Why I Am A
Rotarian
august 1, 2006
 It
had been an exhilarating and exhausting Rotary year as District
Governor. My husband Kirk and I were relaxing on the lanai,
sharing another Hawaiian sunset, when out of the blue, he said,
"You know, honey, statistics indicate I'll be gone before you.
I used to worry. You think we're out of money when you're out of
checks. You can't even set the VCR." We laughed. But there were
tears in his eyes. "I used to worry," he said. "But I now know
that you will never be alone. You always will have your Ohana of
Rotarians, to care and be there for you."
In Hawaii, we call family Ohana. Rotary is like family. It
is warmth in the cold, strength at weak moments, ethics in shady
times. It is giving and forgiving. We do together, those things
we cannot do alone.
I may have
joined Rotary for other reasons, but this glorious, worldwide
Ohana...my home away from home...is why I remain.
Aloha,
Linda Coble
PDG 2000-01
Rotary Club of Honolulu since 1987,
D- 5000, USA |
