Gallatin Rotary Club

In case you missed it..,we had a fantastic meeting Thursday in which we discussed the value of Rotary and hosted several guests who hopefully will become members. Great attendance and enthusiasm! Read more about it here: https://bit.ly/2xW13bT ... See more

July 11 - What Does Rotary Mean to Me?

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Design credit Debbie Vance - Rotary Graphics

Happy Birthday to the United States of America.

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July, everyone. And may the work of Rotarians always move us towards the “more perfect union” called for later in the United States Constitution.

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Rotary International

As we say goodbye to President Barry Rassin, we welcome President Mark Maloney. Follow Rotary International President for more content throughout the year!

2018-2019 End of the Year Rotary Banquet

On Thursday, June 27th, our Club celebrated the 2018-2019 Rotary year with a banquet at Bagsby Ranch. The club appreciates the photography coverage by Rotarian Kenzie Hammock/Honey & Bee Photography to document the night. ... See more

The Rotarian

RI Presidential Message

July 2019

Happy Rotary New Year 2019-2020!

Dear fellow Rotarians and members
of the family of Rotary,

I love to travel! I even enjoy the mundane process of getting from here to there. But last year, my wife, Gay, and I had one of those experiences that would strain the optimism of even the most cheerful traveler. We found ourselves with six hours to wait, at an airport where we were not scheduled to be, on a day we had not planned still to be traveling, having woken up that morning at a hotel unknown to us the night before. It was one of those days.

As we waited at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, Gay and I took a walk to people watch. We went from one end of the terminal to the other and back, looking at every gate, every destination, every group of people waiting for their flights.

Each gate was its own island of humanity. When we walked down the center of the concourse, we were in New York, moving along with everyone in one river. But when you veered off into those seats, you left that current and landed on an island. You were already in Delhi or Paris or Tel Aviv.
As we started our walk, I thought: "All these different people, all these different countries, all in one place. This is like Rotary!" But as we walked past gate after gate, I realized something. It was not like Rotary at all. Because everyone in that river was heading for an island. And every island stayed an island. The people heading to Taipei might be talking to one another, but they were not talking to the people heading to Cairo or Lagos.

Contrast that with Rotary. Rotary allows us to connect with one another, in deep and meaningful ways, across our differences. It connects us with people we would never otherwise have met, who are more like us than we ever could have known. It connects us with our communities, to professional opportunities, and to the people who need our help.

Connection is what makes the experience of Rotary so very different from walking along that concourse at JFK Airport. In Rotary, none of us is an island. All of us are in Rotary together, whoever we are, wherever we are from, whatever language we speak or traditions we follow. We are all connected to one another — part of our communities and members not only of our clubs, but also of the global community to which we all belong.

This connection is what lies at the heart of the Rotary experience. It is what brings us to Rotary. It is why we stay. Please join your fellow Rotarians on this journey as Rotary Connects the World.

Mark Daniel MALONEY
President, Rotary International ... See more

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Have you met Stacie Reese, the newest member to our club? You can by visiting this link: https://bit.ly/2Nddt9B