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Carol Lightfoot Steen
Rotary
eClub One
President
2010-2011
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
JULY 2010
ROTARY eCLUB ONE - INTERNATIONAL
As we start the new
Rotary year, we members of Rotary eClub One
can reflect on how this year’s Rotary
International theme truly describes our
club.
Building Communities
As a member of Rotary
eClub One, each of us has agreed to give an
average of at least one hour per week to
service in our community. Since our
community is
the
world, one member may be volunteering in
a hospital in Haiti while another works with
a local health program in his home country
of Nigeria.
One member may volunteer with a
school project in Mexico, while another
works with local youth programs in Oklahoma.
We have members who have established their
own foundations and members who serve on
Rotary International Boards. Our members
volunteer in community gardens, organize
fundraisers, clean up highways and along
riversides. The list truly goes on and on.
Furthermore, each member
is given the opportunity to apply for a
Community Service Grant. These grants go
hand-in-hand with the member’s Community
Service Project, allowing the Rotary eClub
One members to fund a scholarship, help a
local Meals-on Wheels project, or provide
basketball equipment for an after-school
program.
Bridging Continents
We now have members on
five continents and we help support projects
worldwide, from a special conservation
exchange between Australia and California to
scholarships for high school students in
Ecuador, from water wells in Cambodia to an
Internet classroom in Senegal.
The Year Ahead
I thank all of the
members who have agreed to take on
responsibilities in the coming year. We are
streamlining our board and will implement a
committee approach to our club work. In the
next month, we will be refining our budget
and bylaws; we will be helping new Rotary
e-clubs and working with established
e-clubs. Most
importantly, we will continue to
build
communities and bridge continents.
Carol Lightfoot Steen
President 2010-2011
Rotary eClub One of District 5450
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