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Rotary International www.rotary.org President: John F. Germ President-Elect: Ian H.S. Riseley Vice President: Jennifer E. Jones ____

Rotary District 5520 www.rotary5520.org District Leadership Governor: Dave Anderson Governor-Elect: Doreen Kelsey Governor-Nominee: Linda Woodward Vice Governor: Tom Walker Executive Secretary: Kathy Fuller District Treasurer: John Gordon District Finance: Lonnie Leslie Immediate PDG: Tom Walker District Action Team Leaders Lt. Gov.-North: Yale Jones Lt. Gov.-South: Earl Greer Lt. Gov.-Central: Tony Pino Lt. Gov.-East: John Drusedum Lt. Gov.-Southeast: Jim Hatcher Committee Chairpersons Membership: Sheryl Saavedra Foundation: Tom Walker Global Awards: Darryl Gregerson New Generations: Bobby Wallace Alumni: Katie Updike IT & Website: Donette Wagner Friendship Exchange: Donna Pedace Historian: Dan Schulte International Conv.: H. Peter Krebs Trainer: Jeffrey Weinrach Newsletter Editor: Ed Hughes __

District Office Kathy Fuller Executive Secretary 8 Cielo Montana Alamogordo, NM 88310 E-Mail: kfuller5520@gmail.com Phone: (575) 430-0432 Website: http://rotary5520.org

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Father and Daughter

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P ast District 5520 Governor Dick Jones of Santa Fe thought he was going to say a few words about District doings when he was invited by PDG Bobby Wallace to attend an Albuquerque Del Norte Rotary luncheon on July 13. Instead, he learned that his daughter, Sarah Jones, who lives and works in Albuquerque, was finally joining Rotary. So he was given the honors to pin on Sarah’s new Rotary pin. “It was better than giving a speech,” said Dick.

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