Service Projects: Give Until You Can't Feel Any Better!

The concept of giving to others or “Service Above  Self” greatly appealed to me as a new member.  This is not a new concept as growing up in a military family we were taught to give back to those less fortunate or going through hard times!  No finer truth was ever told as it was evident  during our first wheel chair ramp build a few weeks ago! 

During the construction of the ramp the Killeen Daily Herald was on site writing an article on this project.  The reporter was intrigued to learn that the ramp was being built through the efforts of several groups not exclusively related to Rotary!!!   This in itself is a rewarding feeling to know many can come together and give back in a great way!  As the reporter was finishing her interview she had one last question to ask and that was WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!  Believe it or not the question took me by surprise!  I don’t know why but I never gave it much thought as to why we would be working on a Saturday!   I responded back saying God has blessed each one of us here today and due to his blessing we MUST give back! 

I guess now days there is always a gimmick or alternative reason for being nice or giving someone something for no other reason than it is the right thing to do!  But the more I gave it thought we do receive something as I tell my daughter don’t give until it hurts but GIVE UNTIL YOU CAN’T FEEL ANY BETTER!   I believe this is the tradition that inspired the founders of ROTARY!  

So yes we lived in real time that day “Services Above Self”

Thank You For Your Service!!!

Bill Webster