On Sunday night, I returned from a five day trip to Honduras. Also touring were trip organizer Al Steele (Fort Mill), Debbie Parsons (Chester), Joe Johnson (York), Don Hyatt (Clover), Jeff Harr (For Mill), Roger Metz (Fort Mill) and Ron Faircloth (Fort Mill). 
The economy has tanked in Honduras since the "Constituntional Substitution" a few months ago. During the five days, we attended three Rotary Club meetings, toured a World Heritage Site at Copan, dedicated one water system, started a new water project in honor of Heidi Johnson and encountered a four inch rainstorm. The storm was so powerful that a lightning bolt blasted out Ron Faircloth's bathroom window. We rode to a mountain village standing up in the back of pickup truck, grasping a roll cage on roads that were to steep and too muddy to be called roads. We were held up for almost four hours on Honduras' main highway while traffic inched around a turned over tank truck, but fortunately, our bus stopped in front of a shop selling Honduran beer. We had meals with three of the four students that have received sholarships from the Fort Mill Club. We had a lot of laughs and more than a few tears. We met many wonderful people who have become Rotary partners on these projects.
Rather than one long narrative, I am going to tell stories about people or events. I wish that every Rotarian in the District would go on such a trip and see first hand what an incredible impact that Rotary has on the lives of individual people. One such trip for 2975 Rotarians and we would never again have to worry about contributions to the Rotary Foundation.
The economy has tanked in Honduras since the "Constituntional Substitution" a few months ago. During the five days, we attended three Rotary Club meetings, toured a World Heritage Site at Copan, dedicated one water system, started a new water project in honor of Heidi Johnson and encountered a four inch rainstorm. The storm was so powerful that a lightning bolt blasted out Ron Faircloth's bathroom window. We rode to a mountain village standing up in the back of pickup truck, grasping a roll cage on roads that were to steep and too muddy to be called roads. We were held up for almost four hours on Honduras' main highway while traffic inched around a turned over tank truck, but fortunately, our bus stopped in front of a shop selling Honduran beer. We had meals with three of the four students that have received sholarships from the Fort Mill Club. We had a lot of laughs and more than a few tears. We met many wonderful people who have become Rotary partners on these projects.Rather than one long narrative, I am going to tell stories about people or events. I wish that every Rotarian in the District would go on such a trip and see first hand what an incredible impact that Rotary has on the lives of individual people. One such trip for 2975 Rotarians and we would never again have to worry about contributions to the Rotary Foundation.
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