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PDG Sue H.
Poss, South Carolina Zone
33 RLI coordinator, was program chair. Facilities were
arranged by Bert
Strange, District 7750 RLI chair. In
addition to the two South Carolina districts, participants
came from 7680 in North Carolina and 6900 in Georgia.
Claudia Mertl of Jonesboro, GA,
served as a facilitator for the first time and hopes to
help get RLI underway in Georgia. Other facilitators
included Rick Steadman of Cary, NC;
Bill Boyd of
Pawleys Island, SC; Stan Cahn of Hilton Head, SC;
Bruce
Baker of Greer, SC; and Ed Hamilton of Clemson, SC.
District 7750 Governor Myles Golden
and District Governor Nominee George Fletcher participated
as students in Part 1. District Governor Elect Carol
Burdette participated in Part 2. All three said they
believe their participation in and eventual
completion of all three parts underscores the significance
they place on RLI and its benefits to all Rotary leaders.
Having no RLI pins available to
present to graduates, they were given “I Did It”
ribbons at the luncheon.
Some of the recommendations and
observations of the graduates: They liked the smaller
class of eight in Part 3 much more than their Part 1 class
of 15. They liked learning from each other rather than
sitting through lectures. They liked having participants
and facilitators from various districts to provide a
broader, first-hand look at Rotary. They wanted more time
at the lunch break to enjoy conversation around the table.
They also mentioned that there was some repetition in the
classes, which points to the importance of the need for
facilitators to keep classes on topic as much as possible.
Article contributed by
Sue Poss.
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