[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 668

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

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R I President's June Message From: Sunil K Zachariah 


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Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah"  <mailto:sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk?Subject=
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Fri Jun 1, 2007 1:28 am (PST) 

June 2007 

Dear fellow Rotarians,

Nearly a year ago, I wrote on this page that, as Rotarians, "we are 
not content to let matters stay the way they have always been, in our 
clubs or in our communities. We are the ones who ask, Why not us?"

In the last year, I have been privileged to meet thousands of 
Rotarians who have asked themselves that very question and risen to 
its challenge. I have seen projects that have astounded me with their 
creativity and their ambition, and projects that came to fruition 
through an incredible degree of thought, planning, and insight. I 
have seen clubs overcome all sorts of barriers to deal with the true 
problems facing their communities. And I have seen all of this done 
with warmth, grace, and the skill born of local knowledge - and, 
often, with the support of our Rotary Foundation.

Every project I have seen has impressed me in its own way.The 
projects that have impressed me the most, however, have been those 
addressing a need that no one has been able to meet before, whether 
because of a lack of resources, a lack of ability, or simply a lack 
of awareness.Sometimes the problem was obvious and acknowledged, such 
as an ill-equipped clinic or a polluted water source. Sometimes the 
problem was never openly mentioned, such as the dilemma faced every 
month by girls attending schools without bathrooms. What I have seen 
this year is that whether the need is for water filters, blood banks, 
HIV treatment, toilet stalls, or literacy, Rotarians are finding what 
needs to be done - and doing it.

The projects that stand out in my mind the most are those that are 
meeting real needs and quietly changing lives. I will always remember 
the Rotary club project that's bringing simple, yet effective, low-
cost prosthetic hands to amputees, returning to them employability 
and self-sufficiency; the Rotary clubsupported library in Hsinchu, 
Taiwan, that gives so many more children access to books; the Rotary 
club-sponsored classroom that's educating children living in the 
tuberculosis ward of an African hospital; and the Rotary club-built 
school for autistic children, for whom there had been no services in 
the area.

These are just a few of the projects that have truly made a 
difference.There is no need for exaggeration or hyperbole here: These 
projects have very literally moved the courses of lives by giving 
people education, improved health, and a real chance at a better 
future. In some cases, Rotarians invested tremendous resources of 
time, energy, and their own funds. In others, all that was needed was 
a knowledgeable and caring person to step in, look around, and do 
what needed to be done.

It has been a great joy this year to see how Rotarians all over the 
world are choosing to Lead the Way. I look forward to continuing with 
you in this great task for many more years to come. Lorna and I thank 
you for your many kindnesses to us.This year has changed our lives.

W.B. (Bill) Boyd
President, Rotary International

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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