Week 41, April 10-16, 2011

In the world of Rotary, things just never let up as far as the activities, required reports, emails and, of course, the occasional fun stuff! Last week I had the privilege of addressing the academic Top Ten in each grade for Blue Ridge, Greer and Riverside High Schools. I took the Four Way Test and applied its implications for high schoolers. I really enjoyed the challenge of creating that speech! This event was sponsored by the Greater Greer club under the leadership of Woody Barnes. I also had the pleasure of serving as one of the judges for the Greater Anderson club's Dancing for Heroes event. This event raised a tremendous amount of money for the local Anderson charities. Kathryn Smith and her club are to be congratulated. The three Anderson clubs, including Electric City under the leadership of Faith Line, have just recently chartered a new Rotaract club at Anderson University. I have to brag on the Anderson club's fundraiser brunch, Glenn Brill and his crew raised a tremendous amount of money and they have significantly increased their donation to the Rotary Foundation. There is some real excitement in Anderson! I am proud of all of the clubs who submitted applications for the Presidential Citation. I look forward to awarding all 55 clubs the Governor's Citation on June 25. Our next big event is coming up the weekend of May 13-15. Be sure to register before April 13 to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration fee. Tom, Granddaughter Ashleigh, look forward to building Rotary sandcastles with you out on the beach! There is a lot of excitement in the air also concerning the Rotary International Conference in New Orleans. Paul Kumler has put together an awesome package and we look forward to seeing you in the Big Easy.