UPCOMING EVENTS: Watch your email for notifications of upcoming events and service opportunities.
If you have any announcements you would like to share, please email me at chuck.gore@stahlinsurance.com and I will include it in the bulletin.
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We have several open dates coming up. Please be aware if these are programs you are responsible for and reach out to Steve Solomon or Kayla Drawdy to let them know what you have planned.
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If you have an announcement that you would like to share with the club, please email me the details by Thursday afternoon so it can be included in this weeks bulletin!
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Famous Rotarians
Sylvia Whitlock is an American humanitarian who was the first woman to serve as president of a Rotary Club.
Whitlock worked as a Statistical Clerk for the United Nations before moving to California to pursue a career in Education. She became an elementary school principal in Duarte, CA in 1982.[2] She served as an educator for forty years before beginning a second career as a therapist.[3]
In 1987, Whitlock became president of the Rotary Club of Duarte making her the first woman to hold such a position within Rotary International. The chapter's charter had previously been revoked in 1978 after they violated Rotary International policy by admitting women. The Duarte club filed suit in the California courts claiming that Rotary Clubs are business establishments subject to regulation under California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, a law that bans discrimination based on race, gender, religion or ethnic origin. Rotary International appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. On May 4, 1987, the United States Supreme Court confirmed the Californian decision supporting women, in the case Board of Directors, Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte. After the ruling, Rotary International ended their policy of gender restrictions.[4][5]
Whitlock supports a number of charitable causes. She previously established an AIDS clinic in Jamaica and continues to support the Piyali Girls School near Calcutta, India.[3][5]
Rotary is committing US$500,000 to bolster the initiative, channeling these funds through a dedicated Polio Outbreak Response Fund. This contribution represents Rotary's sustained support to the World Health Organization in combating polio globally.
For centuries, people have gathered in Calgary at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers. Now, with its June 2025 convention, it’s Rotary’s turn
