The Rotary Club of Greater Springfield celebrated its official charter last weekend  when the new club was welcomed into the Rotary International family of 33,000 Rotary clubs in 200 nations around the world.

 

In attendance at the charter function held at the Brookwater Golf and Country Club were over 110 Rotarians, friends and guests including the Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neuwman and Rotary International Director John Boag. Proceeds from the evening were donated to the Rotary Drought Disaster Relief Campaign to assist our farmers and communities in the drought areas of Chinchilla, Dalby, St. George, Roma, Mitchell and Charleville.

Men and women around the world including the 22 charter members of the Rotary Club of Greater Springfield are making a difference to the quality of life of others by accepting the challenge of volunteer service through their local Rotary Club.

 

The President of Rotary International Ron Burton said to the new members "' My life has been greatly enriched and truly changed because of my membership in Rotary. I wish for each and every one of you the same joy and fulfilment that I have personally enjoyed over these many years as a member of the Rotary Club of Norman Oklahoma. Congratulations on beginning this exciting new chapter. I look forward to working with you as we Engage Rotary, Change Lives."'

 

Rotary will become stronger with every new club that is chartered including the new Rotary Club of Greater Springfield. Rotary needs strong clubs focused on serving their local and international community with significant projects, clubs which promote Rotary and publicise action-orientated service, clubs which plan with determination to change the world for a better place and finally clubs that are prepared to accept change and challenge their own comfort zones. This vision the Rotary Club of Greater Springfield hopes to achieve.