Who is Your Tommy?
| Most Rotarians have a story about what first attracted them to Rotary. For William D. Pollard Jr., 2008-09 governor of District 7600 (Virginia, USA) when he visited clubs in his district during his term to stump for recruitment and retention. |
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| He shared his address with Rotary International News in honor of Membership and Extension Month: When I think of why we should ask someone to join Rotary, I think of Tommy. Two years after starting my banking career in Richmond, I was asked to work in my hometown of Petersburg. |
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| One of the first people to visit me was Tommy Adkins, a retired banker, who asked me to attend a Rotary club meeting. While I was growing up in Petersburg, Tommy lived on the same street as my family. I even delivered his newspaper. I had no idea what Rotary was but accepted Tommy's kind invitation to visit the Rotary Club of Petersburg. Tommy passed away several years ago, and he probably never realized the impact he had on my professional and personal life: |
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| Because of Tommy, I have participated in many service projects helping others. |
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| I have three questions for each of you: | |
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| PDG William Pollard D7600 (USA) |
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| ASK: ASK: ASK: IF NOT WHY NOT ? We are Rotarians because someone invited us. Have we all invited someone to join Rotary this year? If not, why not? We must not be selfish and keep it to ourselves. We have all benefited from being members and we enjoy our Rotary - if not we would leave. That is all I ask. Is it too much to ask? If not, why not do it? |
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