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Entry #1, July 6, 2006

Rotarian Volunteer

I rolled out of bed at my usual workday time of 5:00 a.m. on the morning of July 4^th, 2006. I immediately asked myself, “Self why did you volunteer?” I had volunteered to help Rotary Club of Lake Conroe with a rest stop for the “Burn Your Buns” bike ride benefiting Bridgewood Farms*. I did gather myself together, drink some coffee and headed on over to the home of Rotarians Michael and Kris McBride. Their ranch was the location of the one of the rest stops for the bike riders. My self talk on the way home that day was totally different from the first thoughts of the day as I reflected back on the morning.

“Service Above Self” is not just our motto. Rotarians live and breathe the motto in everything we do. Bridgewood Farms benefited with the dollars raised from the fundraiser, but the Rotarians, friends and family on hand to work the rest stop were the real winners. The fellowship shared was priceless.

I would possibly have never met Kris McBride who many think is my sister had it not been for Rotary and another “volunteer day”. When Kris agreed to write the weekly Rotary column in The Courier three and half years ago she asked for a volunteer from each of the Montgomery County Rotary Clubs. I was the Rotarian to represent Rotary Club of Conroe. The rest is history and she is truly the sister I never had.

Doris A. Lockey

President
Rotary Club of Conroe

*Bridgewood Farms is a non-profit organization founded in 1967 as Montgomery County Children’s Center for mentally disabled children and adults with various mental and/or physical handicaps which prevent them from living comfortably in society on their own

Entry #2, July 6, 2006

"The Four Way Test"

I have several copies of "The Four Way Test" in my office. I believe those 36 words help make me a better manager, a better friend, a better wife, grandmother and overall a better person. As a manager of a government office I often have to help others make the right decisions. I often move my little desk copy of "The Four Way Test" to the middle of my desk and ask whether the test would be met by the decision under discussion. Often it is and we go forward with the decision knowing it is the right thing to do. Other times we revise or throw out a decision that may have benefited some but hurt others.

I believe that the "Four Way Test" gives me balance and confidence each day.

Doris A. Lockey
President
Rotary Club of Conroe

Entry #3 July 9, 2006

Helping the Professional Growth of Others

Since leading a Group Study Exchange team to Brazil in 2001, I have remained involved with this great Rotary program in our district, by helping to prepare GSE team members. Most recently, we selected and prepared a team that went to Tasmania, Australia. A few weeks after the team’s return, I received an email from one of the team members telling me that she would be leaving her current position. Not knowing why, I replied telling her to let me know if I might be of help with her next career step. Her reply was, “…Yes I have a new job opportunity, I will be working at FKP Architects. If your interested check the website out www.fkp.com. It's a great opportunity that I could not pass up, I will gain experience in Healthcare Architecture, which I have not had a lot of experience in up to this point. I'm really excited. I really feel the GSE experience helped me get this new job because I was confident and relaxed in my interview, due to having to adapt to new environments while in Australia. I was very focused once I returned as well to make sure I made decisions that would best help further my professional growth.”

This is just one example of why I am please to be a Rotarian.

Kenne Turner

RCC President Elect

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