Posted on Sep 01, 2026

September is here, and North Atlantic Rotary is heading into the fall with plenty of momentum. Septembre est arrivé, et le Rotary Atlantique Nord aborde l'automne avec beaucoup d'élan.

A Growing Rotary Family

September is here, and North Atlantic Rotary is heading into the fall with plenty of momentum.

In her latest video update, District Governor Chris Hornberger celebrates a strong month of membership growth, welcomes a new Interact Club, looks ahead to what's happening in September, and shares a powerful reminder of how education can create lasting impact.

🎥 Watch the September update below.

24 New Members Across the District

We have some great news to celebrate from August: 24 new members joined our Rotary family across 19 clubs!

Chris gives a special shout-out to the Rotary Club of Stephenville, which welcomed four new members, and the Rotary Club of Grand Manan, which welcomed three.

Thank you to all of our clubs for continuing to focus on membership and creating welcoming places where people want to belong, get involved, and make a difference.

A New Interact Club in Tantramar

Our Rotary family is also growing through the next generation of leaders.

A new Interact Club is forming in Tantramar, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sackville, New Brunswick. With its launch, North Atlantic Rotary will have 28 Interact Clubs across the district.

If your community has a high school but doesn't yet have an Interact Club, perhaps this is the year to start the conversation. Interact provides young people with opportunities to lead, serve their communities, and discover what it means to create lasting impact.

Looking Ahead to September

September is shaping up to be a busy month across North Atlantic Rotary.

On September 9, we'll hold the first of three Presidents' Council meetings this Rotary year. These meetings bring together club presidents, presidents-elect, and other members of their leadership teams to share ideas, learn from one another, identify opportunities for collaboration, and enjoy some online fellowship.

Then, on September 26, we'll hold our first mini-conference in Wolfville, hosted by Area Governor John McNeill.

While the conference is focused on clubs in Southwest Nova Scotia, Rotarians from across the district are welcome. If you're looking for a reason to spend some time in the beautiful Annapolis Valley, this might be it!

Halifax 2027

Planning is officially underway for our 2027 District Conference, which will be held at Saint Mary's University in Halifax in June 2027.

The conference team is beginning to take shape, and we're looking forward to building an exciting event that brings Rotarians together from across North Atlantic Rotary.

If you're interested in being part of the conference team, we'd love to hear from you.

Looking Even Further Ahead – 2029-2030!

Rotary is pretty good at succession planning — so good, in fact, that we're already looking ahead to 2029-2030.

The District Nominating Committee is now seeking candidates for District Governor for 2029-2030.

It may sound like a long way off, but it really isn't. If you've ever wondered what serving as District Governor involves, are curious about the opportunity, or know someone who might make a great future governor, Chris encourages you to reach out and start a conversation.

Creating Lasting Impact Through Education

September is Rotary's month to focus on basic education and literacy — one of the many ways Rotarians create lasting impact in communities around the world.

In this month's video, Chris shares a personal story from a literacy project she visited in Uganda last year through her club and the Aninga Project.

During that visit, Chris met Nanyanga, a shy 13-year-old girl living with her family in very modest circumstances. When asked about her goal in life, Nanyanga had a clear answer:

She wants to be a lawyer.

It may seem like an ambitious dream given the challenges she faces, but education can transform what is possible.

Through continued support for projects like Aninga and the work of Rotary clubs around the world, we can help Nanyanga — and young people like her in our own communities and around the globe — pursue their goals.

It's a powerful example of what it means to create lasting impact through education and literacy.

Here's to a Great September

With new members joining our clubs, a new generation getting involved through Interact, opportunities to connect across the district, and projects creating lasting change at home and around the world, there's plenty to be excited about this September.

🎥 Watch Chris's September update above, and stay connected as we continue another great year of Rotary across Atlantic Canada and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.