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Ha e ou e er o dered hat the tradiio of ha i g a I ter aio al Toast to a other Rotar Clu i a other part of the orld at our eekl eei g is all a out? I a lu s, ea h eek o e of the e ers hooses a Rotar Clu i a other ou tr, akes a rief prese taio a out the Clu a d its details, a out their reaso s for the hoi e the ha e ade, the all prese t dri k a toast to the Preside t a d Me ers of the hose lu. The reaso s for hoosi g a lu ar o sidera l. For so e it is e ause of perso al o ta t through their isit duri g a holida or a usi ess trip; for others it is e ause of fa il li ks, professio al or ultural i terests; i so e ases a lu is hose fro the RI Dire tor e ause a ou tr has e perie ed a disaster a d e ish our fello Rotaria s i that ou tr to k o the are i our thoughts duri g their ad ersit ; i all, i a fe i sta es, the lu is hose ra do l fro the Dire tor to e sure as ide a hoi e as possi le a d to rei for e the i ter aio al hara ter of Rotar. Tradiio all duri g the lu ei g a ard is passed rou d a d sig ed all e ers a d their guests. The ard is the se t to either the Preside t or e retar of the Rotar Clu ei g toasted together ith a s all ro hure a out the lu a d a appropriate o eri g leter the I ter aio al Dire tor. Toda ith e ail a digital photo of all prese t a d a appropriate essage is easil se t to the Clu o er ed for the appre iaio of their e ers.
GET WORKING ON YOUR CORPORATE AND FOUR BALL EARLY August is a o th fo Rota ia s to spa e a thought fo ho tou hed ou. Whe ou ha e a pe si e o e t a d ou uietl thi k a k o ou ea s i Rota, ou ealise that ithout that tou h, that i itaio to go to a eei g f o that pe so at that i e, o e of those o de ful e o ies a d life ha gi g e pe ie es ould ha e ee possi le. We all ha e ou o e ts that si the Rota spi it a d ake ou ealise hat a dife e e this o ga isaio has ade i ou li es. I al a s felt that eal Rota t a sfo aio o epipha took pla e he I e t to i st Dist i t Co fe e e. The e as so ethi g agi al a out sudde l i di g ou self a o gst all of these passio ate people f o all o e the ou t, a d i Dist i t, f o Bots a a, Moza i ue, azila d a d i those da s e also had Zi a e. I spi i g speake s, pi tu es of p oje ts that lu s e e us ith o displa oa ds, eet a d g eet sessio he e ou i gled ith all of these e f ie ds. You a e just i sta tl a epted. It as a ellous. A d that s he e a slo u i g i e sta ted a d ig ited so ethi g i e a d ife that u s toda a d akes e su h a p oud e e of the Rota Clu of Du - a No th. You see othi g has ha ged. E ept i e. Mo e e o ies. Mo e e pe ie e. Mo e o k to do. Mo e e f ie ds. All spokes i Rota heel. I ill al a s e g ateful to dea f ie d Ke i ha i P eto ia ho tou hed e a d ought e i. No he e does that lea e us. Will ou gi e so eo e a ha e at this? Will ou Rea h out to a f ie d a d tou h the too? As Rota ia s, ou espo si ilit is to ide if Rota ith the t uth a d to o u i ate a d sha e ith othe s ou a hie e e ts a d o je i es. The i age of Rota i a o u- it ill e st e gthe ed if OUR Rota lu is ie ed as a d a i g oup of people ith a high ethi al app oa h to life ho a e eage to se e othe s..gussie
Joi us this eek as Cha lie Pa da ou e est e e egales us ith his I A talk. OUR ROTARY ANN.Prior to a de isio ha ded do the U ited tates upre e Court i 1, Rotar as a e 's orga izaio, a d i a lu s, the i es of the e ers ere alled "Rotar A s". With the Court de isio i the eighies, a d ith ore o e i the professio s tha e er efore, the ter "Rotar A " ega to fall out of fa our a d lu s of Rotar A s disappeared. While the a e Rotar A has ot go e o pletel out of fa our, i es are ore o o l k o as Rotar pouses or Part ers. I 1, o e ere ad ited to Rotar, a d toda o e are the fastest gro i g seg e t of Rotar 's e ership. Wh ere i es of ale e ers afe io atel alled "Rotar A s"?this desig aio as e er o e of disparage e t, ut rather gre out of a i teresi g histori al o asio. The ear as 1 14 he a Fra is o Rotaria s oarded a spe ial trai to ate d the Rotar Co e io ei g held i Housto. I those da s fe i es ate ded Rotar e e ts, a d u il the trai stopped i Los A geles, the o l o a a oard as the ife of Rotaria Bru ier.as the trai pi ked up addiio al o e io - ou d delegates, Mrs. A Bru ier as i trodu ed as the Rotaria 's A. This itle soo e a e "Rotar A ". i e the lu s of the est ere i ii g the Rotaria s to hold their e t o e io i a Fra is o, a u er of so gs a d stu ts ere orga ized hi h ould e perfor ed i Housto. O e of the Rotaria s rote a "Rotar A " ha t. O the trai 's arri al at the Housto depot, a delegaio greeted the West Coast Rotaria s. O e of the greeters as Gu Gu daker of Philadelphia, hose ife as also a ed A Duri g the rousi g de o straio, so eo e started the Rotar A ha t. The t o peite ladies, A Bru ier a d A Gu daker, ere hoisted to the e 's shoulders a d parade a out the hall. The group lo ed the itle gi e to the t o o e a ed A. I ediatel the sa e ter of e dear e t as used for all of the i es i ate da e a d the a e "Rotar A " as here to sta. Our Dur a North A s are al a s read to support a d help us i all of our proje ts.
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