Aransas Pass Rotary Club's recent Christmas Party and PHF Awards ceremony

On December 4, 2018, the Aransas Pass Rotary Club had their Christmas Party in the home of Rotarian Juli Blanda.  The party this year was special as 2017-2018 Past District Governor, District 5930, Betty Ramirez-Lara attended to notify Rotarians Dean Thomas, Gary Edwards, and Juli Blanda of their Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Awards.  Everyone who donates $1000.00 to the Rotary Foundation, or to whom $1000.00 is donated in their name, becomes a Paul Harris Fellow and is presented with an Award. The monies donated are used by the Foundation to promote good Health, reduce Hunger and promote Humanity throughout the world.  This includes the ongoing project of vaccinating every child in the world against polio.  Post Hurricane Harvey, PDG Betty wanted to do something for the Rotarians in the hard hit areas.  She inquired as to whether every member of the Aransas Pass Rotary Club was a Paul Harris Fellow.  When informed we were short by 3, she utilized the points she had accrued through her personal monetary Foundation donations to dedicate $1000.00 each to Dean Thomas, Gary Edwards, and Juli Blanda making them Paul Harris Fellows.  The Paul Harris Fellow Awards were presented during the Christmas Party.  This allowed the Aransas Pass Rotary Club to become a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club and PDG Betty Lara presented the Club with a banner.

 

Submitted by,

Karen Gayle

Sec./Tres.

Aransas Pass Rotary Club

December 17, 2018