This is my personal Rotary Blazer. Since I am from America, mine is navy blue, but if I were from Canada it would be red. It is an international symbol, just like the Rotary wheel.
These jackets come to mean a lot to the students who takes care of it. Each pin is a memory of the person who gave it to you, each little trinket attached reminds you of where it came from, and each official badge identifies you.
My official pins are my name tag (which states where I am going, where I am from, my name, and home District number), my rotary wheel patch, and my central states rotary patch. No matter where I go, as long as I have my blazer people will know who I am, where I am from, and that I am a Rotarian Youth.
A lot of my pins have a special background, each reminded me of my friends. In the picture that blazer isn't loaded, but it will be. People who have spent a year abroad return with a blazer that has gained twenty pounds of metal, fabric, and random trinkets. I have a Thai dollar, a FRC Robotics Driver pin, I have an End Polio Now Flower, and I have a cute pin from a hotel we as District 5580 stayed at. The ones I will soon add will add more memories, weight, and noise to my Blazer.
This is a way for Rotarians to connect. We trade pins with stories, we trade a memory for a memory. It's something that is purely Rotarian, and it's a way to never forget.
The blazer also helps any Rotarian get through an airport. The staff there recognize you, they know what Rotary is. Thousands of students go through the major airports every year wearing these jackets. They will help you if you ask, they will guide you if you look lost, and they will help you through the lines. Every person that I have talked to always says to wear the jacket when traveling to and from your country, it makes life and travel easier.
Not only does the blazer hold memories, it's a useful item for identification!
See You Soon
Mata chikaiuchini
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