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ROTARY CLUB OF HYDERABAD EAST
Club No.24126
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
NEVER, did I imagine becoming the President of the Rotary Club Hyderabad East during a world-wide pandemic that isolated us in our homes, put us in masks whenever we did venture out and kept our children out of school since mid-March. It has caused so much financial stress in our community and the world, along with the mental anguish of not being able to shake hands, hug or be socially close to our family and friends.
But, here I am, the first virtually inducted President of this club preparing to take over leadership during these unusual and difficult times in the history of present generations.
As Rotarians, we look at these changes and challenges as a time of opportunity! It is a time for all of us to open ourselves up to learning new skills and doing projects in new ways. How disconnected our club would have become without the web-based video conferencing tool, Zoom, that allows us to meet on-line together, safely in the convenience of our home as we continue our work as the “People of Action” in our community and around the world.
As George Bernard shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
Let’s embrace the new technology this century has to offer. Let’s try new ways of doing things. Let’s move our club forward into the world that our children and grand- children just take for granted. This is the world of our future members, the ones full of new ideas, spirit and energy. We need them on our Rotary Club of Hyderabad East team because we want to continue the service and amazing work that we have been known for over the past 36years in our community and across our globe.
I am so proud to be a Rotarian!
I came to appreciate Rotary and the values it upholds, the dedication to service of its members through the projects that were successfully undertaken till now, and
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