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Rotarian Sam Purohit, a member of our own Rotary Club, talked about his own Rotary experiences in the United States. Sam was the 2000-2001 President of the Ahmedabad .jpg) North Rotary Club in Gujarat, India. That club had 45 members at the time. Sam says that community service is one of the most valuable benefits of being a Rotarian, and he has demonstrated that community service.
In 2010 Sam joined the Emporia Rotary Club. He wears his Rotary pin whenever he is out on business, and he wears it well. He has provided programs at three other Rotary Clubs. He highly recommends that Rotarians visit other clubs to meet fellow Rotarians and to learn about how other clubs work. Participating in Rotary district events and in club projects is when one really becomes a Rotarian. One of the highlights that Sam mentioned was meeting Ron Burton at one of our district events, who was the Rotary International President at the time. Other Rotary experiences include the District Leadership Institute and getting to contribute toward several Rotary International projects worldwide. Keeping up perfect attendance includes make-ups for the few times he has missed. He has recommended Rotary eClub One online meetings as an easy and a valuable way of making up missed club meetings. As a separate note, we have more than one Rotarian who have received a make-up for missed meetings through this method.
Sam's contributions to the Rotary Foundation has been recognized with a Paul Harris Fellow to every member of his family for over the past four years. Sam made the effort to also recognize members of our club who have offered him special assistance since he joined our club: Gary Ace and past Rotarian Marc Childress. Sam also recognized John Atherton, who is a second generation Rotarian who has 60 years of membership in our Rotary Club.
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While serving as greeter at our last meeting, Rotarian Sam Purohit ran an impromptu poll for the Rotarian who has recently best exemplified Rotary in our club, demonstrating the following characteristics:
