Rotary Global History Fellowship
www.rotaryhistoryfellowship.org
WHY I AM A
ROTARIAN?
By:
Marco
Kappenberger (k@samoa.ws)
May 2009
www.whyiam.org
Besides the most enjoyable and unique local and global
fellowship Rotary offers to its members, as Rotary acts
serving humankind to reach its object, Rotary is today among the
few very best non- governmental organizations of civil society,
and, as such, Rotary has the greatest potential to effectively
contribute towards lasting world Peace soonest possible !
Rotary's making possible the elimination of Polio is an
exemplary success, but it's only one of very many more successes
Rotary has the potential and ability to serve humankind with,
and do so at practically no monetary investment, but rather
thanks to Rotary's global membership of clubs and of committed
Rotarians who are top experts in the many fields for sustainable
development and Peace the UN is active and leads humankind in.
RI's consultative status with the United Nations (UN), combined
with the Rotarian Action Groups serving humankind globally in
their fields of expertise and supporting the United Nations'
action appears to be a win win situation for the Object of
Rotary and humankind.
My maternal grandfather, Rodolfo Gansser, was one of the first
Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Lugarno/Switzerland, and, in
1961, back from a youth exchange experience, he introduced me to
Rotary by also inviting me to hold the first of my about ten
dozen talks to Rotary clubs in all continents and regions,
which, besides the fellowship, allowed me to appreciate the huge
potential of Rotary for world peace and sustainable
development.
That's all why I'm Rotarian.
Marco Kappenberger
Apia,
Samoa, South Pacific Ocean,
Rotary E-Club of Latinoamerica, District 4200
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