Give this a thought: What is Service Above Self?
Who is a Rotarian?
- A Rotarian is a person who digs wells from which they will never drink,
- A person who vaccinates children they will never meet,
- Who restores sight for those they will never see,
- Who builds houses they will never live in,
- Who educates children they will never know,
- Who plants trees they will never sit under,
- Who feeds hungry people, regardless of race, religion, or politics,
- Who makes crawlers walk half a world away,
- Who knows real happiness, which as Albert Schweitzer said, can only be found by serving others.
Rotary clubs are important to their local communities, but are you also doing good around the world? When you give to your community, “my community” are you doing Service Above Self or Service For Self? Think about this. When I’m serving my community, I’m really serving myself. I want to help my community. My --- Mine --- Me Think about it.
Now please continue to serve your community through Rotary. Just give thought to taking a percentage of your giving budget and giving internationally.
During my recent visit to Kenya, Africa, I met children who have never had toys and girls who have never had doll babies.
No electricity, no running water, washing dishes outside. No education, no opportunity.
Please consider making a difference, children deserve a better life, an opportunity, and a future.