President Antonio Colorado began the meeting with a review of programs held during the 2021-2022 Rotary Year, and our Club's contributions to worthy causes and the importance of membership growth to continue our presence in the community with Service Above Self.
Among our Club's contributions was to non-profit, community center, SBP PR, formed to cover the cost of a commercial sized refrigerate for the Community Center in Las Marias, PR. to help people in distress after Hurricane Maria. Our annual activity held for the Boys & Girls Clubs island-wide that distributed Thanksgiving food to over 800 youngsters. The Fundacion Cortes, for helping young boys and girls in their development $1,000. Our District 7000 Grants and Rotary International Global Grants, that we helped sponsor, included Puerto Rico Vector Control, the eradication of mosquitos in Culebra, Souns, an early literacy program to which Rotary International contributed $163,000. Brenda Erickson, the developer of Souns was a guest speaker at San Juan Rotary. District Grants, this year, totaled $4.000 and Rotary International Global Grants $1,033,000.
Weekly programs, dedicated to community service, amounted to 20, either in person or on Zoom.
President Colorado then turned to the Awards and Recognition of those Rotarians who helped make this Rotary Year a successful one. Receiving Certificates of Achievement were: Georganna Hildebrand (Rotary Foundation Director), José M. "Pepito" Rivero-Olmedo (Public Image Director), Armand Pique (Service Projects Director), Carmen Hammel (Club Administrator), Gerardo Cumpiano (Membership Director), Luis Ramirez (Club Treasurer), Russell Patterson (Club Secretary), Franklin Earle (Immediate Past President), Maria de los Angeles Rivera (President Elect) and Patricia Schneider (Executive Secretary).
The coveted Rotarian of the Year award was presented to Jorge Gonzalez, Esq.
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