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2014-15 國際扶輪社長 十二 月份 文告
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親愛的扶輪社友們：
如果你看一下扶輪行事曆，你就會很容易看到扶輪組織的優先項目何在。扶輪年度從7 月開始；8 月是我們的社員月、9 月我們慶祝新世代、10 月是職業服務月等等，把我們的注意力導向扶輪不同的重要主題。
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這個方法很好，提醒了我們該談談那些主題，否則我們可能在忙碌的扶輪年度內忽略了那些主題。但是我們都瞭解，在我們的日曆上的每個主題──從聯誼到我們的基金會──都很重要。那些主題全都是扶輪之所以有今日，以及我們之所以成為扶輪社員的部分原因。
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在扶輪，12 月是家庭月。回顧我個人成為扶輪社員這些年來，我看到家庭對於扶輪有多重要──以及扶輪對我們的家人有多麼重要。
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內人姚世蕾Corinna 在當了扶輪配偶多年之後，幾個月前剛選擇加入扶輪。我們的三個兒女也全都是扶輪社員。他們全都在各自的時間加入各自的扶輪社。他們全都在扶輪找到獨特的興趣。當我們看到他們找到自己的道路，我們對於我們家有這麼多的家庭成員參與扶輪服務，感到非常驚喜。
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扶輪給了我們大家可以一起參與的好東西。參與扶輪，我們在晚餐時總有有趣的事可聊。我們都在不同的扶輪社參與不同的服務，所以我們聚在一起時會聊世界各地的各種人道需求。我們永遠有新的東西可以學習。
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我們的談話也是教育子女的好方法，因為我們以身體力行來教導子女生活中真正重要的是什麼。他們可以了解世界不同地方的生活是什麼樣子，以及當我們有能力時，我們有義務幫助其他人。我想不出有比扶輪服務經驗更好的方法來教育子女。
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我希望在這個扶輪年度，你們當中有許多人會鼓勵家人加入扶輪、扶輪青年服務團、或扶輪少年服務團。把你的家人帶進扶輪不僅光耀扶輪──它也光耀你們自己的生命。
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2014-15 年度國際扶輪社長
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2014-15 RI President’s Message in Dec. 2014
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DEAR FELLOW ROTARIANS,
If you take a look at the Rotary calendar, it's easy to see where our priorities as an organization lie. The Rotary year begins in July; in August we mark Membership Month, in September we celebrate New Generations, October is for vocational service, and so on, turning our attention to different topics that are important in Rotary.
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It's a great idea to do this, because it reminds us to talk about subjects that we might otherwise overlook during our busy Rotary year. But we all know that every topic on our calendar – from fellowship to our Foundation – is important. All of them are part of what makes Rotary what it is, and what makes all of us Rotarians.
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In Rotary, December is Family Month. Looking back on my years as a Rotarian, I have seen how important family is in Rotary – and how important Rotary can be to our families.
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My wife, Corinna, chose to join Rotary just a few months ago, after many years as a Rotary spouse. All three of our children are also Rotarians. All of them joined their own club, in their own time. All of them have found unique interests in Rotary. As we have watched them find their own paths, we have been struck by how wonderful it is to have so many members of our family involved in Rotary service.
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Rotary gives us something good that we can all do together. With Rotary, we always have interesting things to talk about at dinner. We are all involved in different service, in different clubs, so when we sit down together, we are talking about humanitarian needs of every kind, in every part of the world. There is always something new to learn.
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Our conversations are also a wonderful way to teach our children, through our own actions, what is really important in life. They learn about what life is like in different parts of the world, and how all of us have an obligation to help others when we can. I can think of no better lessons to teach our families than the lessons of Rotary service.
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I hope that in this Rotary year, many of you will encourage your family members to join Rotary, Rotaract, or Interact. Bringing your family into Rotary doesn't just Light Up Rotary – it lights up your own lives as well.
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Gary C.K. Huang President, Rotary
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International, 2014-15
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