What a year! This past Rotary year is one we should all look on with a great deal of pride! Rotary continues to make giant strides with the efforts to eradicate Polio from this earth. With the new Gates Foundation matching gift and several Government Grants we have nearly $850,000,000 available to fight the last throws of this terrible disease. Polio Eradication continues to be our first priority and we will beat it!
Sharon Wherry and her entire 5650 team finished with a sprint across the Rotary 2008-09 year. With Sharon's dedication, and the help of all 2500 Rotarians in District 5650, we added new a new club, raised monies for countless great causes in our communities, and made Dreams Real for many children across the Heartland and around the world.
It is with a great deal of pride that I look forward to helping our clubs in District 5650 continue to grow and have fun offering the hand of help and compassion to those that are not as blessed as each one of us. I look forward to visiting each club in the District and hearing about the wonderful projects that have been continued, or chosen, for 2009-10.
John Kenny, our RI President for 2009-10, reminds us that "Rotary is about helping others. We are the fortunate ones. And to those that much is given, much is expected." Truly, The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands!
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