A Message from the Club President

print this page

A Rotarian is... an ordinary person who creates extraordinary impact!

Jim Lucas, Past President of the Bloomington MN Rotary Club penned the following essay...

A Rotarian is an ordinary person who:

- wants to do something extraordinary - to rise above the daily routine - to make a difference in a community and in the world.

- takes on a small task with unusual enthusiasm.

- has a vision of a world at peace, brought about by goodwill and understanding.

- sees 3 million children each year die from disease and asks, "Why?"

- sees 1200 Rotary Foundation scholarships each year and asks, "Why not more?"

- believes that truth is a difficult and worthy pursuit.

- acts not out of convenience, but out of conviction.

- believes that "Service above Self" is more than an ideal - it is a belief that transforms an ordinary person into an extraordinary member of the world community.

Our club is filled with these "ordinary people" called Rotarians....and the spirit of Rotary is spreading across our community.  In the past 7 months, the Elizabethtown Rotary Club has raised $30,000 for cancer research, sent disaster relief to the Phillipines and Haiti, welcomed our exchange student from Brazil, educated the public about Polio, raised over $4000 for polio eradication, started a new Interact Club, pledged over $8000 to the Rotary Foundation with more to come, sent 3 members to Ecuador to serve on a medical mission, and added 7 new members to our rolls.

For years the Elizabethtown Rotary Club has made an extraordinary impact in Elizabethtown and around the world, and we aren't slowing down!

For our club members .. thank you for your extraordinary impact and Service Above Self.  For visitors to our website and potential members, come join us and make an extraordinary impact on your life!

Dr. Joseph Rebman

President - Elizabethtown Rotary Club