01 Feb 2012 12:00 PM • Marriott Hunt Valley Inn - 245 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley MD
11 Feb 2012 6:30 PM • Hayfields Country Club
WINTER WEATHER POLICY:
The Rotary Club of Hunt Valley
will meet unless there is a blizzard.
President's Corner
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world.” Anne Frank
Recently a friend of mine wrote, “
I love the feeling of a new year and the possibilities it brings. Like a giant fresh start.” It is so true.
I have been spending some time reflecting on the past six months of my presidential year. It has been an exciting year with so many good things happening. Just to name a few, we launched another successful dictionary project; the warm coats for kids project is off and running, and our bountiful food drive for ACTC and other food banks netted about $1200 plus countless bags of food.
Individual members have been very active with the books and CDs they have created—Congratulations, Peggy and Greg! Suzanne finally received the grant from the state for equipment for the NCR trail. Eric organized the Gathering of Eagles event, and Linda was the recipient of an award for 2011 for Community Service from the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors. It is exciting to be part of such a dynamic group of people.
Unless you might think that our efforts go unnoticed or unappreciated, one of the third grade recipients of a dictionary wrote, “
Dear Ms. MacMillan, I really love the dictionary you gave me because it helps me learn more about the fifty states, planets, what the words mean and if they are verbs or nouns. The dictionary will be very helpful to me. I will keep it at home ……Thank you for the dictionary. I appreciate this awesome gift.”
On that awesome note, 2012 is starting off to be an exciting year as well. Moving to a new location means fresh opportunities to reach out to neighboring businesses to spread the story of Rotary about what we do locally and internationally and to increase our membership. To grow takes work, and I invite all members to join me in the effort to increase our membership by five this 2012 year. As I mentioned in my last president’s corner message, “There is a richness to working together with talented and dedicated people for a greater good.”
I can’t wait to see what 2012 will bring.
