During his visit to CSR Sept. 12, District 5440 Governor Bill Emslie's wife, Tracey, who has been a journalist for 30 years, outlined the need for each of us to tell our Rotary story.
"We are hard-wired to tell stories, and stories are how we pass along our culture to our children..." said Tracey, in emphasizing how important it is for each Rotarian to tell their "Rotary Story".
She noted it doesn't have to be long--in fact, sometimes the shorter the better. And, it's helpful to get someone to edit your story for you. If you don't know anyone to help you edit your Rotary story, feel free to send it to; pnoble10@gmail.com and he'll do it for you.
Tracey shared her Rotary story briefly. At a Rotary meeting, she had the opportunity to see (and later touch) an "Iron Lung"--the massive devices that helped young polio victims breathe some fifty-plus years ago. On touching the hard, cold steel surface, Tracey said she could almost feel the bewilderment of a child as they lay in one of the tomb-like machines.
The import of her story is that we as Rotarians are helping in one of the most important projects worldwide--the eradication of the dreaded disease known as polio.
Now we just need to tell about it.
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