Saturday, August 22, 2009

August 19 2009


We were pleased to have Samantha Martin our Rotary Scholar to Northern Ireland speak to us today. Samantha was recruited by Rod Funderburk. He does such a fine job offinding the right scholar for our club. Today we heard from one the best of our Rotary Scholars. Samantha truly exhibited the purpose of Rotary. She met 16 folks in her class and went to some of their homes. She attended Rotarymeeting frequently and represented our club and Rotary with class and dignity.

Samantha crossed cultural relationships and befriended folks from differentcultures. She sought out mentors of the older generation to help her grasp theissues in Northern Ireland. She did not get bored as she traveled to Morocco, Scotland and France. What I picked up from her talk is that she came to understand the problems inNorthern Ireland and reflected her gratefulness for our Rotary Club and Rotaryin'tl..

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