My first encounter with the Valdosta Rotary Club

I dag var jeg, som skrevet i går, til mit første møde i Valdosta Rotary.

Ifølge Jim, bliver Valdosta Rotary kaldt "The ole man's club", da størstedelen af medlemmerne er af den ældre del af befolkningen. Jeg hilste f.eks. på et af medlemmerne som fylder 100 til januar, og som i øvrigt har været med i Rotary siden 1946/47. Der kan man vist tale om dedikation :-) 

På mødet blev der spist frokost, sagt en lille (ultra kort) bøn, efterfulgt af the pledge of allegiance. Inden resten af programmet starter, har de "The Sunshine Report", hvor medlemmerne kan byde ind med "happy bucks". Her vifter man en (eller flere) one-dollar-bills hvis man har en god grund/historie, og derefter donerer sin dollar til puljen. Jim præsenterede mig i sin happy buck :-)

På billedet er jeg foran Valdosta Rotarys klub banner sammen med Jim (t.v.) og Bob Moon, Club President (t.h.). Beklager billedekvaliteten - fotografen kendte desværre ikke fokus-funktionen på en iPhone :-) (muligvis en god grund til snart at kigge efter et rigtigt kamera)

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Today I, as mentioned yesterday, attended my first meeting at Valdosta Rotary. 

According to Jim, Valdosta Rotary is referred to as "The ole man's club", since most of the members are slightly older than the average population. For instance I met one of the members who is turning 100 this January, and who has been a member of Rotary since 1946/1947. I guess you can call that real dedication :-)

At the meeting we had lunch, a (ultra brief) prayer, followed by the pledge of allegiance. Before the rest of the program starts, they do "the Sunshine Report", where each of the members can present a "happy buck" by waiving a (or several) one-dollar bills if you have a good story or reason to share, and after that you donate the dollar. Jim introduced me for his happy buck :-)

In the picture I'm in front of the Valdosta Rotary Club banner with Jim (left), and Bob Moon, Club President (right). I'm sorry about the quality of the picture, but unfortunately the photographer didn't know the auto-focus function on the iPhone :-) (might be a good incentive for me to start looking for a real camera)