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By Dorkys Ramos " .,.1 , smoke detectors in senior citizens' of professions, from technical,auto me-
Contributing writer' , ,~ homes; and we hold Christmas parnes'for chanic to newspaper editor to publicre~
disabled children. We have international lations person to an insurance salesman
and even schoolteachers. . . .

C hittenango resident Carol Anthony

recently was elected a Central
New York Rotary district gover-
nor, the'se_condwoman to hold the posi-
projects where we have'teams bf physi-
ci,ans who are Rotarians go to other coun-
tries to perform surgeries and set up .
clinics. "
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J was asked for lunch to the Chitte-
nangoRotary Club.'I saw a program .
called Gift of Life, and I was so im-
tion. Her term begins July 1. The Post- What's the mission of the. Rotary? pressed that I asked if I could join. It
,Standard talked with her about her goals was very exciting to know the things the
and the challenges ahead;,Here are some The real mission of Rotary is to bring ChittenangoRotaryClubdid. .
excerpts: its professional leaders all over the world
, What impact does
Rotary have 'in the
" r . . . to really promote world understand-.
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'What is your "ew job withR9tary? ' ing and peace. It's to make the commu- community?
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nity safer for families and children. It's to A tremendous impact. Rotarians are
My role is to oversee, help and assist
make the days better for handicapped well-respected because your local com-
48 dubs in our Clistrictand to invite peo-
people. It's to bring hope to those less munity knows what Rotary club does.
pIe to joiri'aRotarY'fclub. .; . t ovet:see fortunate. . ; ,They know Rotarians are opt there
the district; I don'f run the actual pro-
How did you get interested in Rota- to make the community better. It's hu-
grams. We ha~eJ,525'Rot!uians in our~' manity in motion.
district. "" ' ry? " '

Are clubs like Rotary viable in the

What do you hope to accomplish dur- I was a staff nurse for 28 years, then
opened my own company. You don't' 21~t century? '
. ing your term of office? .,
have.to be a business owner (to be a Ro- Absolutely. We'll need Rotary club'
My goal is to bring out to the whole . tarian), you just have to be a profession- even more than now... . They'U looktq
Central New 'York area what Rotary is~ " al person. There,are Rotary clubs (made Rotarians for help to keep the 'world' and
. . . . Wf; build playgrounds, and we put in up of members from) all different kinds community at peace.