Wow, the past three months have flown by, haven’t they? I certainly have enjoyed seeing everyone who has been able to attend the meetings and hope that in the near future we will be getting back to some semblance of normalcy. While we haven’t been able to have our regular events, projects and camaraderie, I think we have done quite well.Our Car Show Raffle drawing will be held at 3: 30pm on Saturday October 17th at the Gregory School. Cliff Bowman and the Car Show committee have arranged for a “drive in” celebration with our raffle drawing, music from DJ John, presentations from JTED and MWFB and special recognition to the sponsors who helped make everything happen. We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the celebration and want to thank you for going the extra mile this year to sell those car show tickets. Even though we had to cancel the Show, this has not stopped our Remarkable Club from working hard to support our local community.
Rotary Club of Tucson is now a District 5500 Peacebuilder Club and we will be installing our first Peace Pole at the Tucson Zoo, date forthcoming. If you are interested in learning more about our status as a Peacebuilding Club, please go to the District 5500 website https://www.rotaryd5500.org/ and go to the Rotary Peace tab.
We have had some wonderful history moments featuring Katie Dusenberry, John McCaleb and RCOT partnership with the Boy Scouts of America organized by Jon Wang and Bob Shaff. These programs have truly inspired me, and I can’t wait to learn more about the history of our club and our dynamic members. We really don’t need to look far for inspiration, do we?
And now we are headed full force towards the holiday season. This time of year typically speeds by even faster, but with COVID, who knows how things will go. All we can do is hope for the best. I encourage everyone to be the Rotarians I know you are during these times. Be kind, patient, smile at strangers, let that car go ahead of you, pay it forward when you can, because these are challenging times and we need to remind ourselves and others that there is good in the world.
I look forward to seeing you at the meetings in person or virtual.
Thanks for your service as a Rotarian.
In Rotary,
President Jen
