Ruritan Annual Report 2022-2023

Executive Director’s Message

For 95 years, Ruritans have been making their communities better places to live, so I first want to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you. Your dedication, compassion, and efforts have made an incredible impact on your communities. Throughout the year, you have shown the true meaning of Ruritan. Whether providing essential services, volunteering your time, or simply being a source of strength and inspiration, your contributions have not gone unnoticed. As we look ahead to the coming year, collectively, Ruritan is setting

bold, ambitious goals to meet the needs of our neighbors, our communities, and America. Boldness and ambition are precisely what we will need to tackle the challenge before us. Ruritan has a 5-year vision of doubling our current membership and number of clubs, improving all levels of communication, and developing a learning plan to train and empower our future leaders. How? If each club welcomes five new members each year, and each district opens a new club each year, then repeats that, and repeats that again for the next five years, we WILL double. Why? Think about all the additional projects your club and district can complete with double the members. Think about all the new communities you can serve by doubling the clubs in your district. Think about all the good our clubs are doing across Ruritanland now and what we can be capable of when we call in the cavalry! There is no limit to what we can achieve! Think about the America you were blessed to have grown up in. Do you long for the “good old days?” The feeling of love and compassion for others has slipped by the wayside, and we can’t allow it to continue to slide. People need people more today than ever. People need Ruritan! The essence of our shared humanity lies in our core values of Fellowship, Goodwill, and Community Service. These timeless principles are guiding lights that can illuminate our path toward a brighter and more united future. By fostering Fellowship, Goodwill, and Community Service, we weave a tapestry of connections. Each act of kindness, every moment of understanding, and all instances of lending a helping hand contribute to the revival of civility and the creation of a society we can all be proud to belong to. Let’s remember that the power of transformation lies within our actions, our attitudes, and our commitment to one another. Let’s seize this moment to usher in an era of empathy, compassion, and genuine unity, lighting the way toward a brighter, more harmonious future. I hope you find renewed inspiration and energy to continue your incredible work. Your commitment to making your community a better place serves as a beacon of hope, reminding us that positive change is possible. Let us move forward with the knowledge that we can achieve even greater things together. Thank you for your hard work and dedication, and may the year ahead be filled with growth, joy, and continued opportunities to uplift our communities.

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Ruritan National 2023 Annual Report