DG'S HOLIDAY MESSAGE
It’s hard to believe that yet another calendar year is coming to a close in just a few weeks. How time flies and yet I marvel at all the good that our clubs in D7090 manage to accomplish each day and each year. For this and many more things you do in Making a Difference I thank you.
Quite the ride and what an experience is how I’d phrase my five and a half months serving you, one I wish every Rotarian could experience. Your understanding and commitment to our great causes would be so much more reinforced and rewarded. Some of the highlights of the past month include the following:
- A Guess Who is Coming to Dinner party at the home of Paul and Margot Kneale where members of the two Brantford clubs mix and join at member homes for a wonderful evening
- Presenting President Lance Calbeck a certificate from RI President Ian Risely marking the Rotary Club of Brantford's charter on December 1st, 1917
- A wonderful Paul Harris luncheon for the St. Catharines South club (pictured right) and another by the Hamilton AM club where John Janisse thrilled the crowd with his rendition of My Christmas
Gift to You. Congratulations and thank you to all the Paul Harris Fellows - The Akron-Newstead Christmas party where over $20,000 was raised in a few hours and the fabulous Turkey Roll dinner party hosted by the Hamilton Mountain Rotary. Talk about promptness in completing the evening.
- And the trip to Rochester for the 92nd annual Eastern Hills dinner featuring RI President 2019-2020 Mark Daniel Maloney as guest speaker. You may want add this to your list of events to attend for next year.
- I enjoyed the company of the two youth exchange students from Brantford, Sanne and Steffi when we traveled to the Buffalo Bills stadium for their fun weekend with all the district’s exchange students. All of them are wonderful people and I encourage clubs to make it a priority to get involved in this program whether alone or partnering with other clubs
- And I saved the best for last! I was so pleased to attend the Niagara Falls Sunrise event with PDG Dick Earne and AG David Berry for the induction of the EarlyAct club at Pathways Academy. Pictured is President
Harry Walker (on right) with me. Harry deserves much of the credit for this new club! Last time he was president of his club he established an Interact club! Thanks Harry, You are making a Difference!
As I write this the snow is coming down as I prepare to attend the Lockport recruiting evening and presentation of their Paul Harris banner. Yes every Lockport Rotarian is a Paul Harris Fellow!
May your travels be safe this holiday season.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah may I extend Loretta and my sincerest best wishes to each of you and your loved ones. Enjoy your families, they are precious. May you make special memories this holiday season and may you all enjoy the best of health, happiness and success in 2018!
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
Reg