KEITH ABRAHAM, ROTARY CONFERENCE SPEAKER.
 
'Keith’s message is a sincere thank you to Rotary for the Youth Program – RYLA – that changed his life as a young man.  Keith’s message is a huge endorsement for Rotary, our program’s and reasons people should investigate Rotary and join Rotary.' ( John Campbell )
'A couple of weekends ago I spoke to 350 Rotarians from District 9500—which is all of South Australia and part of the Northern Territory—where to my surprise I was awarded another Paul Harris Fellow for the work I do for RYLA. I need to say it is quite unique to receive one award if you are not a Rotarian, which I am not, but to receive two is beyond belief.' ( Keith Abraham ) 
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       Rotarians of District 9500
On Friday 17th April, I received the following message from Keith Abraham who was the Key Note speaker at the recent Rotary Conference in Port Lincoln.
Keith’s message is a sincere thank you to Rotary for the Youth Program – RYLA – that changed his life as a young man.  Keith’s message is a huge endorsement for Rotary, our program’s and reasons people should investigate Rotary and join Rotary.
I often speak about having an elevator speech ready for when someone asks you What is Rotary.
Well, here is a fantastic message.
I ask that you distribute the following message from Keith Abraham to your family, friends, associates, your social network groups and tell them about Rotary and invite them to visit your Club and invite them to be a Rotarian.  I have written a preface to Keith’s message that you may also like to use.
I encourage you to distribute this message urgently whilst the News is new. Then when you are talking to them, don’t forget to also mention the new Rotary E-Club of Greater South Oz that was launched at the Conference. An E-Club allows people who,  because of their busy schedule or Distance to Club meetings is just too far to join Rotary but be a Rotarian a via the Internet Club at a time that suits them.
I trust this is message from Keith Abraham is an easy to use approach to your network of friends.
Good Luck and do let me know of your successes.
 I recently attended the Rotary District Conference in Port Lincoln. We were presented with outstanding Speakers  on a variety of topics which reflected Rotary’s Core Values of Service Above Self Conference.
Here is what one speaker, Keith Abraham - a business Consultant who is acknowledged as one of the top 7% Professional Speakers who spoke about Passion in our Lives -  said in his blog about Rotary, the effect it has had on him on his life, and why you should look at the Rotary Programs and consider Rotary membership yourself. 
I will be proud to invite you to my Rotary Club and talk about the Youth Programs that Keith describes.
Hi John,
If you have read my book or heard me speak, you will know that my personal development journey started when I was invited to attend a Rotary Leadership Program called RYLA. It is one of their youth development programs that has been going for over 50 years for 18 to 28 year olds. Well, 30 years ago I attended my first RLYA as an awardee and over the past 30 years I have been so appreciative that someone believed in me more than I did and provided me with that opportunity. 

Over the last 29 years I have been going back almost every year to present a two hour workshop on goal setting, only missing 2 years due to my travels or flooding. 

If you have ever watched the movie Sliding Doors, with Gwyneth Paltrow, the story is based on showing two parallels of a life. What if I chose to take this action rather than pursue another path, what would have happened? For me I wouldn’t be writing this blog, I would not have written the books I have written, I would never have joined Rotaract or moved to Brisbane, met my loving wife, have two beautiful daughters etc, etc. 

If you are not familiar with Rotary, they have an award named after the founder of Rotary International, Paul Harris. To give this award to someone a Club or Rotary District must make a donation of US$1,000 to the Rotary Foundation, which has been responsible for so many great achievements and virtually ridding the world of polio. In 1990 I was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport for my contribution to Rotaract. 

A couple of weekends ago I spoke to 350 Rotarians from District 9500—which is all of South Australia and part of the Northern Territory—where to my surprise I was awarded another Paul Harris Fellow for the work I do for RYLA. I need to say it is quite unique to receive one award if you are not a Rotarian, which I am not, but to receive two is beyond belief. 

Now enough about me, I wanted to share my heart-felt gratitude to Rotary for not only the work they do but the impact they had on my life. I encourage you to go along to a Rotary meeting. Their motto is ... Service Above Self. But there is so much more to Rotary than community service. There will be a club near you that either meet for breakfast, lunch or dinner and I know you are busy, however, the time you give will come back to you tenfold. 

If you are aged 18 to 28 get yourself on RYLA, or if your children are this age encourage them to attend - it will be life changing and you will make friends that will stand the test of time. 

I am so grateful for all that Rotary has done for me and for this prestigious award, it should be me who is giving the gifts to you.

Thank you Rotary International!   
 
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Keith Abraham CSP
Founder of Passionate Performance Inc.
KeithAbraham.com