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simply, I was invited to join Rotary by my vicar. It would be
nice to ascribe a higher motive to my acceptance but
realistically there was none.
I knew only a little about Rotary having spoken to two
clubs while I was teaching in the USA in 1962/3, twenty years
earlier, but no more, and absolutely nothing about the club I
was to join. None
of my friends or work colleagues ever mentioned being in Rotary,
and it was not until I became a member that I discovered how
many were, in fact, Rotarians.
Although I worked part time in the local broadcasting
media, I had never come across a Rotary activity, and it was
only at the 'information session' that I learned about some of
the many activities in which Rotary was involved.
Perhaps this was the reason that for 15 years, I worked
as a PR and Communications Officer at club, district and RIBI
level.
Having got me into Rotary, my vicar
promptly moved to another area.
I've often wondered if there was any
connection. Basil
Lewis, England 10 July 2011
(photo, PDG Irv Kaplan, friend, and Basil
- 2010 Montreal)
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