Acknowledgements
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing;
it makes what is excellent in others
belong to us as well."
- Voltaire
This series has been created through volunteer efforts alone. It takes careful thought and consideration to create inspirations for a large audience with a conscious effort to honor everyone concerned.
When we add together the time the volunteers have invested in their contributions: the communications with all contributing parties, the research involved, the artwork and typesetting contributed, and the time to create the inspirations themselves - we realize that over eighteen hun-dred volunteer hours have been contributed to this project.
The results of this collaboration will benefit our larger community in a number of ways including providing scholarships for deserving students and funds for children with special needs.
We would especially like to thank the following organizations and individuals (in alphabetical order):
- Suzanne Arlie and Arlie & CompanyFor contributing time and talent to the typesetting of this book.
- Alison Asher, Committee ChairFor initiating this project and inspiring us all to make it a reality.
- Eugene Rotary Club For providing matching funds for the first printing of Volume One.
- Pete Gribskov and QSL Printing For generous support and printing services.
- Ravitej Khalsa and Khalsa Design Group For contributing the book covers for each volume of this series.
- Carl Oslund and Oslund Design GroupFor advice on the typesetting of this book.
- Major Contributing Photographers (in alphabetical order): Chance Agrella, Alison Asher, Richard A. Brown, Jeffrey Ogburn, Jon
- Sullivan and Cynthia Becker White for gracing the majority of these pages with their beautiful photography.
- For a comprehensive list of photography credits please see page 187.
We have acknowledged our past Rotary Presidents and Past District Governors with the initials (PP) and (PDG) following their names.We would also like to thank everyone who has contributed to this project and has chosen to remain anonymous.
Efforts have been made to contact and properly acknowledge each of the contributing authors and photographers. If the Invocation Committee has made any errors or oversights within the pages of this book, we have done so unintentionally. If requested, we will correct or omit specific contents in future printings.
One hundred percent of the profits from this publication directly benefit Rotarian community service projects.
We truly appreciate each contribution to this work.
With heartfelt appreciation,
The Invocation Committee
- Alison Asher
- Suzanne Arlie
- Ted Berktold
- Ravitej Khalsa
- Jean Phelps
- Peg Renkert
