Away for the Holidays
As a university professor, I really enjoy having the holiday break so I can return home (to Alabama) to visit my family and long-time friends.
This year’s break, though, comes with just a smidgen of sadness. My absence means I won’t be seeing my Rotary colleagues for a few meetings. I’ll miss them while I’m gone.
While I’m away, I’m planning on using Rotary’s awesome iPhone app to find Rotary meetings in my area. Haven’t heard about it? Read a little bit more about it on Rotary’s website. I’ve had plenty of conversations with my fellow Canyon Rotarians about the joys of visiting with fellow Rotarians in other cities and countries. I plan to do that while I’m back in Alabama.
I’ll share one more thing on this post. RI has posted a link to its Top Five Rotary Stories of 2011. The fight against polio — which happens to be something I’m keenly interested in — is listed as Number Three. There’s some great news coming out of India. So far for the 2011 calendar year, that country has reported only one polio case. That’s remarkable progress toward eliminating this disease.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
