Message de John Gherardini aux Rotaractiens européens
Dear Rotaract Colleagues: [...] Over the past year, I have had the good fortune to travel to three Rotaract conferences: the Rotaract Pre-Convention Meeting in Singapore this past June, the USCC Rotaract Conference in Asheville, North Carolina USA in July, and Interota 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico in August. These were great experiences for me because of the Rotaractors I met (some of whom also attended all 3 meetings) along the way. I came back to Evanston enthused about Rotaract thanks to what I saw and experienced at these conferences. I know that there are many different opinions amongst Rotaractors about Rotary International and what Rotarians think about Rotaract, and some of them are even occassionally positive. While I know that it´s easy to focus on what is negative in any organization (or in another person, for that matter), I would like to assure you personally that RI staff supports you and is behind your efforts 100%, and that there are wonderful Rotarians out there who support you unequivocally. We also continue to have a very strong Rotaract Committee, presenting your wishes, concerns and desires to the RI Board of Directors. I am so impressed with what European Rotaractors have done to assist in disaster relief efforts for victims of the Turkish earthquake and projects to help built shelters, eradicate polio and so many other projects as well.Your conferences are also first class: I know the Rotaract France Convention was a great success, EUCO 2000 is just around the corner, and others. You are the reason why Rotaract is a great humanitarian organization. I admire you and am proud to be aligned with you. Please contact me whenever you need information, visit our web sites for new updates, send me your project stories, and please do plan on attending the Rotaract Pre-Convention Meeting in Buenos Aires in June 2000. I hope to see you there. Warmest regards,
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