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What an amazing year we have had this past year. We navigated zoom meetings, welcomed new members, conducted socially distanced service projects and gave generously! Thank you Matt for shepherding us through one of the most challenging years ever.

As we enter this new Rotary year, let’s reflect on our motto – “Serve to Change Lives.” Rotary changed my life 25 years ago. Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program opened my world, when I lived in Japan during my junior year in high school. I learned a new language, lived with new families, made new friends and experienced a culture that I knew only from guidebooks. I learned who I was, and what I was made of. I realized that I was stronger and more resilient than I ever thought. Families in Japan were worrying about and celebrating their children just like we were in America. There are differences and similarities in families across the globe, and that was a revelation for me as a teenage girl. It opened my eyes to something greater. Rotary has done the same for countless young people; allowing then to experience different cultures. Experiences like these make our youth sensitive to diversity and the obligations of being a global citizen.

This year as we re-acquaint ourselves with the joys of hugging loved ones, attending concerts, celebrating weddings and births we recognize the interdependence of all people on the globe. We will work as a club to re-connect our families, businesses and communities.

This Rotary year we’ll focus on fellowship and how our connections with others change lives. Often it is not the grand gestures that have the most impact but the small, heartfelt, daily interactions that promote change. I look forward to serving alongside all of you as we serve one another, serve our community, and serve our world. Together, we will change lives.

Sincerely,

Laura Tussing
President, 2021/2022
Rotary Club of Lancaster