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From District Governor Chuck Hanson
February 2012
Dear Rotarians,
The first Rotary meeting was on February 23, 1905. It is no accident that Rotary International designated February as World Understanding Month and February 23rd as World Understanding and Peace Day. Without question Rotarians, through community service, are having a major impact on improving the lives of people locally. However, from the beginning, what really made Rotary unique was its global outlook. Rotary has always recognized the need to understand and value the different peoples and cultures of the world if we were going to establish peace on earth.
The Rotary Club of Madison Breakfast recently celebrated the shipment of the one millionth pound of books in the Books for the World program. What a great example of a small club having a big impact in the lives of students in South Africa. Under Madison Breakfast’s leadership, Rotarians from multiple clubs and other community volunteers worked together to make this possible. Congratulations to everyone involved!
District Governor Chuck Hanson Congratulates Dave Muehl of Madison Breakfast on the one millionth pound of books sent to Books for the World.
I encourage all Rotary Clubs in our District during the month of February to have programs that explore world understanding and peace. Program ideas could include speakers from a local college, someone involved in international business, youth exchange students, or foreign students in your community. You might consider inviting former group study exchange team members, an ambassadorial scholar, or a peace scholar to your meeting. This would be a good month to have a program on Rotary Friendship Exchange or the amazing world of Rotary International Fellowships. Without question, a program on what your club has done and is doing with regard to international projects, as well as the huge outreach internationally of The Rotary Foundation would be timely.
World Understanding Month is a chance for every club to pause, plan, and promote the Fourth Avenue of Service, International Service. To “Reach Within to Embrace Humanity” is to continue Rotary’s quest for good will, peace, and understanding among the people of the world. As we continue our District 6250 Iditarod of Service in February, we have a lot to be grateful for and much we can give through international projects. Thank you for doing your part to make the world a better place.
Click here to read more about the Books for the World program from the February newsletter and how your club can be involved.
All the best.
Chuck Hanson
District Governor 2011-2012
Rotary District 6250
District Governor
