Jan 5th Program

kicked off the second half of the Rotary Year with an impromptu program about RI President Dong Kurt Lee.

He joined the Rotry Club of Seoul Hangang in 1971 and has served RI as director, treasurer, trustee, district governor and International Assembly training leader.  He also has been a regional Rotary Foundation coordinator and zone and regional coordinator for membership development.  He is chair of the Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative in Korea and serves as Korea's PolioPlus national advocacy adviser.  He is a recipient of the Foundations's Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award.  In 1996, as district governor, D.K. was recognized at the RI Convention as the winner of the Calgary Challenge, which recognized the district with the most successful membership development efforts, chartering 32 new clubs and adding nearly 1,800 new members.