The highlight of our meeting was our speaker, Garrett Hickman. Introduced by his dad and club member David Hickman, Garrett, at 17 years old, told us about his life’s experiences. Homeschooled through 8th grade, Garrett followed environmental studies and sustainable development at the Tremont Institute and volunteering was a large part of his education. He attended Children’s International Summer Villages stays in Brazil and Sweden in his early teen-aged years, prior to participating in a National Geographic photography camp. Following attendance at the Academy of Environmental Sciences, he is now a senior at CR High and will soon be off to college with the aim of a career in biological oceanography. And won’t he make a terrific future Rotarian?

Ed Wilsek congratulated David on his son’s accomplishments and could not resist asking “But does he mow the lawn?”