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SANDY FLECK
When I went to my first Rotary
lunch in 2001, my host asked me to join but couldn’t give me too
many details about what exactly Rotary was so I went home and
looked it up on the internet.
Reading the mission statement,
the object of Rotary, the Four Way Test and what Rotary was
doing around the world grabbed me and said, “This is you,
this is what you’ve been looking for all your life, you have to
be a part of this, these people think the same way you do.”
I never knew there was an
organization like Rotary that believed in serving others,
working together across borders and cultures; all the things
that I held so dearly. I immediately called my sponsor and
said, “Yes, I can’t wait, I want to be part of Rotary!”
In the past six years I have
never been disappointed. Rotary is everything it claimed to be
and more. I have found the best of friends, both in my
community, across the U.S. and internationally.
My family has jumped right in
with me; my oldest daughter is Past President of our Interact
Club and helped start an EarlyAct Club at my youngest daughter’s
school so she too could be involved.
All of us traveled to the
Chicago convention where we met so many people who believe in
Service above Self. Our family has visited an orphanage in
Mexico and delivered school supplies, books and games, sundries
and food.
We have been warmly welcomed in
Rotary Clubs in other cities during our travels. We have
painted purple pinkies and given away dictionaries and
Thanksgiving food baskets; we have done RYLA, assemblies, and
conventions. We are living the family of Rotary and couldn’t be
happier!
SANDY FLECK,
Twentynine Palms, CA Rotary Club
- District 5330
Secretary, 2002-2004
President, 2005-2006
Assistant Governor, 2006-2007
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