MIA FARROW WAS THE PRIMARY SPEAKER IN
YESTERDAY'S (TUESDAY) PLENARY SESSION AND
HIGHLIGHTS CAN BE FOUND AT Day 3- 2009 Rotary International Convention
MONDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS AT RI INCLUDED A PROVOCATIVE PRESENTATION FROM CLARISSA
BROCKLEHURST, CHIEF OF WATER SANITATION AT ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL. HER SPEECH WAS SUPPOSED TO FOCUS ON WATER
SANITATION AND HYGIENE, BUT SHE REFERRED TO IT AS "TAPS,
TOILETS AND SOAP" IN A VERY DOWN TO EARTH DELIVERY OF HARD TO
STOMACH INFORMATION. CLEAN WATER AND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SO MUCH THAN HEALTH AND HYGIENE - INCLUDING THE ABILITY
TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND LEARN TO WORK.
Day 2- 2009 Rotary International Convention
The opening plenary session on Sunday afternoon was like Rotary's own version of the Olympics. Flags from 154 rotary nations were presented to open the conference. Greetings from the president of rotary international, DK Lee, were extended in a heartfelt speech in which he introduced his entire family (two daughters, two sons, two son-in-laws, one daughter-in-law, five grand children and his lovely wife, young).