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                    Ңቡᛘ˼ࡁ౤Զٙ˖΁€຅ࣛᒔ
                                 by Dennis and asked to join the
                ӚϞ̙ٙ͜ҧቃၣ༩ϾҢޟЇᛘə
                                 club.
                ɓɨҧቃ೻ҏ˓̅ (Rotary Manual of
                                  I  read  the  literature  offered
                Procedure)fҢݟ༔ҧቃٟٙݺਗઋرd
                                 (there  was  no  effective  Rotary
                                 website)  and  even  read  the
                Ңɰίٟਜ༔ਪՉ˼ٙɛɓԬϞᗫʗ̵
                                 Rotary Manual of Procedure.
                                 I  checked  out  the  activities
                ౶‧ሾˑٙԫf˼ٙᑊૐ݊ᚑεሡˇf of
                                 the  club  and  asked  others  in
                ӊɓࡈɛ── ӊɓࡈɛே࿁˼ʿίҧቃ
                                 the  community  about  Dennis
                ٟၾҧቃٟʘ̮ٙБމ᝔ᚑϞ̋f
                                 Figov.  His  reputation  was
                                 above reproach. Everyone –
                    Ң੽ԸӚϞྫྷซӔ֛̋ɝጅτࢀҧ
                                 EVERYONE – spoke highly of
                ቃٟึίҢٙɓ͛ึϞνϤʔ̙ܠᙄٙ
                                 Dennis and his activities both in
                                 and in addition to Rotary.
                ࣖ؈f࿁ҢϾԊd˜Бഛ™ᐼ݊Ң͛ݺ
                                  I never dreamed that the
                ˙όٙɓ၇፯኿dШ݊ίɛ͛ᄆ࠽ᝈ
                                 decision to join the Rotary Club
                ˙ࠦdҢίҧቃٟٙ຾᜕̈˷Ңٙซ
                                 of Luanshya would have such
                                 an  incredible  effect  on  my  life.
                ྅ʘ̮dʔ̥݊ΪމҢϞዚึ̘ҷഛ
                                 “Doing  good”  was  always  a
                                 lifestyle
                ࢮැՅഁၾϋϼ֢͏f choice  for me, but the
                                 synergy I experienced in Rotary
                    ੽ܱઢ˥ʜၾᗍ৔ቃಉd˸ʿ޶Ԉ
                                 was  beyond my imagination,
                ዆ࡈڢݲɽ௔஗܁̺މ࣬ৰʃՅ௦ຌٙ
                                 not only because have I had the
                                 opportunity to improve the lives
                ήਜfவॆ݊ҢʱԮٙग़༑dఱΪމҢ
                                 of disadvantaged children  and
                ટաʗ̵౶‧ሾˑٙᒗሗϾ̋ɝ˼ٙҧ
                                 elderly residents.
                ቃٟf               From   water   wells   and
                                 wheelchairs to seeing an entire
                    ຅ҢซՑ 2021-22 ҧቃϋܓ˴ᕚ
                                 continent  declared  Polio  Free
                ── ˸؂ਕҷഛɛ͛ࣛdҢఱซৎʗ̵
                                 –  THIS is the legacy I share  Dennis Figov in action.
                                 because I accepted the invitation
                ౶‧ሾˑfତʦ˰ޢɪϞ஢ε˜ڮԴҷ
                                 of  Dennis  Figov  to  join  his
                ᜊٙɛ™dШ݊ʗ̵౶‧ሾˑʊҷᜊҢ
                                 Rotary club.
                ٙɛ͛f              When  I  think  about  the
                                 2021/22 Rotary theme of Serve
                    නکɓ౤dʊ 89 ๋৷ᙧdʗ̵౶ʥ
                                 to  Change  Lives,  I  think  of
                                 Dennis  Figov.  There  are
                ್݊ 9150 ήਜක౷౱ (Cape Town) ˥֦ many
                                 Changemakers  in  the  world
                ҧቃٟ (the Rotay Club of Waterfront) ɓ
                                 today,  but  PDG  Dennis  Figov
                Зݺᚔତᔖٟٙࡰl˼̈ࢩൈᏝၾྼ᜗
                                 changed MY life!
                                  By  the way,  at the age of
                ٙҧቃٟԷึԨ˲ᘱᚃ˕ܵ਷ყҧቃl
                                 89,  Dennis  is  STILL  an  active
                ˼ʥ್݊ɓǘڮԴҷᜊٙɛ™l
                                 member of the Rotary Club
                    வ༁Ϟɓࡈҷᜊٙዚึnઆਗ਼ҷᜊ
                                 of Waterfront  in  Cape Town
                ምٙɛ͛k            (D9350)!  He  attends  both  the
                                 virtual and face-to-face  club
                                 meetings  and continues to
                ᙇ٫ൗjڢݲٙ਷ઋ͏ڳdෂ୕˖ʷdܠ
                                 support The Rotary Foundation!
                ซߠ౻ഃၾ̨ᝄٙ࿚್ʔΝf͉˖Ъ٫ה
                                 He is still a “Changemaker!”
                ાࠑٙ௅ʱʫ࢙dසԶਞϽf
                                  There  is a challenge here…
                                 Whose life will YOU change?
                The article was originally published in
                Rotary Africa/www.rotaryafrica.com       Dennis and Maureen Figov.
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