Here is an example of what other Rotary Clubs are doing.
Greenville, Texas
Two individuals honoured by Rotary
Renee Francey was named "Citizen of the Year" by the Greenville Noon Rotary Club at a special awards dinner held Thursday night at the Webb Hill Country Club.
"Every year we nominate someone outside the Rotary Club who we feel exemplifies our motto 'service above self'," said Gloria Jordan, when announcing the award. "This year the person we selected should be a stranger to no one. Everywhere you go you will see this person volunteering.
Whether its at the DrugFree Walkathon, Fishing Friday, Rally Round Greenville, Halloween on the Square, Relay for Life, the Follies where she is equally entertaining both onstage and offstage helping on committees, New Horizons, Women in Need, at the fairgrounds when the Katrina victims hit town, picking up trash along the highway, reading to elementary school children and entertaining seniors or anyone else for that matter."
Ms. Jordan went on to point out that she had nominated Ms. Francey for the award because, "Everywhere I went I saw her helping out, doing something."
Rotarian also honoured
Rotarian Jordan was also the subject of special honors at the same banquet as she was named Rotarian of the Year. This award is for the same "service above self" recognition, but is given to a person who is a member of Rotary.
"The things she does for the Follies and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are really outstanding," said Rotary President Tom Swanson, who nominated Jordan along with Bill Rolston and James Handley. "She's one of the main drivers in this area for the Fisher House (a home in Dallas open to the families of veterans who are receiving medical treatment). All the things she does for the community and for Rotary, she really gives of her time and her talents. Honestly, it would be kind of hard to remember them all."
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