Rick Olson - District Governor 2019-2020

Passion is key to what Rotary is and should be. At every board meeting, Rick asks if they are focused on the passion of their members.

Every great Rotary project starts as the passion of one person. At most board meetings, however, members say their club is focused more on the passion of the club, not the individuals. So Rick’s mission is to ignite the passions of members. He wants each new person who walks through a club’s door to know this is the place where passions grow into legacies.

Ask yourself…what is your legacy? What is the legacy you want to leave?

Your family of Rotarians can give the opportunity to connect your individual passion with the resources and support system to make that happen. All of the most well-known life-changing, world-changing projects starts with one person. Like one villager who wanted to eradicate polio in his village. Passions lead to conversations and conversations lead to projects and projects lead to grants and grants lead to change.

Passion is what will help Rotary grow, will help each chapter to create a beautiful Legacy. If members join and become invested through their passion, it’s a win-win. They will help the chapter grow and the chapter will help their passion come to life.

(If voted in, Rick has reserved the right to have a pinch hitter in the tank for himself)