The Santa Clarita Rotary Club in California is very happy right now. That is because we will be having our Rotary International convention in Los Angeles next summer, in June of 2008. Santa Clarita is about 30 miles, or 48 kilometers, north of Los Angeles. The traffic is pretty heavy but it is still fairly close to us. The Rotary International convention hasn't been held in Los Angeles for more than forty years.
The Rotary International convention will be an opportunity for the Rotarians in Santa Clarita and throughout southern California to meet other Rotarians from around the world. I have signed up to host someone, which means that I will spend an evening with two or three Rotarians and show them some sites that I think they will find to be very special.
I may drive them through Hollywood and let them see the view from above the Magic Castle, a famous spot for magicians and other performers. I will most likely take them to the beach in Santa Monica so that they can get close to the Pacific Ocean. I have lots of time between now and the time of the convention to decide where to take them. I am proud of Los Angeles and its history and I can't wait for this opportunity.
Many of us from the Santa Clarita Rotary club will also be going to the Hollywood Bowl with thousands of other Rotarians on one of the nights. There will be lunches and dinners and other events where we can meet with people that travel once a year to wherever the convention is being held.
This is my first international convention because I am a new Rotarian. I will accept this opportunity to host others with whom I now have a common bond of giving "service above self".
Find out more about the Santa Clarita Rotary club at http://www.AdventuresoftheSCVRotaryBell.com or learn more about Rotary International at http://www.Rotary.org
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