Rotary Club of Albuquerque Metro

We had such a good time visiting this club.  This club is FULL of excitment!!!!  President Waylon Gentry has the club pumped and ready to go this year!  They do a lot in their community and accomplish so much!   The evening started with a Paul Harris Award given to our District PR Chair Sandra Pugh.  She brought the most blood donors to our recent blood drive in all of Albuquerque/Rio Rancho.  Great job Sandra!!

Swearing in the Club Officers

                                                   President Waylon Gentry

PDG Rick and Roz Akins

President Waylon Gentry

Lt. Governor Bill Rothweiler

Assistant Governor Donette Wagner

International Friendship Exchange Chair Donna Pedace

Board Meeting

District PR Chair Sandra Pugh receiving her Paul Harris Fellowship

President Waylon Gentry introducing District Governor Bobby Wallace

Rotary Club of Las Vegas

Founded in 1920, the Rotary Club of Las Vegas is active and getting a lot done in their community.  They have a group of Rotarians who are "doers" and have wonderful plans for the new Rotary year.  We inducted new member Ben Boothe at the meeting, who is sponsored by President Kayt Peck.  It is always exciting when a new member is inducted!!

                                                Marshall Poole AKA Technology Guru

                                                        President Kayt Peck

                                                       Board of Directors Meeting

                                               Inducting new member Ben Boothe

                                               Assistant Governor Helen Doherty

Rotary Club of Clayton

Talk about a club making a difference in their community!  The Rotary Club of Clayton has so many wonderful things going on.  For example, they give several scholarships each year to students at Clayton High School.  They hold an Old Western Dance in April.  They also do a BBQ/Hamburger tailgate party at homecoming.  In addition to all of that, they have a program called "Nick Payton Christmas Baskets" where they deliver 80 to 90 baskets of food to needy families in their community.  I had such a wonderful time visiting this club.  A special "thank you" to Assistant Governor Lisa O'Brien who drove all the way from Taos to attend the meeting.This club was chartered in 1919.  President Nick Brown is the third generation serving as President of the Clayton club.  How cool is that?!

Rotary Club of Clayton

President Nick Brown

President Nick Brown

Assistant Governor Lisa O'Brien and President Nick Brown

Roswell Clubs Annual Pro-Am Golf Tournament and Banquet

A very special thank you to Assistant Governor Sheryl Saavedra for inviting me to participate in their Pro-Am Banquet held in Roswell this weekend.  Also a big thank you to the committee who was gracious enough to host me.  This is the 17th Annual Tournament that benefits many charities in the Roswell area.  Thank you to all Rotarians in the three Roswell clubs for all your work and dedication. Please know you are making a difference in people's lives.

PDG Paul and Ann Herring and Bianca and JP Cheney

PDG Paul Herring and IPDG Tim Parker

President of the Rotary Club of Roswell Colt Gibson

President of the Rotary Club of Roswell Pecos Valley Nicole Wieser

Assisant Governor Sheryl Saavedra

Attendees

Youth Exchange Committee member Bianca Cheney

Assistant Governor Sheryl Saavedra

Youth Exchange Committee member JP Cheney

PDG Paul Herring

End Polio Now Commercial

End Polio Now TV commercial filmed in Farmington. 

A special thank you to Jill McQueary who set up a great opportunity with Comcast Cable to promote Rotary and the End Polio Now campaign.  The commercial was filmed in Farmington during my club visits.  The commercial is scheduled to air in the next couple of weeks on Comcast Cable only.  Another example of how we can get the word out about the wonderful work of Rotarians. I was honored to be a part of this.

Getting ready to tape

With the help of Eric Fisher and Paul McQueary

"Take 1"

We are "this close"

Fellow Rotarians Eric Fisher and Jim Baker of the

Four Corners Home for Children

Paul and Jill McQueary