Week 51, June 19-25, 2011

I hope that all of you Fathers had a wonderful Father's Day. Welcome to summer! Amazingly, there are a lot of Rotary activities going on this month. I do hope that all of you are planning to attend the District Changeover and Awards Dinner this Saturday, June 11. Go online to the district website, click on Calendar and register. I hope to see you all there. Last Thursday I had the privilege of attending the 50th Anniversary celebration for the Pleasantburg club. That is quite a milestone. Wade Cleveland had a great Powerpoint presentation with lots of old pictures. He had done a lot of work gathering old newspaper clippings and photos. The club has sponsored two District Governors, Bruce Baker being the most recent. On Friday Tom and I were off to Fort Mill for their 20th Anniversary celebration. That was a delightful event. Thank you, Jeff Updike, for inviting us.
This week I would like to thank a Rotarian who has spent countless hours overseeing our GSE program. Ken Tucker started his Rotary career in the early 80s as a member of a GSE team to Korea. Upon his return he joined Rotary. He has been active ever since. Ken has served his Rotary clubs in almost every capacity. He has been club president more than once. I do not know what GSE would have done without Ken's guidance. He is indeed a pro. We are going to miss him. He has been responsible for changing many lives due to the GSE program. Thank you, Ken!