Snows are melting; spring is come
This Rotary year is almost done.
As we reflect on projects from the year
upon our activities both far and near,
We’re thankful for successes enjoyed
We’re thankful for resources employed
in the service of others, in service of peace,
for in serving others our joys increase.
Let’s be thankful at this meeting for food and friends,
for hearts to serve and helpful hands.
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Shawn L. Bird 
I used a modified version of your invocation and gave you credit for the source.
Thanks Ronald. I’m going to presume, since your email is chem.umass, that this is for the Rotary Club of Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
I will be using your spring invocation Friday May 12, 2016 for the Rotary Club of Calgary West, Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Thanks Claude
Oh, how lovely! Greetings to Calgary West. I grew up in Lake Bonavista 🙂
I am using your invocation and giving you credit at our Rotary meeting held on tomorrow. It is the Rotary Club of Skidaway Island in Georgia. THank you for writing this, it is most beautiful and uplifting.
My greetings to Skidaway Island! Thanks Laura.
I am using this for the Rotary Club of White Bear Lake, Mn. Long winter for us and snow just left. Beautiful message so thanks.
My condolences! We had an early start in February, but then April hid from sun. Things are looking up though, I see patches of blue in the sky today! 🙂 My greetings to White Bear Lake from Shuswap Lake!
Using it at Bennington Rotary Club Bennington, Vermont onFeb.28, 2014 at lunch meeting
Thanks! Greetings to Bennington Rotary!
Will be using a modified version of this invocation for use in our Rotary Club of New Manila Heights, Quezon City Philippines for March 25 meeting. First sentence changed for tropical climates. Credited you in the published bulletin version
Thank you! Greetings to the Rotary Club to New Manila Heights!
I am taking this to the Rotary Club of Malone (NY) meeting tomorrow. Not sure if I will use it, as I’m filling in for someone else. If I don’t use it this week, I’ll probably use it in April as that is my month to do the invocations. Thanks for sharing this.
My pleasure. Greetings to the RC of Malone NY!
I used part of your invocation, and gave you credit, at our AT&T Pioneers monthly luncheon. Your words reflected our organizations mission which is volunteer service in our communities.
Thanks!
My pleasure. Thanks for letting me know!
Will be sharing your words at Rotary Club of Philadelphia meeting, April 30th. Thanks!
Greetings to the Rotary Club of Philadelphia!
Thank you for sharing your invocations. I plan you use the one on Spring at my Rotary meeting today in Utica, NY.
Greetings to Utica Rotary.
I will use this Wednesday and credit you as the source. Thank you!
Greetings to Cortland Breakfast Rotary!
Used April 25, 2016 at Rotary Club of London, Canada. Thanks!
Greetings to London Rotary, Michele. Thanks.
I’ll be using this either at our Installation on June 21/16 or last meeting of my year on June 28/16. Daybreak Rotary Club of Williams Lake BC
Greetings to Williams Lake Rotary! Drove past many times on the way home to PG in the 90s! 🙂
I like this very much, but I will have to change the top line to:
‘The sun is going; the rain will come’
as we are in the southern hemisphere and only get occasional snow on the mountain tops!
Lynne, Rotary Club of Blouberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
lol
Feel free! 🙂 Greetings to Rotary in Cape Town!
I will be using this at our Rotary meeting tomorrow for Valley View Rotary in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Thank you!
My pleasure! Greetings to Valley View Rotary.
I read this out together with a short summary of your biography at the Rotary Club of Troon (Scotland) last night Tuesday 27th March 2018. Loud applause and also interest in your dog training!
lol Thanks!
I read this out last night (Tuesday 27th March 2018) togther with a summary of your biography at the Rotary Club of Troon (Scotland) Loud applause and interest in your dog training!
I read this invocation at our Northfield MN Rotary Meeting on 5/3/2018. It was perfect! Thank you.
I will be using your invocation for the Salinas Downtown Rotary Club today 3.12.19 and will credit you.
Thanks, Brenda. Greetings to Salinas Downtown!
Hi Shawn, Thanks for this. I’ll read it at the Brattleboro, VT club meeting today.
Hi Shawn, I will be using this invocation for our Minnetonka Rotary Club on 5.8.19. Thank You! Mark
Thanks for the great invocation! I’m from the Temecula Rotary Club in southern California wine country. So I changed “Snows are melting” to “Vines are budding.” Will be sharing this today at our Noon Club meeting. Thank you! 🙂