Foghorn July 21, 2016 Mtg -5150 DG Visit

She urged us  to support projects that local communities desire, and she used a story from a project that was sponsored by Rotary in the Mayan community.  She went on to describe an experience she had working in a tiny little Mayan village, their children were the most important, and the only way to make their lives better, was to educate them, for them to have a small school. On our last day, the village thanked us in their own language. In the Mayan culture, it is unusual to look directly into other people’s eyes, but they all looked at us, eye to eye.  She used another example of the Mill Valley Rotary who sponsored a project in Manila.

 

Jeri announced that the annual District Convention will be held in May, and the theme will be “Importance of Education and Our Children.”  They have a strong group of speakers.  Another subject will be, “What is the Future of Mobile Apps”.  She emphasized that she believes that education is what leads us out of darkness.

 

She left several items at our tables including:  1) a "Proud Member Rotary sticker; 2) Resource guide; and 3) “Every Rotarian Every Year" information. In addition she talked about the one that shows three books representing the district's commitment to education and the District Banner that shows one area for our district and has no boundaries between the three counties.