Global Rotary Chief in town

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The world’s premier service organisation – Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang will visit Sri Lanka from15-17 December 2014 where he will address over a thousand Rotarians at BMICH at the intercity meeting and thereafter a gala black tie dinner at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel.

Rotary International has partnered the world in eradicating polio from the face of the world which is currently recording a 99% success rate excluding Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan and Huang›s visit will put Sri Lanka under spotlight as the first country in South Asia to achieve 100% eradication. The Governor of Rotary Sri Lanka and Maldives Gowri Rajan said, “We are honoured to have the presence of the Rotary International President to Sri Lanka after a lapse of almost five years. We are also proud to say that this year we crossed the 2000 magic number of Members in Sri Lanka and the next International President is a Sri Lankan and top business personality K. Ravindran.” President Rotary International Gary C.K. Huang was born in southern China and grew up in Taiwan. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, USA and holds an MBA from the College of Insurance (New York). He is currently Honorary Chairman of Taiwan Sok Shinkong Security Co. Ltd. He is a past president of the Malayan Overseas Insurance Co. Gary has been awarded the National Civic Service Award by the Federation of Non-Profit Associations and the Outstanding Community Service Award by the Ministry of Interior, R.O.C. In 2001, he was named ‘Honorary Mayor’ by the City of San Antonio during Rotary’s convention. A Rotarian since 1976, Gary is a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan. He has served RI as district governor, director and vice-president, Trustee of The Rotary Foundation, and as chairman and member of numerous international committees and task forces. He has been instrumental in the area of membership development throughout Asia. As a Rotary Foundation Trustee, he set the goal of recruiting 100 new Foundation Major Donors in Taiwan to help celebrate Rotary’s centennial, which resulted in 106 Major Donors in 2005 and another 103 Major Donors in 2006 contributing more than $2 million to the Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund. Gary has recounted his experience in business and his life within Rotary in a 2004 book entitled ‘Finding Solutions, Not Excuses’. He is a recipient of the RI Presidential Citation and the Service Above Self Award, Rotary’s highest honour. He also received the Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. Gary and his wife Corinna have one son and two daughters. They are all major donors to The Rotary Foundation.