Maria Angélica Salomão District Governor 2025-2026
Service and giving are our normal attributes as Rotarians, but in November we are reminded of the need and power of giving.
The Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation was officially established in 1928, along with the creation of its Board of Trustees.
The Rotary Foundation was officially established in 1928, along with the creation of its Board of Trustees.
Estimados Rotários, Rotaractors, Anns e Amigos do Rotary no Distrito 9400, Servir e doar são atributos normais para nós como Rotários, mas em Novembro somos lembrados da necessidade e do poder da doação.
A Fundação Rotária
A Fundação Rotária foi oficialmente criada em 1928, juntamente com a criação do seu Conselho de Curadores.
A Fundação Rotária
A Fundação Rotária foi oficialmente criada em 1928, juntamente com a criação do seu Conselho de Curadores.
FRANCESCO AREZZO - RI President 2025-2026
December 2025
This month’s special issue of Rotary magazine is all about happiness, that most elemental of human yearnings. More than a feeling, though, this state of positive well-being, and the conditions necessary to create and sustain it, should be considered a universal right.
December also marks Rotary’s Disease Prevention and Treatment Month, when we highlight our members’ work to promote health and wellness, including mental wellness.
OLAYINKA HAKEEM BABALOLA - RI President Elect 2025-2026
Olayinka Hakeem Babalola, a member of the Rotary Club of Trans Amadi, Nigeria, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2026-27. His term will begin on 1 July 2026.
DANIEL TANASE - RI Director Zone 21 & 22
Daniel V. Tanase is managing partner of Assist Software SRL, a software research and development company that he co-founded in 1992 and now has 360 employees. The company specializes in outsourced projects, including developing mobile and web-based custom business applications for e-commerce, security, health, and gaming. In 2016, the Romanian Chamber of Commerce ranked Assist Software as the top information technology research and development firm in Romania.
EMMANUEL KATONGOLE - RI Director Nominee Zone 21 & 22
Rotarians, Rotaractors and friends of Rotary are hailing the confirmation of Rotarian Emmanuel Katongole, a Past District Governor of Rotary D9214 and member of the Rotary Club of Muyenga in Kampala, Uganda, as the next Rotary International Director (RID) from Zone 22 (Africa). He will serve a two-year term beginning 1st July 2026 till 30th June 2028.
