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President's Message

With the Golf, Tennis & Pickleball Tournaments complete, we're pivoting straight into our next acts of service.

On the near horizon: the Roswell Youth Day Parade, First Responders Farm Day, the World Polio Day Cornhole Tournament, and Adopt a Platoon. Behind the scenes, we're rolling up our sleeves on two bigger builds—designing a HomeStretch Learning Lab expansion and sketching out an implementation plan to put our opioid abuse prevention grants to work. There is a role for every member in these efforts, whether that's showing up for an afternoon, lending a professional skill, or helping shape a plan before the first shovel hits the ground. I encourage each of you to consider which next right step fits your time and your interests. And when that step is complete, choose the next one. If every one of us does our next right part of these larger efforts, that's how we move forward together — that's how we Create Lasting Impact.

None of this works without a strong bench, and that means we need to keep growing our membership. Fresh perspectives and new energy, blended with the traditions that make this club what it is, are what keep Roswell Rotary healthy and thriving. So here's my ask: think of someone you'd like to invite to an upcoming meeting, or bring along to a service project — a neighbor, a colleague, someone you've handed a Service Above Self coin because you already know they show up for others. Let's be intentional about inviting the right people into our club, the ones who will enrich our experiences, sharpen our perspectives, and strengthen our resources.

We just proved what this club can do when we show up for each other. Now let's carry that same energy into the parade route, the farm, the cornhole boards, the platoons overseas, and the plans taking shape on paper. One next right step at a time, we're building something that lasts — and I couldn't be prouder to be doing it alongside all of you.

Yours in Service,

Leslie

Posted by Leslie Bassett
September 23, 2026

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