We were pleased and honored to welcome our District Governor, Martin Ward and his wife Mary Ruston to our October 31st meeting. District governors provide leadership, motivation, and guidance to Rotary clubs.Governors act as officers of RI, fostering achievement in their district at the club level. DG Ward was introduced by our Assistant District Governor Dianne Yundt a member of the Festival City club Stratford. His message was the evolution of Rotary in a changing world, the importance of remaining relevant into the future. Rotarys' eradication of polio is so close with only 12 cases identified this year along with the importance of immunizations for the next 3 years to ensure it does not return.
DG Ward bestowed 8 Paul Harris Fellowship Awards to - left to right - Tom Jasper, Dean Whalen, Lynn Ferguson, Mike Henry (Club Foundation Chair), Werner Ritgen, Gary Gravett, Scott Tousaw, also pictured is ADG Dianne Yundt and DG Martin Ward. Absent Rosanne Field.
Receipants have made donations to the Rotary Foundations Annual program Fund of $1000 or more.