...through all of this, I will remain unapologetically extra, occasionally superficial, and forever fabulous. I wish you all a very Happy New Year! May the months ahead bring you more laughter than tears, more warmth than storms, and more love than division.

I fully understand that this change has upset many people. Over the last five years - first as the DEI Task Force, then as the Joint Advisory Council - we have made meaningful progress toward building a more inclusive Rotary. This committee was formed because our members asked for it following the murder of George Floyd and the global conversations about racism that followed. Our work, our commitment, and our purpose remain unchanged.

"A member shouldn’t be made to feel they don’t “look the part.” That’s not inclusion. That’s gatekeeping."

THREE YEARS! It’s hard to believe how far  Out For Equality  has come in such a short time - and how much we’ve accomplished together....