Season's Greeting From District Governor Harvey Hanson and Lorraine Hanson.
Posted by John Borst
on Dec 26, 2010
A special Christmas greeting from our house to
your house. May you have a wonderful holiday with family and friends and may
your New Year be healthy and enjoyable.
We are halfway though our year as your District Governor.
It has been amazing in so many ways. We have seen and heard about all the
different ways that you have helped to change peoples lives and make a
difference at home and around the world, as you have been Building Communities
and Bridging Continents You welcomed us into your communities, into your clubs
and in some cases your homes. We have
laughed with you; been serious, and we have had fellowship with you.
We are halfway though our year as your District Governor.
It has been amazing in so many ways. We have seen and heard about all the
different ways that you have helped to change peoples lives and make a
difference at home and around the world, as you have been Building Communities
and Bridging Continents You welcomed us into your communities, into your clubs
and in some cases your homes. We have
laughed with you; been serious, and we have had fellowship with you. We are truly blessed for having the opportunity to serve
you this year. As I think about all the great things that you and your clubs
have done and will continue to do for Rotary, helping children to learn to read
and write, helping new Canadians to learn about our environment.
Fund raising
to build skateboard parks, arenas, hospitals, giving scholarships to youth,
breakfast programs at schools for youth, reading to children at libraries,
sponsoring a seniors home, hosting a youth exchange student from another
country, sending kids to RYLA or MUNA, or any other one of our adventure
programs, making sure needy kids have school supplies so they can attend
school, or something as simple as ringing for the Salvation Army kettles at
Christmas time. Meeting the Polio Plus challenge, going on a Polio immunization
trip to India, building water wells in other countries, building a school in
Afghanistan, involving children in Schools Building Schools, The Ripple Effect
Program, Supplying equipment for a women’s hospital in Uraquay, sending out GSE
to other countries and receiving them from that country. And on and on and
on…..
I congratulate you all for all you do for Rotary, making
the world a better place . I ask you all to help me meet the commitment I made
this year. By going to your communities and telling the polio story and asking
them to donate to this cause. I ask you to show your support to the District’s
World Peace Partners initiative by making a commitment in dollars to this
cause.
Happy Holidays as you BUILD
COMMUNITIES and BRIDGE CONTINENTS.