Why I Am A Rotarian
MAY 16, 2006
In the spring
of 2002, I attended our multi-district PETS in Seattle,
Washington and met hundreds of other Rotarians. The rest of
the year was full of changes and challenges when my job of
23 years was eliminated just two months before taking over
as club president. Being president kept me active and
engaged.
Since then I
served as a GSE team leader to Pakistan. What an incredible
experience!
Where else
would a woman from a very small town in very rural Montana
have the opportunity to present a speech on global peace
before a large gathering of dignitaries, business leaders,
and intellectuals in Karachi, Pakistan (the Consul Generals
of Great Britain and the United States were in the front
row!!).
As District
Secretary, District web site administrator (another thing I
thought I would never do), serving on other District
committees and the RYLA staff, I am now in contact with
Rotarians in Montana USA (my district) and Rotarians around
the world.
Rotary
provides so many opportunities to meet people, to help
people, and to change the world, a little at a time. That
is why I am a Rotarian.
Arlene Weber
Rotary Club
of Whitehall, Montana
District 5390
USA
