Welcome to the New (Rotary) Year!
In the interests of getting the year off on the right foot, please note our first board meeting of the year, which will be held today, Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Looking forward to seeing you all there! Remember, you can also attend the board meeting and use it as a make-up if you have missed a recent meeting.
Thanks to President Cris and new member Tagg Baker, we have a complete roster of those who will be leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance, and giving the invocation, at each meeting through December . . . please make a note, mental or otherwise, of when your day is up. We will look forward to hearing from you!
For ease of future reference, the roster will be posted separately.
Today’s Speaker
Today we will be hearing from Oxnard Fire Chief James Williams. Appointed as chief in March of this year, Chief Williams comes to the post with 25 years of fire service experience, most recently serving as Deputy Chief of the Oxnard Fire Department. Chief Williams leads a department of 104 personnel and a budget of approximately $19 million. He oversees Fire Prevention, Emergency Management Systems and Fire Suppression, as well as Disaster Preparedness programs for the City.
Fast Facts
It’s not just our local clubs that see a change in Rotary leadership this time of year. Some quick notes about RI leadership, and some other fun facts for the 2013-2014 year:
- The new President of Rotary International is Ron Burton. Ron is an alumni of Oklahoma University, and his home club is in Norman, Oklahoma.
- The new Vice President is Anne L. Matthews, who hails from South Carolina, and is the first woman VP of Rotary International.
- 17 members Rotary from around the world will convene on August 5 as the Nominating Committee to select RI leadership for the 2014-2015 Rotary year.
- Ever wanted to go to Sydney, Australia? Mark your calendar for June 1-4, 2014, to attend the RI Convention. Registration is open now.
- The theme for this Rotary year is Engage Rotary, Change Lives.
This Day in History
On July 23 . . .
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1996, at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team wins its first-ever team gold. The team was nicknamed “Mag 7, ” or the Magnificent Seven.
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1984, 21-year-old Vanessa Williams gave up her Miss America title, the first resignation in the pageant’s history, after Penthouse magazine announced plans to publish nude photos of the beauty queen. Williams had made history when she became the first black woman to win the Miss America crown.
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1998, Natalie VanConas, youngest daughter of your bulletin editor, was born in Santa Barbara. Natalie turns 15 today, Happy Birthday Nat!