The article explains the importance of the foundations programs. How through cultural exchanges, whether or not they were for students, adults or through meeting the unmet needs of those less fortunate. Rotary’s main mission, as I see it, is to create peace through better understanding of cultures, peoples, and places. Through helping to make living conditions bearable. 

We cannot help but to create an environment for peace as we follow the Four Way Test.

1. Is it the TRUTH

          2. Is it FAIR to ALL concerned

          3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS

          4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to ALL concerned. 

The artist read this article during the time she was drawing an angel.

The dove pictured in the article as a symbol of peace is the one she used in her drawing. The drawing was done in chalk pastels. With every stroke of the chalk her thoughts kept returning to this article. At the time she didn’t realize exactly how much our world peace was to be shattered come that fateful September 11^th, 2001.

The art work was donated to her Rotary club, Hegins-Valley View Rotary Club, in District 7370, PA, USA. They had 500 prints made. The original was auctioned off at our districts conference in the spring of 2001. It brought  $525.00. Every cent from this drawing has gone to and will continue to go to the Rotary Foundation. When you look at this drawing you cannot help but feel at peace. The Angel is releasing the Dove of Peace to the world. Her eyes will follow you as you walk passed. Her innocent gaze seems to captivate your thoughts compelling you to be at peace as you look into her eyes.  The earth is drawn without definition between land and water. The reason being when you live your life with peace in your heart, with the well being of all in mind, there are no boundaries. That is how the artist sees Rotary, an organization without boundaries. 

When you think of what it is you can give, what you can do and how you can help others, instead of what you want or what you need, then you have what it takes to be a Rotarian.  

About the artist:

She started drawing Angles in charcoals for people who were ill. She have given away the angels. She could never draw an angel unless it was meant for a certain person. As she would draw these angels she would pray for the person intended. Try though she might, she could never draw one without an intended person in mind. A few years ago she finally accomplished drawing two angels in charcoals. She since has given one away to a woman who was very ill. The doctors weren’t sure what it was that had afflicted her. She is doing well now. This woman told the artist that she sits a lot and talks to this angel. She also told the artist that she believes this Angel has helped her several times.

The pictures have gone to people afflicted with different problems such as heart, cancer and drowning. In 1997 her mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She drew an angel for her. She is still with us today. This was the second time she was diagnosed with cancer. 4 years prior to this diagnosis she was told she had Endometrian cancer. 

Most of the angels drawn were for healing purposes. Some of them were for the people that were ill, some for their family members as it was their chosen time of departure.

She has since started doing angels in oil and water paints. Which happened by divine intervention, or just being forgetful. None of which are in print as of yet.