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Changemakers
ڮԴҷᜊ٫

Changemakers
ROTARY GOVERNORS’ COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
ݼ੦д‧੒ਟ (Patrick Coleman) –
CHAIRMAN, PDG PATRICK COLEMAN
Rotary Governors Council of South AfricadChairman, ҧቃیڢᐼ္ึᙄᙄڗ
REMEMBER YOUR CHANGEMAKER? times at various Rotary meetings. At 86 years old he
̨̏ɽτٟۃٟڗ ᒤᚲؒ PP Harrison ᙇ
As a Rotarian of some years, you may not remember is still with us and, undoubtedly, enjoying his senior
years.
the name of the Rotary International President
from the year when you were inducted into your The president of my own club, the Rotary Club of
Rotary club. There is a good chance that you don’t Luanshya was Margaret Millar. She held on to the
๋৷ᙧٙ˼dʥ್ၾҢࡁίɓৎdϾ˲dೌဲ
݊щা੻આࡁٙڮԴҷᜊ٫Changemakerk presidency for nearly three years before her contract
remember the name of that year’s district governor
or even the name of the club president. was up and she was recalled back to the UK. I
Ԓމεϋٙҧቃٟٟࡰdɰ஢આাʔ੻຅ϋઆ believe she was the first woman in D9210 (maybe
ή˼ԮաՉૉϋ๋ٙ˜f
You will never forget, however, the name of the
Rotarian who introduced you to Rotary and invited even in Africa) to be elected as a club president.
ҢІʉٙҧቃٟdጅτࢀ (Luanshya) ҧቃ
બᗇ̋ɝઆٙҧቃٟࣛ਷ყҧቃٟڗ֑ٙΤf Perhaps someone can confirm that for me (she liked
you into their club.
it so much that she apparently didn’t want to give
OK, I looked it up. I joined Rotary in 1993. The
Νࣛdઆɰڢ੬̙ঐাʔ੻຅ϋٙήਜᐼ္Τ it up!). ٟٟڗ݊৵ࣸᘆत‧Ϸז (Margaret Millar)f
Rotary International President was Robert Barth of
I looked up the details of the three leaders
the Rotary Club of Aarau, Switzerland. His theme
οאޟЇ൮ٟٟڗٙɽΤɰҙəf mentioned above, but I don’t have to “look up” the
ίμߒ֛؂ਕՑಂʘۃdμੂБٟڗᔖਕਗ਼
for the Rotary Year was “Believe in what you do. Do
person who invited me to join the Rotary Club of
what you believe in.” Incorrect English aside, it was
ڐɧϋd್ܝμանΫՑߵ਷fҢ޴ڦμ݊
್ϾdೌሞνОdઆਗ਼੽ʔึҙাʧ Luanshya. Past District Governor Dennis Figov was
a pretty profound statement.
a Changemaker in my life.
When asked why he was a Rotarian, he replied:
ୗઆՑҧቃٟԨ˲ᒗሗઆ̋ɝ˼ࡁҧቃٟ I arrived in Luanshya, Zambia, after a tumultuous
ί 9210 ήਜ€ɰ஢ޟЇίڢݲ஗፯މୋɓ
“To strengthen our belief that only with an open
Зɾ׌ٙҧቃٟٟڗdא஢ݔɓࡈɛঐ੄މҢ
ٟٙࡰΤοf mind, an open heart, open eyes, and open hands few years in Zaïre. I wasn’t actually planning to stay
in Zambia – even with a personal invitation by the
we will reach the highest quality of life, we need then President of Zambia – because my work was
to be accompanied by like-minded friends in
ᗇྼϤԫ€μᆀϤʔहϾᜑ್ήμԨʔᗴจ
λəd޶޶ҢٙdҢ׵ 1993 ϋ̋ɝҧ focused on Lubumbashi. Nevertheless, Zambia
an atmosphere of good humour, serenity, and
spontaneous, practical day-to-day humanity. That’s
՝΂l
ቃٟd຅ϋٙ਷ყҧቃٟڗ݊๿ɻdڛ௶ became our home and has been since 1993.
In the process of setting up a home we visited
what I found in Rotary. That’s why I am a Rotarian.”
(Aarau) ҧቃٟٙᖯЬ‧ˋ౶ (Robert Barth)f several shops in Luanshya including a consignment
ҢᄲቡɪࠑהႭɧЗჯኬ٫ʘ୚ືdШҢ
The Rotary International District Governor for
shop owned and operated by one of Zambia’s most
D9210 was Amir H Somji from Tanzania. Yes, I also renowned auctioneers. We chatted several times and
Ԩɓ֛ࠅ˜ห΃ਫ਼ܰ™ԟЗᒗሗҢ̋ɝጅτࢀ
˼ٙҧቃϋܓ˴ᕚ݊˜ڦЫהਂٙdਂЫהڦ he invited me to come to the Rotary club and share
looked up his name. Tanzania is no longer in D9210
after the redistricting in 1996. I have met him a few our experience. A few weeks later I was approached
ٙ™dৰəʔ͍ᆽٙߵ˖̮d̴ࡀ݊ɓධხϞ ҧቃٟٙɛf
ଉܓٙڌࠑf 8 | August 2021 ۃᐼ္ʗ̵౶‧ሾˑ (Dennis Figov) ఱ݊
www.rotaryafrica.com
຅˼஗ਪՑމО˼ึ݊ɓΤҧቃٟࡰࣛd ڮԴҢҷᜊɓ͛ٙɛf
˼ΫഈႭj˜ί̋੶ҢࡁٙڦׂdਬϞਞၾɓ ί˔ͺဧ (Zaire) ਗ඾ٙ఻ϋܝdҢՑ༺
ࡈකᒪٙːܠdකᒪٙː঍dකᒪٙ଻ޢdක ֠ˢԭ (Zambia) ٙጅτࢀ (Luanshya)fྼყ
ᒪٙБਗdҢࡁʑึ༺Ց༰৷ٙ͛ݺۜሯdҢ ɪdҢ݊ࠇ೥৾वί֠ˢԭ── ޟЇҢ݊֠ˢ
ࡁცࠅϞ΍Νːׂٙ؃ʾίɓৎdɓࡈ৷ܑ֠ ԭᐼ୕ࡈɛٙᒗሗٙ── ΪމҢٙʈЪԴҢ
Ꮀdྐྵ᎑ձ̻d຅ɨତྼӊ˚ཀݺɛ͛ٙं ڗϋܙίጅԞˋҎ (Lubumbashi)fΪϾdІ੽
؟fԟఱ݊Ңίҧቃٟה೯ତٙdԟఱ݊މʡ 1993 ϋ֠ˢԭఱϓމҢٙ࢕f
ჿҢ݊ɓΤҧቃٟࡰf™ ίܔͭɓࡈ࢕ٙཀ೻ʕdҢܰஞəጅτࢀ
਷ყҧቃ 9210 ήਜᐼ္݊ԸІվ̵ࣳԭ ٙ఻ࡈਠֳܼ̍֠ˢԭɓЗ௰ϞΤשርɛהኹ
(Tanzania) ٙڛϷဧ‧཰Λ (Amir H. Somji)f Ϟၾ຾ᐄʘ੔ਯֳfҢࡁਠሔ఻ϣdϾܝԸ˼
݊ٙdҢɰห΃˼ٙɽΤf1996 ϋήਜΎʱ ᒗሗҢՑவࡈҧቃٟdʱԮҢࡁٙ຾᜕f఻ࡈ
ਜʘܝdվ̵ࣳԭఱʔί 9210 ήਜʘʫfҢ ݋ಂܝdʗ̵౶ఱҬՑҢԨ˲ࠅӋҢ̋ɝҧ
ʊί΢၇ʔΝٙҧቃණึʕᅰϣ༾Ԉ˼f86 ቃٟf
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