ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH
The Rotary Club of Buffalo has instituted a new program: Rotarian of the Month.
Our first Rotarian of the Month is John Bradley. Pictured, John (right) receives a certificate and pin.
This award is designed to recognize a Rotarian in the club who clearly stands out in demonstrating "Service Above Self," and principled commitment to the Four-Way Test. A nominee will be a member who has made significant contributions to the mission and operation of the club, and to one or more avenues of Community Service or International Service. The ‘Rotarian of the Month’ award may be given to a member who exhibits “Service Above Self” in their daily activities and who promotes Rotary by their actions and involvements in the club's major activities, or by serving on several committees. This person should be highly visible in the weekly activities of the club.
John has been involved with Youth Exchange as a district vice chair for the past 13-14yrs. As a vice chair, he is responsible for the inbound and the outbound students which could amount to a total of 10 to 15 kids each year. In addition to that, the Bradley family has hosted a total of 7 inbound kids in their household and generally John develops such a connection with these kids that they end up living with the Bradley’s for an entire school year (normally its 3-4 mos). They also helped out when a home was needed to host for a few days to a few weeks and they did that for an additional 4 inbounds. Because John is such a big hearted guy, it was easy for the kids to develop a close father-like relationship with him and thus far 5 of the inbounds have returned to their Bradley home. They also traveled to Australia to attend a wedding for one of their inbounds. And we can all attest to John’s love for this program as we have seen his tears of true admiration for these kids each year at when they do their presentations to our club.