2012 Donald MacRae Peace Award
Posted by Jim Goit
on Jan 12, 2012
The Donald MacRae Peace Award is an annual award presented by Rotary Zones 24 and 32 to recognize and honour an individual or organization in each zone for outstanding achievement consistent with the ideals of Rotary as expressed in the Fourth Object of Rotary. Any Rotary Club or District in Zone 24 and 32 is entitled to submit the name of one candidate directly to the zone chair of the MacRae Peace Award.
This is the most prestigious award that Zones 24 and 32 present. It commemorates the contribution of Halifax Rotarian Donald MacRae (a native of Prince Edward Island), who in a speech to the International Convention in Kansas City in June 1918 proposed that Rotary become an agent for the promotion of goodwill and peace among nations – the first time that this vision of Rotary was expressed publicly. In 1921, as chair of Rotary’s Constitution and By‐laws Committee, MacRae had an opportunity to incorporate this vision into the constitution of Rotary. He presented a resolution to the International Convention in Edinburgh, Scotland, that amended the constitution by adding the Fourth Object of Rotary. The Fourth Object became the engine that drives Rotary’s international service; indeed, it has become the watchword of the Rotary Foundation.
Reflecting the vision created by MacRae, the award focuses on advancing international goodwill, understanding and peace through peace‐making efforts or humanitarian activity of international significance. The recipient of the Donald MacRae Peace Award receives an inscribed glass plaque and a commemorative certificate.
Rotary Clubs in District 7820 are urged to submit the name of one candidate for the award. It would be fabulous to have a good response, given that Donald MacRae was a native of our District. For more information, and a copy of the application form, please go to: http://www.clubrunner.ca/ZoneData/22/HTML/969/DonaldMacRaePeaceNominationForm.pdf
The awards will be announced and presented at the Institute in Vancouver. The deadline for applications is April 30 2012.