On Saturday, a total of 12 of us (Club Members and Spouses/Significant Others) flew to Atlanta for this year’s International Rotary Convention to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the RI Foundation along with around 40,000 others in the Rotary Family. The Rotary Foundation’s first contribution was $26.50 in 1917 and has since contributed over 3.4 Billion Dollars to needy around the world.
We were serenaded in Centennial Park by country singer Ricky Skaggs, we listened to Bill Gates pledge $450 Million Matching Dollars to finally wipe out Polio in the next 3 years which will cost an estimated $1.5 Billion (only 5 reported cases so far this year!), we heard about what Ashton Kutcher and others are doing to stop human slavery worldwide, we found out from Coca Cola’s CEO how it is keeping up with world changes, we were mesmerized by Ambassador, Andrew Young’s review of the history of Atlanta and we saw Jack Nicholas say that Golf is “just a game” but taking care of family and helping others is what is really important.
Everyone in the group attended lots of break-out sessions and meet new friends from all over the world in the House of Friendship. We will have to share our Convention Rotary Moments with the other club members.
Changing of the changing of the guard dinner is coming up on Thursday evening, June 22nd at Coopers Hawk. If you have not done so yet, please e-mail Jim ASAP and let him know if you will be at the dinner and who will be joining you: jdud99@yahoo.com.
Mark your calendars, unless otherwise stated, all our meetings are at Hyatt House Naples.
Thurs. Evening June 22, 6:00 p.m.: Changing of the Guard Dinner- Coopers Hawk
Thurs. Evening June 29, 6:00 p.m.: Tanzanian Water Project
