OPEN LETTER TO:
Organizing Committee, Rotarians, Sponsors, Volunteers, Visitors and Athletes
May I express my deep gratitude to all of you for your unselfish often thankless work. Those times when you wondered if it was all worth it or what you where doing.
Colleen and I had the privilege of traveling on the train and accompanying children from disadvantaged backgrounds and disabilities and were able to see the Interact youth sharing their time and making the trip a memorable occasion. Song and joy - what nation building?
When youth are committed we have such a future.
If there were problems, and yes there were, if you rose above them and smoothed the path, thank you. Should you have been at the receiving end of unhappiness, then remember the greater happiness and good for which we all were working. Please remember that it’s not you that it’s about but that we are reaching out and making a difference out there.
When hot sweaty athletes say thank you it was the best we have had, and when tired Rotarians from other clubs say "come on, we must celebrate this wonderful occasion. We are not going home but sharing in this great race" then
BUILDING COMMUNITIES BRIDGING CONTINENTS becomes a meaningful Rotary slogan.
To all of you who have made a difference. THANK YOU.
From the Middelburg Rotary Club and all our wonderful Rotarians we ask you to share in our joy and start preparing for 2011 the 25th Rotary’s Greatest Train Race.
Charles Deiner
President
Middelburg Rotary Club
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