Charter Member Lola Purdy has been an active Rotarian for over 15 years. She helped found The Rotary Club of Historic Folsom to offer a different meeting time from the other Rotary Clubs in Folsom. The breakfast club is a great way to start your day and is ideal for actively working businesses. The Club was born in 2004 with a charter membership of nearly 50% women. To differentiate themselves from the evening club, members decided they would have “happy dollars” instead of fines to start their mornings off with a happy and inspirational note - and because no one wanted fines at 7:00 in the morning!

 

Lola served as club president in 2010-11, and has also served as her club’s Foundation

chair, Historian, and Club Information Officer. She helped start the Club’s Foundation and served as its President and treasurer for many years.

 

At the District Level, Lola has served as Permanent Fund Chair and Assistant Governor.

 

Lola and her husband, Gordon are a Rotary couple. Married for 43 years, they met at work at IBM in New York. Combined, they spent over 50 years with IBM moving around the country as their jobs required. Lola has a BA from Hofstra University and an MBA from UC Irvine.  

 

Lola and Gordon are also a Real Estate couple and have been serving their clients for many years in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo Counties. Working for a global company, Coldwell Banker, allows them to assist clients with their real estate needs throughout the United States and other countries.
 

Lola has served on the Board of Directors for the Folsom Chamber of Commerce and is active in many other community and philanthropic activities.