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ROTARY SHARES |
國際扶輪社長魏京森 八月份文告 President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson's MESSAGES Aug. 2007
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Dear fellow Rotarians, In Rotary, August is the month we set aside to focus on membership. It’s appropriate that this time occurs at the beginning of the Rotary year, because everything that happens in Rotary begins with membership. When I speak at Rotary gatherings, I often tell the story of how I was invited into the organization. I was new in my town of Trenton, Ont., Canada, and my wife, Joan, and I hadn’t yet met many people. We were active in our church and in the Boy Scouts, so it probably would have just been a matter of time before we were asked to join a service group. And as it happened, I was invited to a Rotary club meeting. Rotary seemed like a good place for someone like me to meet like-minded people. I talked about it with Joan, and we both thought it could lead to some new friends, and possibly a good chance to do some worthwhile community service. I thought I might even attract some new clients to my fledgling accounting practice. So, when I was invited to join, I did. Now, 45 years later, that decision has shaped our lives. I thought I was joining a club. Really, I was joining one part of an organization that strengthens communities, improves health, creates possibilities, saves lives, and makes the world better in too many ways to count, every single day. So many things I’ve seen as a Rotary leader have made me proud to be a Rotarian. But I know that being proud is not sufficient. We must share our pride with colleagues, friends, and family members, and we must seek out qualified men and women whom we’ll be proud to see as Rotarians. A new generation of Rotarians is essential to every club, and to Rotary. In some parts of the world, our clubs are thriving, and new ones are forming. But in others, clubs are aging and doing little to attract new members. As members leave, there is no one to replace them – and when a club disappears, there is no one to take on the work that’s left undone. All of us know that when we ask someone to join Rotary, we are not imposing a burden. We are giving a gift. We are sharing with another person the wonderful, amazing force that is Rotary, just as Rotary Shares with us. So I urge each of you, this very week, as proud Rotarians, to share Rotary with a qualified individual. Submit the name of at least one prospective member, and if approved, ask that person to join – just as someone did for me, and just as someone did for you.
魏京森Wilfrid J. (Wilf) Wilkinson 2007-08年度國際扶輪社長 President, Rotary International, 2007-08 |
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