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2014-15 國際扶輪社長 二 月份 文告
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親愛的扶輪社友們：
作為國際扶輪社長，我的任務之一是要在所到之處鼓勵及激勵見到的扶輪社員們。傾聽他們所說的意見也是我的任務。我要聽聽扶輪社員們在想、在做、在規劃些什麼，無論是一個成功的計畫、一項尚待克服的挑戰、一個極佳的扶輪日或一個新想法。因此每當我旅行時，我都會請主人談談他的扶輪社。哪些地方做得好，哪些需要改進，我們在國際扶輪總部能提供什麼協助？
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答案總是很有意思，而且經常令人驚訝。有時我會提供建議或想法；有時我能夠牽線使計畫往前邁進。通常，我回到伊文斯敦時會帶著一些幫助引導我們決策的構想及見識。但是我認為這些談話最有價值的地方在於我聽到的那些故事─那些，總的來說，敘述扶輪的故事。
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在亞特蘭大，我出席了一個崇敬教師的扶輪活動，聽到了一個又一個幫助增進識字能力及如何因此改變生活的故事。在伊士坦堡，我出席了一個輪椅競賽，得知土耳其扶輪社員正在努力用什麼方法改善殘障人士的生活。在秘魯利馬，我跟一個等待將近20 年才被邀請加入扶輪社的團體研究交換團前團員談話，聽到重返扶輪對她的生活有什麼改變。
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我聽到讓我開懷大笑的故事，也聽到讓我熱淚盈眶的故事。我聽到我們的服務如何改變其他人的生活以及如何改變我們身為扶輪社員的故事。當我聽到這些故事，我不禁會想：要是能介紹更多人進入扶輪，我們可以多改善多少人的生活？僅僅藉由分享我們自己的扶輪故事，我們便可以多介紹多少人加入扶輪？
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在這個扶輪年度，我正是要請你們那麼做：分享你們的扶輪故事。在社交媒體，及透過國際扶輪網站，把你們的扶輪故事告訴你們的朋友。凡是能激勵我們，鼓勵其他人加入我們的，就是我們的扶輪故事；在我們致力於光耀扶輪時，這些故事有助於光耀我們的服務。
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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 Feb. 2015
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DEAR FELLOW ROTARIANS,
As president of Rotary, it's my job to encourage and inspire Rotarians wherever I meet them. It's also my job to listen to what they have to say. Whether it's a successful project or a challenge to overcome, a great Rotary Day or a new idea, I want to hear what Rotarians are thinking, doing, and planning. So whenever I travel, I ask my hosts to talk to me about their clubs. What's going well, where do they see a need to improve, and what can we at RI headquarters do to help?
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The answers are always interesting and often surprising. Sometimes I have a suggestion or an idea to contribute; sometimes I am able to make a connection that will move a project forward. Often, I go back to Evanston with ideas and insights that help guide us in our decisions. But what I value most about these conversations are the stories I hear – the stories that, taken together, tell the story of Rotary.
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In Atlanta, I attended a Rotary event honoring teachers and heard story after story about the gift of literacy and how it transforms lives. In Istanbul, I attended a wheelchair race and learned how Turkish Rotarians are working to improve the lives of people with disabilities. In Lima, Peru, I talked to a former Rotaractor who waited nearly 20 years to be invited to join a Rotary club, and heard about how returning to Rotary has transformed her life.
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I've heard stories that have made me laugh, and stories that have moved me to tears. I've heard stories of how our service changes the lives of others, and how it changes us as Rotarians. When I hear these stories, I can't help but wonder: How many other lives could we change for the better by bringing more people into Rotary? And how many more people could we bring into Rotary simply by sharing our own Rotary stories?
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In this Rotary year, I ask all of you to do just that: Share your Rotary stories. Tell them to your friends, on social media, and through Rotary.org. Our Rotary stories are what inspire us, and what encourage others to join us; they help light up our service, as we work to Light Up Rotary.
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Gary C.K. Huang President, Rotary
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International, 2014-15
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