Go Dee!
One enthusiastic crowd of over 50 of next year’s
Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs met on 5/27/2003
at Carlthorp School to kick off next years planning for the 2003/2004 year.
President Elect Dee Menzies shared with us some of her goals and projects
for the coming year.
This coming year is Rotary International’s 100th
anniversary. Rotary International has suggested that each individual Club
celebrate with a special project or event. Dee has chosen as our project the
continued efforts on the construction of the
"Santa Monica Rotary Boys and Girls Club Community Center." She revealed exciting plans for our club to help
build the expanded Center. It will consist of a youth center located at John
Adams Middle School. The planned 6,000 square foot building will be the future
home of after school programs for middle school age kids.
Dee gave us her ideas for the continuation of Rotary’s
“Polio Plus” project by setting a goal of at least $50,000 to raise over the
next three years. Among other things, she wants to create a major hands on event
for raising funds for the community.
She told us her most important goal is for our members to
have fun while helping the community. Speaking of fun, she announced next
year’s chairman PP Spyros Dellaportas to lead the “Entertainment
Committee."
She thanked her Treasurer Hank Walther for the idea,
and announced next year’s theme “Friendship and Service Go Hand In Hand." By the
way this theme goes great with next year’s Rotary International Theme of “ Lend
a Hand."
After Dee’s inspiring comments Vice President in charge
of programs, Nat Trives explained his thoughts for upcoming great
speakers. He explained that he is
“just a conduit” and gave us a list of a dozen or so of our members who have
great contacts who will help in the getting of excellent speakers.
Vice President Allan Young who is this year’s
Officer in Charge of all of our committees ran down a list of new committees,
such as “The Newest Nine/Red
Badge” project which will help new members get involved early and feel a part
of our club.
Last of all the Club’s six Directors broke the attendees
out in groups to discuss their plans for next year.
What a year is planned, I can’t wait!
…Larry
Maher
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Director Alonzo Hill (on the left) led one of the "break out" sessions. He is shown with Steve Alexis discussing the Rotaract Club. |
