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Final stop of the day was to thank a packed house of #RotaryAllStars attending Rotary Leadership Institute for spending a Saturday to learn more about our amazing organization! So grateful to have so many passionate and capable leaders in #Rotary6970. Looking forward to their contributions for our #100actsofgood campaign! #RotaryServingHumanity #RotaryGeek #DGMMB via Instagram

Second stop of the day, thanking nearly 200 #RotaryAllStars for their efforts packing over 22,000 meals as part of a Stop Hunger Now project. The event was coordinated by the Fletcher HS Interact and involved a dozen clubs from across #Rotary6970. Rotary, Rotaract and Interact clubs all participated in this amazing event. The future of Rotary is bright! #RotaryServingHumanity #RotaryGeek … Read More

First stop of the day, running a 5k with the #RotaryAllStars of RC Debary Deltona Orange City. A great event with a course that includes a stretch named after President Pat. Was passed in the last mile by inbound RYE from Belgium, Antoine. Fitting because the proceeds from the race cover a youth exchange scholarship! Bonus, I won my age … Read More

Might be one of the toughest jobs at District Governor so far. Serving as a judge for the #RotaryAllStars of RC South Jacksonville. Tonight was the finals of their oratory competition and selecting a winner among the 6 finalists was not an easy task. Luckily I was a part of a well qualified team of professional communications educators. The participants … Read More

Had the chance to drop in on the #RotaryAllStars of RC San Marco and present President Tony with the club’s 100% PHF banner. So grateful for this club’s continued support of The Rotary Foundation. It was a terrific treat to hear the program, DGND Mike Darragh’s recap of his recent trip to India on the National Immunization Day trip. Amazing! … Read More

Enjoyed celebrating their 105th anniversary with the #RotaryAllStars of RC Jacksonville. The connections between Paul Harris and this first Rotary club in the state of Florida are significant. Paul Harris actually tried to start Rotary when he lived in Jacksonville! Today we also recognized the club as a 100% Paul Harris Fellow club, chartered a new Interact club and honored … Read More

Had a blast running the runways tonight with the #RotaryAllStars of RC Flagler Beach. Fantastic, but very windy, race in the dark! Ran just fast enough to win my age group. Afterwards had the chance to meet the Interact club of Matanzas who spent the evening helping with the event. Looking forward to coming back down in a few months … Read More

Great evening with the #RotaryAllStars of RC Crescent City and RC Hastings as we celebrated their 90th anniversary while raising money for The Rotary Foundation. President Dick and President Nancy are having a fantastic Rotary year. The impact these clubs have had on their community is incredible and I look forward to a HUGE celebration at their centennial in 2027. … Read More

Terrific afternoon with President Leanza and the #RotaryAllStars of the Rotaract Club of St. John’s River State College St. Augustine campus. Leanza was an outbound Rotary Youth Exchange student to the Czech Republic. An extremely engaged group that strives to conduct at least one service project every month. I was excited to share with them the #100actsofgood initiative. RC St. … Read More

Was fortunate to be a judge today for the semifinal of RC South Jacksonville’s oratory competition. Incredible talent and courage displayed by these high school students as they selected one of the Rotary Foundation’s areas of focus to discuss. Gabe Wise on the far left won a $500 scholarship and will go on to compete at the finals on February … Read More