DISTRICT GOVERNOR RANDY BROOKS VISITS SADDLEBROOKE by Tim Morsani

District Governor Randy Brooks brought his road-show to the SaddleBrooke club today.  Next week he will have visited all 55 clubs in the District.

Randy started by saying “I love Rotary” then proceeded to tell us why.  He began his Rotary journey, as many of us have, to advance his business interests; he grew to “love” it because he could be a part of all the good we do and because he found that Rotarians are generally very nice people.

He reminded us that the things we do, no matter how small, make a difference in people’s lives.  He also suggested that we try to look at our work from the stand point of the people we serve - consider what it must feel like to need the food, clothing, wheel chairs, medicine, and clean water we provide and take for granted.  He then described the grant system within Rotary; how the money goes to RI and circles back to us to help fund club-based projects both here and abroad.

After his address to the club, he inducted new members Scott Haile (General Manager, Fairwinds Desert Point) and former educator Michael Levine, a thirteen-year SaddleBrooke resident.  DG Randy was himself honored when the board voted him an honorary member of our club.