DG BOB'S SEPTEMBER MESSAGE
Aloha Rotarians!
We’re into our third month of this Rotary year and the engagements and “CONNECTIONS’ have been fantablous! Your teams are either on target or have outperformed expectations. For those clubs I’ve visited, thank you for the ‘CONNECTING’ with our global friends “Rotary Connects the World”.
During the past month we’ve bridged two countries; Canada and USA, with the opening of The Walkway/Bike Path over Ft. Erie Peace Bridge. This CONNECTION between these two countries and communities has made it possible for pedestrians to enjoy the beauty of our ‘Greenway’ initiative. Several PDGs were in attendance as well as several clubs, most noticeable was the Rotary Club of Ft. Erie who provided refreshments and other arrangements.
In a few weeks we will ‘Sail-ebrate’ our District Conference to the Caribbean. Stay tuned for updates from the ‘boat’.
August was Membership month and there was a slight decrease. However, I remain optimistic and hopeful because the ‘thingamajig’ or ‘whatchamacallit’ will have a dramatic impact. Whose names are on your key tag? This month is more than half over but there’s still time. Will you promote Basic Education and Literacy in your community please? Next month is Economic & Community Development/Polio Plus. Will you begin planning now to help eliminate polio and show your community that Rotary wants to eradicate polio from the face of the earth?
In my ‘CONNECTIONS’ around the district, this article was started at the Peace Bridge, in Ft. Erie, continued in Dunkirk-Fredonia where our Vocational Training Team made a presentation, Lobsterfest sponsored by the Rotary Club of Niagara Falls, ON, a guided tour given by the Rotary Club of LeRoy to the First Lady of the District of the Jell-O Factory in LeRoy, our inbound Youth Exchange orientation program professionally guided by Jill Norton and her dedicated team, presidents’ soiree` sponsored the Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise, ON and finally sitting in the lobby of the Sheraton Falls Hotel for the Zone Conference contemplating my welcoming address tomorrow to attendees from France, Bermuda, parts of Michigan, New York and Canada. CONNECTING four countries and seven time zones!