A Visit by the District Governor
Posted by Steve Frazier
Our Program on September 21st was the annual visit of our District Governor. David Stein, our new ADG, introduced Larry Zilliox to our club.
Larry is a member of the Alexandria Club, and assumed office as District Governor on July 1st. His first task is to visit all of the clubs in the district, and this was his first visit to our club this year. His work career was with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, where he helped develop the non-chemical antidote to the apple maggot infestation. During his career in Rotary, he has been very active in international projects, being on-site for a number of successful programs. Three projects that he showed on his Powerpoint were the Guatemala Stove Project, a medical-dental clinic in Peru, and the establishment of the "4-B Program" in Botswana. The 4-B Program is similar in intent and content to the American 4-H clubs.
His Powerpoint centered around the symbolism of a train: each part of the train has a distinct purpose, but all contribute to the success of the train's mission. He cited "The Little Engine That Could", a child's book that we've all read to our kids, I'm sure.
His message to the clubs in the district was that Rotarians are by nature optimistic, and are always searching for ways to make things better for people. He said that clubs, such as ours, that have had focus sessions are more successful, in that all of the members have had a part in the planning the progress of the club. He said that this year is going to be a year of many Community Grants, and he encouraged us to apply for any project we have in planning.
Larry is a member of the Alexandria Club, and assumed office as District Governor on July 1st. His first task is to visit all of the clubs in the district, and this was his first visit to our club this year. His work career was with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, where he helped develop the non-chemical antidote to the apple maggot infestation. During his career in Rotary, he has been very active in international projects, being on-site for a number of successful programs. Three projects that he showed on his Powerpoint were the Guatemala Stove Project, a medical-dental clinic in Peru, and the establishment of the "4-B Program" in Botswana. The 4-B Program is similar in intent and content to the American 4-H clubs.
His Powerpoint centered around the symbolism of a train: each part of the train has a distinct purpose, but all contribute to the success of the train's mission. He cited "The Little Engine That Could", a child's book that we've all read to our kids, I'm sure.
His message to the clubs in the district was that Rotarians are by nature optimistic, and are always searching for ways to make things better for people. He said that clubs, such as ours, that have had focus sessions are more successful, in that all of the members have had a part in the planning the progress of the club. He said that this year is going to be a year of many Community Grants, and he encouraged us to apply for any project we have in planning.