Cycling to Serve- UNITE FOR GOOD Report from FCS Booth Taipeh
As my term as the 2025–26 Club President came to a close, I reflected on the past year and realized that everything has its origins. In 2022, when TAIPEI LOHAS Cycling of Rotary Club was founded, I served as the Charter Secretary. We organized various cycling-for-charity activities and envisioned that one day our club would be able to initiate a Global Grant project. In 2024, during my year as President-Elect, I considered that if we were to apply for a Global Grant during my presidency, we would first need to establish an international partner club to meet the requirements for overseas funding. I started to look for reference from RI website.
In April 2025, while searching the keyword “cycling for charity,” I discovered the Rotary Fellowship Cycling to Serve. Among more than 100 officially recognized Rotary Fellowships worldwide, this is the only one dedicated to cycling. This fellowship, with a 40-year history, aligns perfectly with our club’s DNA. I hoped that joining this platform would help us build international friendships. At the time, the fellowship had 600 members across 22 countries—yet Taiwan, known as “a kingdom of cycling” in Asia, was absent. I proposed to 25-26 District Governor James the idea of placing Taiwan’s flag on the global website. With his strong support, he invited me to serve as the 2025–26 District 3521 Rotary Fellowship Chair, specifically to lead Taiwan’s application to join Cycling to Serve. After nearly three months of coordination, Taiwan’s chapter was officially approved by the global board in July 2025, allowing our national flag to be represented on this international platform.
Fast forward to the current, the Rotary International Convention returned to Taipei after 32 years. At the House of Fellowship in the convention center, a Cycling to Serve booth was featured, and we were entrusted by the fellowship headquarters to welcome Rotary cyclists from around the world. During the five-day event, numerous service initiatives were showcased at the booth. These included a publication by a PDG from Russia promoting cycling for charity, “Cycling for Trees” initiatives from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and presentations from our Taipei LOHAS Cycling Rotary Club—such as the Lohas Biynan Cup charity cycling event in Yilan, Taiwan, a Global Grant project supporting habitat conservation and stream patrol training for Taiwan’s national treasure fish, the Formosan landlocked salmon, and the Pingjing Street Farm education program in Taipei, Taiwan. These efforts resonated strongly with Rotary cyclists from around the globe. As a member of the Taipei LOHAS Cycling Rotary Club, I feel deeply proud.
After Taipei Convention, we got 47% growth rate of the number of membership of Taiwan Chapter. 23 potential members from 10 countries. When a single idea takes root, the universe seems to align in remarkable ways. Everything begins with one club. With courage and determination, we continue moving forward. 2025–26 UNITE FOR GOOD! Keep Cycling to Serve! Let us continue to unite for good and ride for service together.
Louise Wang, NR Fellowship Cycling to Serve Taiwan
