Rotary June message

Dear eClub members,

As the month of June draws near, I start to recollect those memories and moments of July 2007 each time I wake up in the morning to a new dawn - to another day filled with promises and hope. Had the TEAM not stood behind me all the way, I would not have made it till now. Thanks to the eClub Board and each and every eClub Rotarian. Thank you for the "let's get it accomplished" enthusiasm that I needed most.

In Rotary, a new dawn breaks every July. It is the beginning of a new term, and it brings with it a heightened sense of expectation and excitement.
It is about passing it on, going onto the next lap and striving to achieve greater things with the next new leader.

By any measurement, the term that had just passed had been a successful one. For a few years running now, the eClub has been recognised with the President Citation Award in our District of 3310 every year. It is a remarkable achievement for a new club only into its 5th year.

Many successful projects were held locally and overseas, such as in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia and members are still talking about the great time they had there. This year, we want to expand across the South East Asia region to further our efforts and reach out to communties with literacy and water projects.

Another milestone was reached when we signed the twin agreement with District 3330. We hope to expand RYLA and combine the strength of both districts and leverage on the professionalism and experience we gained over the years. The members from outside Singapore (i.e. District 3330) and our twin club Johore Centennial are so strong that we are targeting to do a 300 RYLA group programme at the end of this year.

The time has come now to turn to a new page, a new chapter. The cycle of training our officers, of continous learning and of membership recruitment has begun once again. We are WARRIORS and not worriers.

We begin the term with new expectations and with excitement, for a new book lies before us. And as Edith Lovejoy writes, "...its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter...."
One and a half millennium ago, an Indian poet wrote:
For yesterday is but a dream,And tomorrow is only a vision.But today – well lived,Makes every yesterday a dream of happinessAnd every tomorrow a vision of hope.Look well, therefore, to this day!Such is the salutation of the Dawn- Kaalidaasa

It is the beginning of a new term; the breaking of a new dawn. May we live this day well. I hereby officially will hand over to the next president, Susan Wong and the new Board. I hereby wish them GREATER SUCCESS in what ever DREAMS THAT THEY DREAM OF. FOR EACH DREAM, IT WILL BE REAL.