District Governor Visit
Posted by Nick Pardasani on Nov 06, 2016
This past Tuesday Nov. 1, was an important day for our Club, as we prepared ourselves to host the visit by our District Governor Greg O' Brien. This gave us an opportunity to take a stock of ourselves, see how we are doing and how we can do better. Our very own John Colville, who is a past District Governor, introduced the present District Governor Greg O' Brien.
Greg has a very impressive background. He attended his first Rotary Club meeting as his high school student body president in 1963. All 3 of his children have participated in Rotary programs. During his judicial career, Greg has held a variety of positions with the California Judges Association.
His belief is that in order to attract and retain members, clubs must constantly refresh and renew themselves and think creatively. "Imagine Rotary" he says, "Build it and they will come" Greg took us through the history of Rotary from 1905 to today, It was an informative, entertaining and highly motivational speech with real life examples. For reference click here: https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/history
It is now up to us to use our creativity and continue to build our club, so that we will attract and retain members!
Awards were presented to:
Jim Schreiber for the most years with Rotary Club. He has been a member since 1970.
Greg Buckner for sponsoring the most number of new members.
Bill Pellegrino for the highest contributions to Rotary Foundation, and to
Dean Mouren-Laurens for the best community service.
More News worth Noting . . .
"Vision to Learn" program at Los Cerritos is progressing well and is really benefiting the students who need this help. Without this program, many of these students would have no alternative!
Bellflower Rotary needs some volunteers for the "Vision to Learn" program being conducted at Baxter Elementary School in Bellflower.
Bellflower Rotary needs some volunteers for the "Vision to Learn" program being conducted at Baxter Elementary School in Bellflower.
Dollars for ScholarsTexas Hold’em Poker Tournament
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016
At Gus’ Deli BBQ and Grill
8320 E. Alondra Blvd. Paramount, CA 90723
Happy Hour Poker Class starts at 5:30 pm
Dealing starts at 6:30 pm
$50 presale $75 at Door