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‘Rotary club of the year’ and ‘president of the year’
awarded to Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific


MONTEREY, Calif. April 21, 2008 — Rotary District 5230, which includes the 54 Rotary Clubs in Monterey, Fresno, King and Tulare County, honored Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific with Outstanding Club of the Year (clubs 1 – 27 members) and President of the Year for John Mims (clubs 1 – 27 members) at their annual District Conference. The club also won First Place in Community Service, International Service, Vocational Service, Public Relations and Membership (clubs 1 – 27 members).



Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific has worked on a host of local Monterey County projects to include supporting the Monterey County Food Bank with their “Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Vacation” food drive, organizing a Valentines Dance for residents of the Gateway Center, providing dictionaries to every third grader in Seaside, and adopting-a-trail for the City of Monterey bike path, among countless others.



The club has twenty seven members including Past Charter President Ann Appel, Dennis Appel, Nurten Atila, Rebecca Barrymore, Jim Bennett, Steve Blum, Geoff Cook, Laura Davis, Janet Elarmo, DiAnna Gamecho, Eugene Ganeles, Frank Giglio, Carolyn Harris, Michele Hayes, Mary Nina Hill, Pat Lawlor, Terry Low, Hafez Massara, Melissa McKenzie, Jeff McMullen, John Mims, Tamara Mims, John Oh, Danette Roberts, Maria Vedder, Nora Walsh and Past President Sandra Whittle.



The Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific is always looking for enthusiastic community members looking to have fun while serving the local and international community. The club meets every Thursday at 5:15 p.m. at the Embassy Suites, located at 1441 Canyon Del Rey, Seaside, California. If you would like to be invited to a meeting, please call 831-277-4388.