Hello District 7390 teammates. This is my final DG note to you. Hard to believe we are at this point in the year. It seems like yesterday I was contemplating what to tell you in my first DG note. I will say more tomorrow night at the DG Installation in Hershey, but for now let me simply offer my heartfelt thanks for all you have done and continue to do to support your community, your club, our district, and the goals of Rotary International. I stand in awe of all I have seen this year. Your individual and collective efforts are generous, effective, and appreciated. I also thank you for the confidence and support so many of you have provided to me this year as I served in the governor role. Bravo to our District Leadership Team and so many others who make this district a success. Leading a Rotary District is a team sport!

 

I was invited by two clubs this week to participate in their club leadership changeover events. Thank you to Elizabethtown and Uptown York for the invitation and opportunity to close out the year where I most enjoyed my DG time – with you at the club level. To all our club leaders, thank you for your leadership, energy, talents, and willingness to serve. This year with all its successes and challenges will forever be a part of our Rotary stories. Thanks for being a part of my District Governor story.

 

In my DG visits, I asked you to consider three words: service, learning, and leadership. Those words were meaningful to me when I started this governor job. They are now forever etched in my heart. I ask you to consider them as you move forward in Rotary. What makes this organization so awesome is all the small actions going on everyday to serve others. It is truly an honor to be a Rotarian. And for my own continuing leadership service, I recently accepted a request to serve as an Assistant Rotary Coordinator, focusing on membership support to 4 districts, for our Zone 32 team. I am glad to continue serving Rotary and Rotarians across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

 

I’ll still see you around the district (and the Zone).

 

A grateful and humbled DG,

 

Fred.