Governor’s Message
By District Governor C. Ellis Potter, OD.

The Rotary SPIRIT was alive and well at the District Conference on Sept 13-16 in Eureka Springs.  The program is detailed in this newsletter by editor, Steve Reid.  If you have been to the District Conference you know the spirit we felt with our common belief in SERVICE ABOVE SELF.  If you have not been to a district conference, make plans now for next years conference, which will invigorate and challenge you.  Attendance totaled about 12-15% of the District membership and was high by recent standards. 

None of the excitement and energy generated at the conference, none of the new ideas discovered, none of the rejoicing of previous projects nor any of the motivating or invigorating exchange of ideas matter, if we do not carry this SPIRIT back to those that did not attend.  Those present must motivate their members to recruit like minded individuals; to use the power of the Foundation to inspire new contributions, to challenge the minds and imagination of Rotary members to develop new programs to help and SERVE.  We must ratchet up our activities to do GREATER SERVICE. DO IT-TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Ellis Potter