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As part of last week's Club Update, LNR president Eyad Salloum called on several club members to share about their involvement with the Lewisville Noon Club and what Rotary means to them. In answer to the question why she loves Rotary, Mary Jennings held back tears as she said, “These people are my family.” She expressed her deep gratitude for club members’ support when she and her husband John lost their daughter and later adopted their granddaughters. On a lighter note, Jennings also confessed she is afraid of cows.
“I believe if I had not joined Rotary, I would not have found I have a servant’s heart,” said LNR president-elect Sue Bowman. She said she likely never would have been involved in volunteering and supporting nonprofits to the extent she currently is if she hadn’t been actively engaged with the Lewisville Noon club. Audrey Stansbury confessed she didn't know what Rotary was when former member Doris Scales invited her to visit the club. “I was not taught philanthropy when I was a kid,” Stansbury said, and only came to recognize the value of volunteering and community engagement as an adult. She was attracted to Rotary because “It was an organized way to give back to the community,” she noted. Melissa DeWitt initially disliked the idea of joining a Rotary club, because her father had been District Governor and Rotary took up so much of his time when she was younger. But after being invited by Mary Jennings to visit the Lewisville Noon club, she gained a different perspective and has since gone on to be actively engaged in the organization, including serving as past president. Steve Collins first joined Rotary in California more than 20 years ago and was diligent about finding a club to join after relocating to North Texas. “My purpose in Rotary is to serve our members so we can all better serve our community,” Collins said. He added, “I love that the money we contribute gets multiplied, and we can do God's work here locally and abroad. I would encourage you to go to an international conference to learn more and connect with others from around the world.” |
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