Dear fellow Rotarians, distinguished guests, family and friends,
It is truly an honor and a privilege to have served as the President at Seoul Rotary for RI22-23.
I started my Presidency year with ambitious club goals and visions and I am so happy to be able to announce that the our club made a major milestone and can claim the success with the following outstanding recognitions and the awards were presented at the RI3650 district
monthly meeting at Hyatt on June 23rd. We are so much proud of every member’s contribution!
- Best Club award in comprehensive evaluation
- Best Club award for its membership increase
- Best Club award for its financial donations to the Rotary Foundation attributed by PDG. B.R.
Sohn ($170,028) as No1 major donor followed by PDG David Chang ($50,053)
- Best Club award for Community Service Project leading the global grant project for donating
infant incubators to the Tondo medical center in Philippine
- Best Club award to participating workshops/training days
- Excellent Club award for participating the district conferences and the international conventions
- Best club award for Public Relations given by Rotary Korea for Zone 11 & 12
- PDG Joung Yole Rew (deceased) and PDG David Chang became AKS members.
- Rotarian Awards went to our respected Rotarian Soon-Jae, Chun received a Best senior Rotarian
award for his 50 years dedication to the club.
- Special Club Contribution Award was given to Minji Kwag, our SYLC President for 22-23
It is absolutely certain that these great achievements are down to our unity and all the members
took action corresponding to the club slogan 22-23, “Action for Other’s. We are all entitled to feel
the value of being a member of the Seoul Rotary Club. I would like to give a special thanks to
PDG. B.R. Sohn(22/23) for his great leadership as a district governor and his tremendous
supports for Seoul Rotary. I was really lucky to have my Presidency tenure during this time. I also
thank all BOD members and senior Rotarians who had guided me through and believed in me. Big
thanks to all 5 committee chairs and members, especially Thomas Sommer for doing such a
diligent job for the club news. Another big thanks to Joe Dallo, a Vice President who was always
there to cheer me up and backed up for everything and Ray Chetti, a club secretary who took this
important job by moving from Seoul Young Rotarian to Seoul Rotarian. Lastly, many thanks to all
SRC & SYLC members!
There are so many good memories to keep and I really had a good time. My most unforgettable
memory will be a visit to Osaka to attend the 100 years anniversary of Osaka Rotary Club which
my family accompanied me. My best wishes to the incoming president, JC!
As always, yours in Rotary.
Judy Kim