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Awards Received

Ouida MacGregor receives the 2007-8 DISTRICT Distinguished Service Award. Congratulations to Oudia who was selected among the entire district which includes parts of Texas too.

Dick Jones, Rotary Club of Santa Fe, selected as 2009-10 DISTRICT GOVERNOR!

The Rotary District Governor performs a very significant function in the world of Rotary. He or she is the single officer of Rotary International in the geographic area called a Rotary district, which usually includes about 45 Rotary clubs. The district governors, who have been extensively trained at the worldwide International Assembly, provide the "quality control" for the 27,000 Rotary clubs of the world. They are responsible for maintaining high performance within the clubs of their district.

The district governor, who must make an official visit to each club in the district, is never regarded as an "inspector general." Rather, he or she visits as a helpful and friendly adviser to the club officers, as a useful counselor to further the Object of Rotary among the clubs of the district, and as a catalyst to help strengthen the programs of Rotary.

The district governor is selected well in advance. Congratulations to Dick Jones, from the Santa Fe Rotary Club, who has been selected as District Governor in 2009-2010.

Santa Fe club has been the source of four district governors.

1. Guy B. Harrington elected at the district conference in Albuquerque in 1927. Pres. of SF Club 1925-26. Senator Clinton P. Anderson of Albuquerque was district governor before Guy Harrington.

2. John Chapman was elected from Santa Fe Club In 1937-38. Never president of SF Club but club in Gallup. Earliest dues records of 1935 show he was a member of SF Club.

3. Henry Pick was elected at the 1979 district conference held in Santa Fe. Inducted Jan.1, 1972 into Santa Fe Club. President in 1978-79. Conference chaired by Henry and was subsequently elected district governor for 1981-82.

4. Richard S. Jones president in 2001-02. Inducted Jan 1, 1988 into SF Club. He was elected district governor for 2009-10 at the district conference held in Taos, May 10-13, 2007.

A Rotary District Simplified Grant helps Reading in the Schools

‹ A sample of the bookplates produced by the club to be used when a book is gifted to students in the reading program.

Rotary Reads, a very successful program now at Pinon and Chaparral elementary schools. In 2008-9 a third school will be added, with Rotarians buying books at Collected Works Bookstore, reading them to students, and then donating them to their students' classroom libraries.

In May several classes will be rewarded for outstanding efforts in reading which includes a trip to the bookstore so that each child can choose a book to take home, a duplicate of which will be purchased for that child's classroom library. A Rotary District Simplified Grant has helped fund this for two years, along with contributions from community members. A total of 15 classes, along with lots of parent chaperones, will join in this festive activity, every day for two weeks in May. For the next two years, a generous grant of $10,000 from the McCune Charitable Foundation will allow this program to include another school. We are truly blessed to receive this financial support, and Rotarians are proving themselves once again a blessing in this community as they share the joys of literacy with our students.

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Chartered 1924

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PO Box 2465, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2465