When District Governor Don Lachata visited the Rotary Club of East Jefferson County last month, he offered a simple message: Take time to share a "Rotary Moment".

Having a "Rotary Moment" at each meeting needn't take long or be complicated. To demonstrate, Lachata had a variety of club members read tidbits from a Rotary booklet he had brought with him.

Simple Rotary concepts — or information about Rotary or its programs — spoon-fed to members, over a period of time, is a painless way to educate the group.

And so, dear friends, your Rotary Moment for the day:

As of September 30, 2001, there were 1,188,492 Rotarians in 30,149 clubs worldwide. The clubs
were divided amongst 34 zones and 530 Districts
in 162 countries.

But, you already knew that, didn't you? Of course you did! The tidbit was in the Member's Handbook we all received last month. Remember? It was that book you read cover to cover, as soon as you got it home!

On April 25, we delivered 380 dozen red "Rotary Roses" to surprised recipients throughout the area. Some of the roses even traveled as far as Clallam and Kitsap counties to make someone's day a little sweeter.

Our club made about $5,700 — dollars earmarked for our long-range project fund.

As a gesture of good will, 27 dozen of those roses were delivered, by Chimacum High School's Rotary Interact Club members, to senior citizens in hospitals, rest homes and assisted living facilities.

The project would not have been possible without the support of Port Townsend's most diligent rose de-thorners and packagers — the folks at Henery's Garden Center, who worked into the wee hours of the morning ensuring our roses were just perfect!

Chief Wayne Kier
Jeff. Co. Fire Protection District 3

"Rotary gives me an opportunity to be involved with 50 great community members, whom I might have otherwise not have known, working together to improve our local community needs through the giving of time and resources, in an environment that is low key, friendly, and highly compassionate.

It also provides an opportunity to participate on a global level, through Rotary International, to improve peace and understanding, while combining resources that are large enough to successfully tackle significant world problems.

No other service organization in the world offers one the opportunity to actively, and effectively, serve at both the local and global levels simultaneously.

I am proud to be a Rotarian, and in particular, an East Jefferson County Rotarian, the best of the best."