Ed Swart attended the 7 district learning seminar. The districts comprise the Great Lakes region and parts of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario. This year took a new format and had fewer people talking and more interactive learning. Ed thought being able to work with peers was helpful.

 

Some of the things Ed learned were: the new Rotary International president will be the first president who was a Rotary Youth Exchange student, the international membership numbers are steady but up in Asian and Africa and down in the rest of the world, and our district is looking to change the format of the District Governer visits.

 

The international leadership plan to create and maintain vibrant clubs was a focus. The four areas of the plan are Impact, Reach, Engage, and Adapt.