February 3, 2012

SandBox Comments: Aspen Times/Melanie Sturm "Rotary: A spin on American virtue"

Be sure to read all the way through, things are not always as they appear to be...

Melanie Sturm:

"If you've ever wanted to be as good a person as your dog thinks you are but feared you'd never reach your dog's standards, Think Again. Recently, when speaking before the Rotary Club of Aspen, one of more than 33,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, I discovered a treasure trove of virtue — they're called Rotarians.

As if powdered slopes beckon, dozens of Aspen's most respected and engaged residents rise early on Thursdays to enjoy breakfast, social networking and a guest speaker. Most important, they uphold an important American ethic — they ask not what their country can do for them but what they can do for their country. United by a commitment to “be beneficial and fair to all concerned,” Aspen Rotarians are as recognizable for their business, civic and other nonprofit leadership as they are for the Ducky Derby, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars..."  (Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

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