Ahh, School holidays are upon us and for four nights we had the pleasure of the company of two of our Granddaughters from Bundaberg. It has been a couple of months since their last visit and we have noticed such a difference in them in that time.
Holly the eldest has just turned 15 and of course is a typical teenager concerned about what to wear, makeup, her mobile phone and sleeping. Her first question though when she arrived on Saturday was are you going to Rotary on Tuesday morning. May I come with you? I was delighted that she wanted to come to our meeting. Since the tender age of two she has been aware of Rotary and has known and loved all of the exchange students we have hosted. There is even talk of her wanting to be involved in the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Holly was most impressed with the talk given by Stuart on the SPA-TAP program and has asked for more information to be sent to her as the College she attends in Bundaberg raise funds for many projects and she thinks that this would be ideal.
Because of Holly’s enthusiasm in wanting to attend our Rotary meeting 11year old April wanted to come as well. April loved it and thought the breakfast was great. She loves her food. So I was blessed with our two granddaughters attending our meeting and enjoying being in the company of an older generation. They both would like to be involved in community work so I will contact the clubs in Bundaberg and ask them if they have any EarylAct or Interact Programs in the area.
While staying with us the girls were so interactive and caring with their Great-grandmother Maureen and they spent a lot of time asking her about what she did when she was young and telling her about their activities in and out of school.
Rotary not only involves community but also families and I see this as I watch my grandchildren grow and mature in the Spirit of Rotary.
I hope you have another delightful week.