It seems as if it has been a long time since our last
regular meeting. I hope you all can find your way to The National. Between
the snow days, the Radio Auction, the Music Contest and the Area Speech
Contest, our club's attendance has fallen well below the year's average.
I'd like to ask each of you to help me bring this average back up in
the waning weeks of my reign. Our club is just a lot more fun when you
are all here.
About a dozen of our members were at last week's District
Assembly in Reno. It was a great meeting, featuring talks by
Rotary's founder, Paul Harris, and incoming Rotary
Vice-President Jerry Hall from Reno. Ask any of those
attending about Paul's talk -- it was inspiring.
Those in attendance included "Kidd"
Kenitzer, Eleanor Kenitzer, Cathy
Wilcox-Barnes, Nancy Kemp, Ellen Davis,
Bonnie Murphey, Dave Denney, Brent
Daggett, Nicole Oros, Ed Townsend,
and Eric Trygg. This is the most club representation
I remember at any recent district conference.
The next big push is to get an even better turnout
for District Conference on May 5-7. I am reading a
book about the real Rain Man, who Dustin Hoffman played in
his Oscar winning role a few years ago. The Rain Man, Kim Peck,
will be one of the featured speakers. Kim, who is termed a "megasavant"
is even more gifted and inspiring than the screen version. His message?
"Recognize and Respect differences in others."
Of course, I am hoping that our club will receive its
share of awards this year. Club Secretary Kim Stewart
has put together an outstanding presentation about our various club
projects. We have achieved a lot this year in all Avenues of Service.
I will be passing copies of Kim's handiwork around at our meeting. Take
a good look at what we have done as a Rotary Team.
I am asking the "Kidd" to repeat the job
he did in getting the record turnout to the Assembly. Let's end the
year with a bang!!!
fultzee
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