This week it was our pleasure to hear from Lani Puriri who is facilitating the move of the Huntsman World Senior Games International Festival from the small event previously held at Dixie College to a larger community based event. The event will be held Friday and Saturday, October 15th and 16th and focus on cultural education. Rotary clubs from around the world are invited to sponsor artisans to bring their crafts to sell at the festival.
The three fold mission for the International Festival is:
· To create an event where HWSG athletes and citizens of the community can participate as one
· To cultivate worldwide health, friendship and peace
· To work with Rotary Clubs and promote the motto of Service above Self.
Lani asked for volunteers from our club to help with the Festival. She is especially in need of someone with the ability to help create a web site and related social media marketing.
In addition to Lani, we heard from Kevin Lewis with a final re-cap of the Ironman. He brought great video footage and again expressed his appreciation to our club for our
participation. And just in case you missed this announcement the first time, AID STATION #9, SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF DIXIE SUNRISE, WON FIRST PLACE IN THE AID STATION CATEGORY! Go Pig!
Just a quick aside, this past week was my final Board Meeting as your President. Wow where did this year go? So John had to record it for posterity……
And finally, I failed last week to mention that Dan Greathouse , President of the local Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Association, visited our Club to let us know the traveling 
Vietnam Wall will return to St. George this Fall. Many of us volunteered our time in honor of these whose names appear on the wall when it was here the first time. Dan hopes many of us will help again. It is a very touching experience for visitors and volunteers alike. More as the date get closer.
Have a great week one and all!
Marla
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