The Rotary Leadership Summit for Peace held this last weekend in Gettysburg was a blast! I feel sorry for those that missed it. The Ghost Tours went well on Friday night, about half of the weekend attendees went. The Lincoln Leadership Institute did a fabulous job keeping us entertained and learning – not so much about how the battles at Gettysburg went, they discussed how the leaders got even mutineers to follow them into battle. They extended an offer to attendees and members of the clubs to attend one of their classes for half price. Given the value of what we got on Saturday, I’m considering attending (especially if it’s half price!).
We kept everything on schedule, there was a bike ride or time at the Adams County Winery or short presentations given at the Rotary Village Saturday afternoon. There was even time for relaxing and the weather was great! Fire pits on the outdoor areas were a draw for making new friends and talking to old friends. Food was good and plentiful and the staff pleasant.
My fellow DGs, Mary Cook (7430), Jan Biros (7450), Tim Genetti (7410), Michael Thompson (7505), Bob Law (7475), and Cynthia Randina (7490) were such a pleasure to work with – the 20 months of preparation into this flew by and I’ll miss our weekly zoom calls. The admins who helped make this run so smoothly were our own Melissa Kopp-Smith, Diane Rotondelli, Nancy Lindel, Wendy Gibson, Brenda Browning, along with Cindy Hornaman, and Nikki Mederos. Gail Winterstella worked with the Sargeant-at-Arms which included our own David Corman (Uptown York), Glen Bootay (E-Town) and Jim Gainer (Hershey).
Sunday morning was the District breakouts – for us we had a wonderful Four Way Speech Contest. The students presented applied the Four Way Test to Being Human, Sexual Assault, Education, Driving and Swearing. What a way to start the day! We recognized the Rotarians who passed this year, presented a few awards (see separate article), briefly touched on the District Strategic Plan (more on that next week) and pulled the tickets for the meals I offered as a fund raiser! Winners were Glen Bootay, Thomas Jones, and Karen Tillman. Wish I could do something for everyone that bought tickets, however, I’d get nothing else done over the next couple of months except cooking!
With a couple of months to go, I can finally focus on a few things I still hope to accomplish (Past District Governor gatherings and Assistant Governor meetings), along with what will flow over into the PDG year. If you have ideas, send them along to mbtexaspa@gmail.com. What a great District we have – so thankful for all you all do to make it so!
YIR, Mary Brunski, D7390 DG 2025-2026
