The clip of Past Rotary International President Bill Boyd brought back many memories of his speeches that I have had the honor to hear. He talks very softly, and one should listen carefully to his words of wisdom.In the clip, he starts off talking about the RI Board of Trustees and points out that they are not cookie cutters, and they don't always agree. What they do is listen, discuss, and figure out what is in the best interest of Rotarians. This was most evident when he discusses "branding" of Rotary. There were four points and if one were to listen carefully, they would recognize perhaps themselves or others in our club that resembled the points Bill mentions. Listen carefully; you will learn something.
The subject of moving RI from Matching Grants to Global Grants was also interesting. The final decision came down to a very sound business decision - they were burning out staff at RI for very little gain.
PRIP Bill will enlighten you on matters dealing with The Rotary Foundation. He chaired that committee following his stint as RI President.
Personally, I have had the honor to serve as his aide and would never hesitate to do it again. We have lost two superheroes in Rotary recently, PRIP Frank Develyn and MAT Caparas. For those of us lucky enough to have spent some time with these two gentlemen, I can assure you they impacted all in a positive manner. Do not let this opportunity to learn from PRIP Bill Boyd pass you by. Men like this don't come along every day. CLICK HERE or on the image to view the clip.
In the top photo, PRIP Bill Boyd is shown on the left with Lee Blankenship in the middle and me on the right. In the bottom photo PRIP Bill is shown holding the rapt attention of his small audience including our current Zone Director, Johrita Solari on the far right.