Rotary International Yearly Text Themes 1947-Date
The Rotary International Themes actually started in 1947. However, this program got off to a rocky start. Not until 1951, at the Rotary International Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the then Rotary President, Percy C. Hodgson, made the Theme program a yearly event for future Rotary Presidents. Yearly after 1951, the Rotary President would craft a slogan and image for their year as president.
Each year in January, the incoming Rotary President, who takes office on July 1, reveals his Rotary Theme image and theme text. Rotary Themes have taken on many shapes and combinations of text. Over the years, many Rotary Theme pins and related items have gone on to be very collectible and increased in value significantly.
| 2024-25 | The Magic of Rotary |
| 2023-24 | Create Hope in the World |
| 2022-23 | Imagine Rotary |
| 2021-22 | Serve To Change Lives |
| 2020-21 | Rotary Opens Opportunities |
| 2019-20 | Rotary Connects the World |
| 2018-19 | Be the Inspiration |
| 2017-18 | Rotary: Making a Difference |
| 2016-17 | Rotary Serving Humanity |
| 2015-16 | Be a Gift to the World |
| 2014-15 | Light Up Rotary |
| 2013-14 | Engage Rotary Change Lives |
| 2012-13 | Peace Through Service |
| 2011-12 | Reach Within to Embrace Humanity |
| 2010-11 | Building Communities — Bridging Continents |
| 2009-10 | The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands |
| 2008-09 | Make Dreams Real |
| 2007-08 | Rotary Shares |
| 2006-07 | Lead the Way |
| 2005-06 | Service Above Self |
| 2004-05 | Celebrate Rotary |
| 2003-04 | Lend a Hand |
| 2002-03 | Sow the Seeds of Love |
| 2001-02 | Mankind Is Our Business |
| 2000-01 | Create Awareness — Take Action |
| 1999-00 | Rotary 2000: Act with Consistency, Credibility, Continuity |
| 1998-99 | Follow Your Rotary Dream |
| 1997-98 | Show Rotary Cares — for your community, for our world, for its people |
| 1996-97 | Build the Future with Action and Vision |
| 1995-96 | Act with Integrity, Serve with Love, Work for Peace |
| 1994-95 | Be a Friend |
| 1993-94 | Believe in What You Do — Do What You Believe in |
| 1992-93 | Real Happiness Is Helping Others |
| 1991-92 | Look Beyond Yourself |
| 1990-91 | Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm |
| 1989-90 | Enjoy Rotary! |
| 1988-89 | Put Life into Rotary — Your Life |
| 1987-88 | Rotarians — United in Service — Dedicated to Peace |
| 1986-87 | Rotary Brings Hope |
| 1985-86 | You Are the Key |
| 1984-85 | Discover a New World of Service |
| 1983-84 | Share Rotary, Serve People |
| 1982-83 | Mankind Is One — Build Bridges of Friendship throughout the World |
| 1981-82 | World Understanding and Peace through Rotary |
| 1980-81 | Take Time to Serve |
| 1979-80 | Let Service Light the Way |
| 1978-79 | Reach Out |
| 1977-78 | Serve to Unite Mankind |
| 1976-77 | I Believe in Rotary |
| 1975-76 | To Dignify the Human Being |
| 1974-75 | Renew the Spirit of Rotary |
| 1973-74 | A Time for Action |
| 1972-73 | Let s Take a New Look -- And Act |
| 1971-72 | Good Will Begins With You |
| 1970-71 | Bridge the Gaps |
| 1969-70 | Review and Renew |
| 1968-69 | Participate! |
| 1967-68 | Make Your Rotary Membership Effective |
| 1966-67 | A Better World Through Rotary |
| 1965-66 | Action, Consolidation and Continuity |
| 1964-65 | Live Rotary |
| 1963-64 | Meeting Rotary s Challenge in the Space Age |
| 1962-63 | Kindle the Spark Within |
| 1961-62 | Act Aim for Action Communicate for Understanding Test for Leadership |
| 1960-61 | You are Rotary -- Live It! Express It! Expand It! |
| 1959-60 | Vislize! Personalize! Build Bridges of Friendship |
| 1958-59 | Help Shape the Future |
| 1957-58 | Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve |
| 1956-57 | 3 Targets 1956-57: 1. Keep Rotary simple; 2. More Rotary in Rotarians; 3. Learn More About Each Other |
| 1955-56 | Develop our Resources |
| 1954-55 | Six Objectives for 1954-55: 1. glean from the past and act; 2. share with others; 3. build with Rotary s 4-Way Test; 4. serving youth; 5. international good will; 6. good Rotarians are good citizens. |
| 1953-54 | Rotary is Hope in Action |
| 1952-53 | None |
| 1951-52 | None |
| 1950-51 | Goals for 1950-51: 1. In club service we must beget our heirs; 2. in vocational service honesty is still the best policy; 3. In community service we can plan for the future; 4. In international service we must reexamine our world; 5. And finally we can extend the influence of Rotary. |
| 1949-50 | Objectives of Our Team for 1949-50: 1. Each new member admitted into a Rotary club to be adequately informed about his duties and obligations BEFORE his induction -- properly introduced to the club -- and effectively assimilated into the work of the club during the first year; 2. A better understanding and application of the principles of Vocational Service as set forth in SERVICE IS MY BUSINESS; 3. A contribution to world understanding and peace through an intensification of our international service program; 4. An outstanding district conferenc |
| 1948-49 | None |
| 1947-48 | Enter to Learn, go forth to serve |