PI Rotary Club welcomes District Governor

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PI Rotary Club welcomes District Governor

PRESQUE ISLE — Members of the Presque Isle Rotary Club were pleased to receive a visit from District Governor Leigh Cummings during their Aug. 29 meeting. Cummings, who is a past president and longtime director of the Houlton Rotary Club, is serving as District Governor of Rotary International District 7810 for 2011-2012.

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BU-PIRotary-dcx-sh-37 SPECIAL GUESTS — District Governor Leigh Cummings and his wife Sandy, of Houlton, recently addressed the Presque Isle Rotary Club. With the honored guests are Jeff Pangburn, left, president of the Presque Isle club; and Nancy Fletcher, right, local Rotarian and an assistant to DG Cummings.

Cummings talked with members of the Presque Isle club about the Rotary theme for 2011-12: Reach Within to Embrace Humanity. The mission of Rotary International, he said, is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through its fellowship of business, professional and community leaders.

Cummings also discussed elements of Rotary’s strategic plan, including goal one — providing support for and strengthening clubs, and pointed to the efforts of individual clubs and their leaders as a major reason Rotary is so successful.

Goal two, he said, is to focus and increase humanitarian service. He cited several projects, including a biosand water filter project that is ensuring people in the Dominican Republic have clean drinking water. Contributing to projects like this “make us a part of something more,” Cummings said. “They help us to focus and increase our humanitarian service.”

Goal three of the strategic plan, Cummings explained, is to enhance Rotary’s public image and awareness. It’s important, he said, to let the world know all of the good things that clubs and members are doing to support their communities.

He ended by wishing the Presque Isle club a great Rotary year and urging them to live the Rotary theme for 2011-12.

The Presque Isle Rotary Club meets on Mondays at Noon at the Northeastland Hotel in Presque Isle. To learn more about the club, visit www.presqueislerotary.org.