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| Visiting with Franklin Mountains Rotarians |
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| President Dan getting ready to start meeting |
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| Presenting the theme banner |
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| President Dan Schulte...What a true leader!! |
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| Rotary Club of Franklin Mountains |
District Governor Blog..........Rotary International District 5520...........New Mexico and West Texas
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Rotary Club of Franklin Mountains-El Paso
For a small club, the Rotary Club of Franklin Mountains certainly keeps busy and gets a lot done in their community. President and PDG Dan Schulte is a true leader that has a vision for this club. President Dan has made membership a priority this year and I know they will recruit some fantastic future Rotarians that will only add to this wonderful club. PDG Jackie Morgan-Tomko is also in this club so you can imagine how involved the Rotary Club of Franklin Mountains is in our youth programs. I had such a wonderful visit and please know I'm here to assist you any way I can!!
Rotary Club of El Paso
We had such a great time at the Rotary Club of El Paso. President Al Weisenberger is working hard on membership and so many wonderful projects. A great start to the meeting when President Al awarded four Paul Harris Fellowships! A special "thank you" for inviting Past District Governors and Presidents of all the local Rotary Clubs who went in together and presented me a fantastic pair of Rotary boots. They are so beautiful and I will wear them with pride! Keep up the good work with the Celebrity Chef fund raiser and all the other projects your club is participating in. Your club is making a difference!!
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| Rotary Club of El Paso Board of Directors Meeting |
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| Awarding four Paul Harris Fellowships |
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| Rotary Club of El Paso Rotarians |
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| PRID and PDG Sonny Brown, PDG Bonnie Fairall PDG Dan Schulte, PDG Mike Atkins |
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| President Al Weisenberger |
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| Lt. Governor Jimmy Melver, President Al Weisenberger Asst. Governor Carl Russell |
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| Showing off our Rotary boots!!! |
Rotary Club of Ruidoso
The Rotary Club of Ruidoso sent six students to RYLA this year!! WAY TO GO! Each one of the students came to the meeting and gave a short speech about their experience at RYLA. We had such a good time! President Georgia Underwood is doing a wonderful job keeping this club focused and busy! The club held its annual Enchilada Dinner fund raiser on October 4, 2011 that over 550 people attended! The money is used for scholarships. The club also has a baby food drive, an annual trash clean-up project and gives two Paul Harris Fellowships away each year. Thank you Rotary Club of Ruidoso for all you do!!
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| Rotary Club of Ruidoso Board of Directors Meeting |
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| President Georgia Underwood |
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| Ruidoso Rotarians |
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| Rotary Fellowship |
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| RYLA Participants |
Rotary Club of West El Paso
Thank you President David Veloz for making me feel so welcome! We had a wonderful board meeting where each of the chairs shared with me what is going on in the club. This club is full of excitement and getting a lot of things done in El Paso. A special "thank you" once again for allowing my family and I to participate in the July 4th parade. We had such a wonderful time. The Rotary Club of West El Paso sponsored a great candidate for the Ambassadorial Scholar program, Ms. Lorely Ramirez. What a dynamic individual. Thank you all for your service to Rotary.
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| Rotary Club of West El Paso Board of Directors Meeting |
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| Speaking to the Board of Directors |
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| Meeting getting ready to start |
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| Speaking to the Rotary Club of West El Paso |
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| Lt. Governor Jimmy Melver, President David Veloz PRID and PDG Sonny Brown, Asst. Governor Carl Russell |
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| PRID and PDG Sonny Brown |
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| President David Veloz |
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Rotary Club of Marfa
For a small club, the Rotary Club of Marfa is so active in their community. The club holds several fundraisers which include businesses and individuals buying American flags from the club, they participate in the Cinco De Mayo celebrations by putting up a dunking booth and one of their members donates hamburgers and cokes. The club also puts on the Pets Monster Parade during Halloween. A special thank you to President Chuck Stephenson for making me feel so welcome!
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| Assistant Governor Lou Pauls |
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| Rotary Club of Marfa |
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| Assistant Governor Lou Pauls and President Chuck Stephenson |
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| Presenting President Chuck Stephenson with the theme banner |
Rotary Club of El Paso Camino Real
What an exciting and fun club! President Lalo Seyffert is a true leader and has this club focused. The club inducted two new members when I was there which is exciting. This is our district's newest club and they have already made a huge difference in their community. The club is hosting two exchange students, they have already appointed a member to be the New Generations Chair and is looking to get involved with RYLA. The club also participated with Bi-District and got two projects funded for a multi-use sports facility in Juarez and 300 food baskets in the El Paso area. Great job Rotary Club of El Paso Camino Real!!
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| Rotary Club of El Paso Camino Real Board of Directors Meeting |
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| Rotary Club of El Paso Camino Real getting ready to start |
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| Induction of two new members |
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| Rotary Club of El Paso Camino Real |
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| Presenting President Lalo Seyffert with theme banner |
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| President Lalo Seyffert, Lt. Governor Jimmy Melver, Asst. Governor Carl Russell |
Rotary Club of El Paso Vista Hills
The Rotary Club of El Paso Vista Hills has so many wonderful projects going on that will make a difference in their community. The club participated in RYLA by sending two students. The club has already appointed a New Generations Chairperson. The club has also started a new Interact club at Socorro High School. President Hugo Noriega, Jr. has done a wonderful job leading this club and I know they will have a great year!
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| Meeting getting ready to start |
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| Presenting President Hugo Noriega, Jr. the theme banner |
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| Thank you Rotary Club of El Paso Vista Hills |
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| Speaking to the club |
Rotary Club of El Paso Sunrise
President Betsy Keller is really focused and has some incredible goals for the club this year. They have inducted two new members so far this year. The Rotary Club of El Paso Sunrise participated in a matching grant for their TLC Library and Child's playroom. They have almost completed their International project which is building restroom facilities for girls in India to reduce the drop out rates for females, and also participated with all the other El Paso clubs in the Celebrity Chef fundraiser. Keep up the great work!
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| President Betsy Keller |
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| Presenting President Betsy Keller with theme banner |
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| Rotary Club of El Paso Board of Directors Meeting |
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| Meeting has started |
Rotary Club of East El Paso
It is always a wonderful experience when I can induct new members into a Rotary Club. My visit to East El Paso club was incredible because we inducted FIVE new members!! Great job! President David Engle has made membership a priority this year and he is doing an incredible job! What a vibrant club full of energy and excitement. They have many projects going in their community and I know this club will have a very successful year!
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| Presenting President David Engle the theme banner |
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| Lt. Governor Jimmy Melver, President David Engle Asst. Governor Jesse Allen |
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| President David Engle |
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| Board of Directors Meeting |
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| President David Engle, Asst. Governor Jesse Allen New Members Sleida Viramontes, Sheron Pickar Catherine Jesperson, Matthew Watson, Lorena Alvarado Lt. Governor Jimmy Melver |