The Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Invites You to our
December 10, 2020 Rotary Zoom meeting with
K R (Ravi) Ravindran, Chair, The Rotary Foundation
and former Rotary International President
December 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Topic: "Rotary Foundation operating in the midst of a pandemic"
Event Navigation: The link to join the Zoom meeting is:
The meeting ID is 98338629106 and password is 666095.
K.R. Ravindran
Chair, The Rotary Foundation 2020-21
Trustee, The Rotary Foundation 2017-21
Rotary Club of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Trustee, The Rotary Foundation 2017-21
Rotary Club of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran is a third-generation Rotarian, joining Rotary at age 21. As RI president in 2015-16, he introduced the Rotary Global Rewards program and led a delegation of about 9,000 Rotarians to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square.
Ravindran was the first president of the Sri Lanka Anti-Narcotics Association, which today is the leading agency fighting drug addiction in Sri Lanka. He headed a national committee consisting of Rotary, his country’s health ministry, and UNICEF for the eradication of polio, and worked closely with UNICEF to negotiate a cease-fire in the ongoing civil war with the northern militants to facilitate National Immunization Days. Sri Lanka became the first country in South Asia to become polio-free. He also headed a Rotary project to build 25 modern schools across the country to replace those destroyed by the 2004 tsunami at a cost of over $12 million.
Ravindran is the CEO and founder of a publicly listed company engaged in the print and packaging industry with a worldwide clientele. His company, Printcare PLC, is a winner of national and international awards of excellence. He is the recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service, Distinguished Service Award, and Service Award for a Polio-Free World. His country conferred on him the title of “Jewel of Sri Lanka” and released a postage stamp in his honor.