Posted by Murray Hanson

Congratulations!

George joined the Faribault Rotary Club on Friday July 19, 1974.  His sponsor was Francis Lockwood who was a “senior active” in the classification of “insurance, life” which meant he was allowed to bring into the club a junior member with the same classification. He was inducted by the distinguished membership chair, past president Rod Mahler at the annual Rotary Picnic.
His first meeting make-up was in Milwaukee a few months later.  Since then he has tried to maintain near perfect attendance for most of his 44 years as a member and is almost 100 percent the last 2 years.
His first program for our club was his classification talk, Jan. 8, 1975 in which he discussed the importance of life insurance and how he approaches the subject with prospective clients. Since that time, he has provided us with programs on a multitude of topics ranging from the economy and American history to ostrich farming.  He recently gave a program on the Revolutionary War and the founding of our country. He is a walking encyclopedia of American history, politics and economics.
George has been willing to provide service above self at Rotary camp work days, planting trees with local school children and also being involved at the district level attending conferences and most recently accepting a Polio Plus award on behalf of our club last weekend.
  • George is a devoted supporter of the Rotary Foundation as he has contributed at the Paul Harris plus 8 level
  • Has served on multiple committees over the years and still signs up for fellowship duties every June 
Thank you George for your lifetime of Service Above Self!