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Program for Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Our speaker for Tuesday, July 14, 2017 is Robert Bowen. His presentation will be "Focal Point Coaching."
Meeting Assignments
Date
Who am I
Rotary Minute
July 18, 2017
Lloyd Trilling
Rosemarie Bergdahl
July 24,201
Judith Tronsrue
Scott Bramwell
The member assigned to Who Am I is also responsible for providing the positive thought for the day st the beginning of the meeting. During the meeting the Who Am I assignment the task of introducing visiting Rotarians and guests.
The member assigned to provide the Rotary Minute is also to be a Greeter for the day and also sell opportunity drawing tickets.
It is with a heavy heart that Rotary District 5340 announces the passing of Rotary International President-elect Sam Owori. Owori passed away on July 13, 2017 after complications from surgery.
Owori was a member of the Rotary Club of Kampala, Uganda. He joined Rotary in 1978, and served as District Governor in Uganda, working tirelessly to engage women within Rotary, as well as youth participants, alumni, and community members.
Owori was CEO of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda. Before that, he was executive director of the African Development Bank, and served in managing roles with the Uganda Commercial Bank Ltd. and Uganda Development Bank. He had studied law, employment relations, business management, corporate resources management, microfinance, and marketing at institutions in England, Japan, Switzerland, Tanzania, and the U.S., including Harvard Business School.
Beyond serving as Governor of District 9200, Owori had served in a number of positions within Rotary, including regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, regional membership coordinator, and RI director. He also served as the Rotary Representative to the United Nations Environment Program and UN-Habitat. He also served as member or chair of several committees, including the International PolioPlus Committee, the Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, and the Audit Committee. Most recently, Owori served as trustee of The Rotary Foundation. He also served as chair of The Rotary Foundation's Finance Committee, and a member of the Investment Committee.
Owori is survived by his wife, Norah, their three adult sons, and three grandchildren. Final arrangements are pending.
2017 -2018 District Governor Scott C. Carr will make his official visit to our RB Sunrise Rotary Club on Tuesday, July 25 at our normal meeting time. District Governors are required to visit every club in their district at least once during their term of office. Come and hear what events are planned in the district during the 2017 - 2018 year.
An official District Governor's visit is a time when members of the club can meet the DG and hear what goals he has for the district. He also will be learning about our club. After the meeting, DG Scott will be meeting with our board of directors and anyone who wants to stay after the meeting. This short meeting is the time with the DG has a chance to learn about all that we are doing. Our club has a lot to share about how we have achieved our success during the last year.
Board of Directors Meeting
The July 2017 Board of Directors meeting for RB Sunrise Rotary Club will be on July 25, 2017. The meeting will be held at Craig Brown's office, Skyline Home Loans. The office is located just north of the McDonald's on Bernardo Center Drive. The meeting begins with a social time at 6:00 pm. The official start of the meeting is 6:30 pm. Members are welcome to attend but are encouraged to let Craig know you will be attending.
After his talk to our club last Tuesday evening, Past District Governor and Past RB Sunrise Rotary President Carl Kruse made a special presentation to Greg Reid. Instead of a speaker gift of a pen or book Carl presented Greg with a Paul Harris Fellowship Award.
As you can see in the photo above, Mr. Reid was surprised and very pleased with this recognition.
To view Rob Weinberg's article about Mr. Reid's talk at our special evening meeting, go to www.rbsunrise.org