Rotary "Tie a Knot"

Weekly Elixir – Rotary Club of Parry Sound
…for the week of September 21, 2009

Rotary: "Tie a knot"

By Charles Roberts, Editor, Highland Community News
Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009


An inspirational talk by John Capps was presented at the Monday meeting of the Highland Rotary Club at Aquinas High School.


-- Capps reported that two billion children had been vaccinated, thanks to Rotary, enough to fill more than 22,000 Rose Bowls.
-- And he related the story of a young guest at a major Rotary function who pulled a necktie from his pocket and asked for help in tying it.
The youngster said he was raised by his grandmother, and she didn’t know how to tie a tie.

The Rotarian helped the young boy with his tie, teaching him how to do it himself, and the little boy asked, “Would you be my daddy?”

And for the next 15 years, the two kept in touch as the youngster grew into manhood.

“That little boy,” Capps said, “is now a surgeon, tying different knots.”

He said the story emphasizes the impact a simple deed of kindness can have and encouraged fellow Rotarians to go out there to “tie their own knots” to help others.

The Highland Rotary Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at Aquinas High School and welcomes visitors.

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