Editor's MESSAGE

Greetings Rotarians and Guests!  Each Rotary year the Rotary International President pins a "motto" for the Rotary year.  There have been many great ones, some short and some long, yet all that sum up the vision of Rotary.  In 1998-99 the motto was "Follow Your Rotary Dream" chosen by PRIP James Lacy of Cookeville, TN.  In 2008-2009, PRIP Kurn Lee Dong of Seoul, Korea chose "Make Dreams Real".  In recent years, advanced Rotary leadership training has offered training in "Visioning."   Visioning for leadership may be defined as the process of forming a mental image in order to set goals, make plans, and solve problems that guide the organization into the future. Thus, it is the first step in goal-setting. While mission statements guide the organization in its day-to-day operations, visions provide a sense of direction for the long term — the means to the future. Visions are quite often the simple part, with the hard part being the execution—turning the vision into reality. A popular saying, "If you can dream it, you can do it".  But first, you must hold the dream and remain focused on what is desired.  Rotary provides many Rotarians the means to accomplish their dreams.  It begins with only one Rotarian with a vision, and who then shares his or her vision with another Rotarian, who presents it at a Board of Directors meeting with specific needs and goals, and then the vision begins to become reality.  Rotarians often find a particular program which becomes a passion.  It may be to create a literacy program, build a library. build a home for firemen seeking medical treatment far from home, providing clean water to orphans in Haiti, etc.  As you learn more about Rotary perhaps you, too, will discover a passion for helping others.  It may be supporting our Rotary Foundation in general or designating funds for a specific program.  Let us know if you have a vision for our e-club.