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As I write this, my last Rotogram letter, I am struck by two things: (1) how quickly this Rotary year has gone, and (2) how proud I am of our Club. Here are what I see as our major accomplishments this Rotary year:

We completed thirteen service projects, including The Dictionary Project, Bike Trail Cleanup, two World Polio Day Fundraisers, two Rotary Blood Drives, Salvation Army Ring the Bell, the Angel Tree Project, Forest Rose School Santa and Gifts, Diaper Drive, Downtown Cleanup, Food Drive (with one more scheduled June 7), and several Rotarians participated in the District Service Project.
The Club made many financial donations to charity this year.
We have added sixteen GREAT new Rotarians to the Club.
In addition to numerous Paul Harris Fellow recipients, and adding at least one Paul Harris Society member (pledged to give $1K per year), our Club achieved fifty-two District 125 Club donors, and went from four to thirty-four Rotarians giving to the Rotary Foundation through Rotary Direct.
Thanks to P. E. Laura Tussing, we had diverse, interesting and consistent programs all year.
Our Past President Dr. David Uhl was named District Governor Nominee.
Thanks to President Nominee Jamie Culver, we have learned and documented Club history through his Senior Member Spotlight interviews.
We have achieved our District Grant goal of assisting Job and Family Services achieve Heartsafe accreditation through the Fairfield Medical Center by providing CPR training and training tools (CPR manakin, training AED, etc.).
The Club has maneuvered through a very difficult time, has served as a source of light during a very dark time, and is prepared to return to in-person (hybrid) meetings this month.

Thank you to the leaders, donors, and participants involved with each of these great Club endeavors, and to our dedicated members who served on our Club’s Board of Directors, and our hard-working Secretary, Treasurer, and Committee Chairs. Rotarians, YOU have proven that we are indeed People of Action.

For the final time… Rotary Opens Opportunities.

Sincerely,

Matt Wideman
President, 2020/2021
Rotary Club of Lancaster