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Dear Fellow Rotarians of District 5690,

During the last couple of years, I have had the privilege of preparing to serve as District Governor.  The people that I have met and the stories that they tell make me realize there’s nothing that can’t be accomplished when people work together for a common cause.

When you look at our district, we cover the whole spectrum of what   Rotary has to offer.  On the local level we work with students to promote literacy, provide scholarships, and many other programs that provide a better learning environment.  We also do many other things for our local communities like build restrooms, enhance parks, or help with other   projects that make our cities and towns a better place to live.

On the international level, we have clubs that have had projects in      Panama, Haiti, Vietnam, Philippines, Poland, Uganda, Ukraine, Romania, Thailand, Dominican Republic, India and other countries.  We’ve worked hard to provide clean water, school supplies, computers, computer      supplies, medical supplies, books, and other needed items.  We don’t just box these items up and send them, we work with other Rotary clubs to make sure that these needed gifts provide a maximum benefit or we    deliver them ourselves and help put them to good use.  We also participate in many other programs like group study exchange and youth exchange that help spread peace and understanding throughout the world.

As we enter this next year, keep in mind that we are a service organization that invests our time, talent, and treasure.  Every time we have a local project we are sowing the seeds of love.  It doesn’t really matter if the project recipient is the local 3rd grade dictionary project or a water project in Vietnam.  It’s still an honor to be a Rotarian and a part of something that does so much good throughout the world.

This next year, as Rotarians invest their time, talents, and treasures - please let me know if there’s anything I can do to make this a better    investment.  We have district leaders that will share their stories of the good work of the Rotary Foundation.  We have club leaders that will share their stories about projects that have worked for them.  As Rotary leaders, we need to make sure that our members invest in a way that gives them the return that they are looking for so they will want to be lifetime members.  When our communities see us having fun while providing our service, we need to take this opportunity to identify potential members so that we have more hands to do our good work

I hope you have a great Rotary year.  Take the time to meet your Rotary neighbors.  Take the time to bring in new Rotary members.  Visit another Rotary Club when you go out of town.  Rotary is a big world-wide     organization, but when you do visit another club, you’ll find that the    heart of a Rotarian isn’t that much different wherever you go.

Remember that Rotary Shares.

District Governor Rod Kreie