraga Rotary club is made up of men and women of different ages, vocations, professions, and talents, all of whom really want to make a difference in the community and the world.  We also enjoy Rotary because it is fun!  The fellowship in Rotary is one of the founding principles, and it is very gratifying to collaborate to make good things happen.

There's a lot more work to do.  If you would like to find out more about membership in Moraga Rotary, please click on the Join Rotary page.

Rotary has changed my life. Join us and see how it can change yours.  

Best Rotary regards,

Vickie Devlin,  President, 2009-2010

Rotary Club of Moraga