Posted from Royal Oak, Michigan-
Doing a good deed makes me feel great. Recently, I played a small role in helping a young man meet his hockey hero, Marian Hossa, of the Detroit Red Wings. Tomas is from the same small town in the Czech Republic that Mr. Hossa hails from. When he came to Missouri on Rotary's student exchange program, he asked if he could meet Mr. Hossa when the Red Wings played in St. Louis.
You've heard of the "six degrees of separation?" Well, Rotary put the word out about Tomas's request and since I live in the same building as Mr. Hossa, I volunteered to reach out. What happened? Tiffany Warmowski, Rotary Youth Exchange Officer says it best:
Michael, et al–
I'd like to thank you all very, very much for helping me to set up a
meeting between our Rotary exchange student, Tomas Fulka, and Red
Wings player Marian Hossa.
They met following Saturday afternoon's game in St. Louis, and I don't
think Tomas could have been more thrilled!
After the meeting, Tomas looked and looked at the autograph he got,
and at the photos on the back of my camera and could only sit there
and repeat, "Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!"
The result is this photo and a very, very happy 18-year-old
Slovakian who had one of his dreams come true.
Thank you all again. Rotarians never cease to amaze when it comes to
working together.
Thanks again!
In Rotary peace,
Tiffany Warmowski
Jacksonville (IL) Rotary Club
Youth Exchange Officer
Tags: Detroit Red Wings, hockey, Marian Hossa, michael Angelo Caruso, Rotary, Tiffany Warmowski
