Great Trip and Experiences in Chicago and RI Headquarters

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While touring RI Headquarters today, District 5930 Rotarians met with RI President Tanaka. From the left back row: PDG Gilbert Serna, PDG Don Ratliff, DG JD Simpson, DGND Betty Frantum, ADG Kent Grier. From the left front row: RI President Sakuji Tanaka, ADG Debbie High.

A group of 5930 Rotarians and some spouses left a few days ago to head to Chicago for a special presentation for Anne Smedinghoff. 

Read about their experiences on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-District-5930/181481401953563

Read a story of why they went to Chicago from the Oak Park, IL online newspaper.

Texas Rotarians head to Oak Park to honor Smedinghoff

by Jack Casey, Contributing Reporter

 

Rotarians from Texas are heading to Oak Park next week to honor and offer memories of Anne Smedinghoff, yet another indicator of the powerful impact the young River Forest native had as a Foreign Service officer in Afghanistan before her death there on April 6.

Smedinghoff had been working with a Rotary Club in Texas on a project the group was sponsoring. She had broached the possibility with the Texans of starting a Rotary Club in Kabul. Those connections will lead 18 Rotarians from Texas to Oak Park on Wednesday where a joint meeting with the Oak Park-River Forest Rotary Club will honor her.

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