Statesboro Rotary Club

July 9, 2007

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

It is with great honor and privilege that I serve the Statesboro
Rotary Club. Rotary’s International President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
has launched the new Rotary year theme, Rotary Shares. “In
Rotary, sharing doesn’t mean giving away what you have to
spare, what you don’t need for yourself,” he explained. “Sharing
means giving of yourself, selflessly, for the good of others.”

I am proud to say that our Rotary club has embraced the Rotary
Shares theme for many years. As we enter into our 71st year of
civic service, I can point to a number of projects that we do “for the
good of others.” From the Pittman Rotary Scholarship Fund,
Care-Ring Program, Georgia Rotary Student Program, Boy
Scouts, Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County, and building and
funding Habitat Houses our club shares. From J. W. Whiteside
in 1937 to president Loy Anthony Waters, our club continues to
reach out to our community. We will continue to support the
above-mentioned projects along with many others.

Our District Governor Richard E. Hyer, Jr. has come up with some
key goals for District 6920. He is asking to place 120 Disabled
Students into competitive employment after they graduate from
high school. Our club will work with the Downtown Club and their
club president, Marty Waters, to place at least 4 students in the
market place this upcoming year. Dick has also asked that we
support Medical Equipment Transport Service (METS Project).
With Bob Bigley and his committee assistants, I know we will
support the METS Project. District Governor Hyer would like to
promote a Literacy Project in our district. With the guidance of our
Honorary Club Members Lois Roberts and Rahn Hutchinson, we
will make this happen. There are a number of other challenges
that our District Governor has given this district and I know that
our club will do its part to make this a successful year.

I look forward to the upcoming year and would like to give a
special thanks to President Anthony Waters and Chairman of the
Board Wayne Akins. Your assistance and insight has and will
make my job much easier. I look forward to working with the new
board and would encourage our members to recruit new
members so our club can do even more!

In Rotary,

Bryan R. Burke,