Are you a member of a service-oriented club? The United States having a cache of resources and a citizenry polarized to share with the poor, have several of these service clubs. To name a few, we have the Rotary International, the Kiwani's Club International, The Jaycees, the Lions International and so on.
These clubs started out to help alleviate the conditions of the poor folks of the United States, but since the country and citizenry has become sufficient, such clubs has decided to export their clout to foreign developing countries. The idea is to promote worldwide brotherhood, and to be really effective they allow partnership.
So, most are found in the poorer sections around Asia, some in Africa as it somehow helped in the process of giving aid, financial resources, food, clothing, shelter and even medical services to the impoverished member of society.
When I was assigned in Asia, I joined as a member of the Rotary International, Makati Chapter that is in the Philippines, and our services reached the hinterlands of Benguet bringing assistance to the natives. With our Rotary
Custom Flag in tow, we visit families to provide food and medical assistance and always we are greeted and treated fairly as harbinger of hope and prosperity.
When a Barangay Captain (village chieftain) showed us the difficulty of crossing a river, we constructed a hanging footbridge from the funds we seek from our club in the United States. Or we donated hundreds of volumes of textbooks for a local school, and even made a waiting shed for the local folks, when one was damaged by a typhoon.
Typically the Rotary International Flag is now synonymous with service and is anticipated worldwide.
by:
The Flagman
