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 Sandra
Myers (RGHF board member)
Why I am a Rotarian.....
It isn't a secret, or a process, or one solution to a
problem. Instead, there are a thousand or maybe a million
different reasons
Why I am a Rotarian.
It's sorta like a jigsaw puzzle, when the pieces all come
together. I remember noticing the folks that
belonged to the "Rotary Club of Cadiz". Although I was fairly
new to the community, I knew most of them. They were my
friends. They stood out in the community, the go to people if
you wanted something done, the bankers, grocery store owners the
insurance agent, lawyers, judges, doctors, CEO's and my best
friend who always seemed to get called for duty in the ER on
Monday nights and yet made time on Tuesday for her Rotary
meeting.
"Why don't you just go home?" I would ask and always the same
answer, "I've made a commitment to be there on Tuesday, I can't
miss.” I can't imagine working almost 36 hours straight, and
then going to a meeting. Can you? Still, I was inspired by this
woman's stamina, her enthusiasm, her joy, and her selfless
service. Accepting her invitation to attend a Rotary meeting
came naturally for me. I was impressed with what came out of
those meetings -a small group of community leaders doing so
much, Scholarships, Grants, community service projects, fighting
illiteracy and hunger through International projects like
eradicating Polio, and sponsoring Clean Water projects. I wanted
to be part of that group of dedicated leaders, all with the
same mind set,
Service Above Self. I was inspired to become a
Rotarian. Inspired not just by hearing their words, but
by seeing their actions and feeling the sincerity of their words.
In the ten years since that time, my life has changed
dramatically. I won’t go into details here (although we could
have coffee sometime). But I can say that being a Rotarian has
taken me places geographically, relationally, and spiritually,
that I never would have been able to experience without being
part of this great service organization. I wouldn’t trade
the last ten years for anything in the world. And every
once in a while, when I remember
Why I am a Rotarian, I have a hard time thinking
about what I would have missed if I’d chosen not to go with my
friend to her Rotary meeting.
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