ADG Preet Pall

Posted by Gary Wiggins on Feb 09, 2017
 
Speaker – Preet Pall – Assistant Governor for Zone D, District 5050
  • Youngest of 4 children
  • Mother of 22 year old
  • Works as a Benefits Broker
  • Founding Director of Global Change for Children
  • Director of Watershed Watch Salmon Society
  • President of her Strat
  • Past President of the Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise
 
She spoke to us today about the Presidential Citation Award of which there are seven avenues of Service
1.Mandatory Activities
a.Our club has this completed
2.Membership Development and Retention
a.Our club is right on track with 96%
3.Public Image
a.Our club has this covered with Search for the Perfect Pint and Ribfest
4.New Generations
a.Our club has this covered Rotaract and involving them in our fundraisers
5.Humanitarian Activities
a.We have this covered with are many projects in South America and the Days for Girls Program
6.Foundation Giving.
a.Support the Foundation with our club giving averaging around $160.00us per member well above the goal of $100.00us.  This is not because every member has given $100.00us but some have given much more to keep our average giving up.
b.Our club is short 2 members of the goal of an extra giving $26.50us per member this year to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Rotary Foundation that started with $26.50us in the first year.  ( If you are interested to know if you are one of the two ask our treasurer (Alan Schmelzel).
7.Using the RI – My Rotary -  online Tool Application to
a.Post an initiative on the RI site
b.Contribute to a project
c.Have 2 or more participate in a discussion group
 
Our club needs to complete item 6B ($26.50us) and 1 or 2 items of number 7.  We are so close to attaining our Presidential Citation.
 
Upcoming Rotary District 5050 activities
  • Membership Seminar – February 18
  • District Training Assembly – April 1
  • Rotary Leadership Institute – March 4
  • District Conference – May 5 – 7
  • Rotary International Conference June 10 - 14