2021-2022 President,

Koyama Makiko

 

More than 18 months into the pandemic, although vaccination is bringing a ray of hope, the impacts of COVID-19 are still felt around the world, regardless of its size.

 

The unexpected disruption brought about by the outbreak has, however, revealed how social human beings are and how much we treasure being with others.

 

The pandemic has also hit hard Rotary Clubs in general both in terms of activities and manpower.  But there has never been a time when the spirit of serving others is needed more and can be made full use of.

 

RCTM is a young and small club, but all the members are committed to making a difference by making the most of their talents and networks and respond swiftly to the needs of the society.

 

Our activities have also been limited in the past year, but have held meetings face-to-face and welcomed our speakers, both in real and online, to enhance our learning.

 

We also created our first message video, proposing how to enjoy dining out while preventing infection at the same time.

 

Marunouchi is a world-renowned business center of Tokyo, and of Japan, and has no “residents”, which means we have the entire world as our stage for the “community service”.

 

As society moves toward post-corona, we will resume and accelerate our activities to serve the community.  The club slogan for this year, therefore, is “Now, let’s act!”, inspired by Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta’s “Serve to Change Lives”.

 

We appreciate your continuing support and cooperation to RCTM!

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July 1, 2021

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Koyama Makiko