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 Dave
introduced our Speaker
today, District Governor
2009 10 Judy Garver. Judy
became a Rotarian in 1991 at
the Auburn Hills Club. She
now belongs to the West
Bloomfield Club, after
serving many positions
including 2 Presidencies &
District Staff positions.
She has recently retired
from CoMerica Bank. She’s
married to Hal Parrish & has
4 sons around the US.
She’s a multiple Paul
Harris Fellow & a great
Friend of Rotary.
 Why
I joined Rotary?
Judy
was asked to consider Rotary
several years ago. She was
impressed by the
friendliness & the extent of
Rotary background presented
to her during the weekly
programs. She’s grateful
that she was asked &
grateful that she said yes.
What
about Rotary International?
This
year’s President is focusing
on healthcare, fresh water
efforts, literacy & the
Polio Flight 2. Notably
Bill Gates’ 2nd
Gift toward the Fight &
Margaret Chen’s mention at
WHO are predominates in the
projects.
What
does the District office
staffs do?
They
make no demands of the
Club. They are there to
inspire, to motivate & to
urge Rotarians to embrace
the programs of Rotary.
They want Rotarians to be
committed at their Club
level. This year,
committees are in place to
provide Peace Communities,
Environment projects & the
Rotary Leadership Institute
(Our own Audrey Chevalier is
Chair).
So
what about the individual
local Clubs? Where do they
fit in?
 With
no local clubs, there would
be no Shelter boxes, no
Ambassadorial Scholars, no
GSE team or leader
experiences, no clean water
projects, no mosquito screen
projects…….Local level clubs
make the Rotary
International world go
round.
Our
Club chartered in 1998,
March. There have been
countless lives changed,
many friendships developed,
many good meals shared. The
world is a better place
because of Rotary.
Where
do we go next? We need to
retain & grow our
Membership. We need to
train our leaders well, to
grow the Club’s plans. We
need to encourage our
membership to attend & be
involved in the District
activities. Make “Service
Above Self” a core principle
of our actions.
“The Future is in our Hands”
DG Judy
left us with a theme banner
for the 2009 10 Year. PDG
Audrey thanked Judy for her
visit & her inspirational &
motivational message.
 Hummingbirds
was signed & will be donated
to the Public Library’
Literary Angels program.
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