Our final official club visit this week was in York, South Carolina. We had a pleasant drive to the historic city of York and met with the club at the First Baptist Church in downtown York. President Eric Johnston did a great job in leading the board in discussion and in leading the club meeting. I was impressed with the club's interest in raising funds to develop water projects to assure clean water for thousands of villagers. I was asked to participate in awarding Joe Johnson a special award today from the Rotary Club of York recognizing him for his excellent work in Honduras over the past few years. The club also provides funding for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, and they supply Rotary Readers at local Head Start Center. The club recognizes a Student of the Month for every school in York School District One, provides a Rotary Scholarship for a York Tech student coming from York Comprehensve High School, and provides financial support for athletic fees for 10 disadvantaged students to participate in high school sports. I was pleased to see that the club wants to grow its membership, increase diversity, and continue to donate generously to The Rotary Foundation.
I was also pleased to recognize Immediate Past President Russell Propst as a Notable Rotarian. Russell led the board's efforts to get the budget balanced and costs under control. He is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a RLI Graduate (3 sessions).
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