In one of our current Rotary Meetings, our District Governor, Carol Tichelman, shared what we call a "Rotary moment."  Her mother never really understood why Carol was involved in Rotary until her mother joined Carol on a Rotary Mission trip. The objective of Rotary trip was to deliver wheelchairs to children who were severely injured by Polio. They arrived at the destination with a truck load of wheelchairs.  As they were unloading the wheel chairs, Carol’s mother locked eyes with a young girl that couldn’t walk. They maintained eye contact as the girl struggled and crawled toward Carol’s mom.  Her mom was frozen in disbelief.  The little girl finally reached the wheelchair, and with a smile the little girl said in a half question and in half exclamation she said "this one is mine.”  Her mom replied, “yes, yes, this one is yours!” She then helped the little girl into the wheelchair. Carol's mother had tears in her eyes as she finally understood the power and purpose of Rotary.  She turned to Carol and said, “I get it now, you are truly doing God’s work.”  Carol and her mom became much closer after that trip and continued to go on many more Rotarian trips.

You can make a difference right here in Stanwood and Camano or as far away as Honduras.  If you’re not a member already, by joining Rotary you will have that moment where you say “I get it now; I understand the power and purpose of Rotary.”