Mark Anderson, 2021-22 Governor of Rotary District 6820 spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club’s July 13 meeting. This was his first visit to the club since becoming Governor on July 1. He was accompanied by his wife Shahla.
Governor Mark introduced the new district website Rotary6820.com and discussed the plans for the district in his term.The details of those plans are included on the website. He showed a presentation that included those details.
Following his presentation, Gov. Mark introduced Thomas Dent of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services who introduced the principal activity of the meeting, the filling of backpacks for foster children on their first night in Foster Care. Thomas is a former club member and is the son of North Jackson Rotarian Tommy Dent. Club members brought pre-pared backpacks and filled others in the meeting.
The following photo is of Mr. Dent, Club President Uriel Pineda, and Governor Mark.
The following photo is of the club members with Gov. Mark. holding their filled backpacks.
Club Member Neelam Goel is shown below filling her backpack.
Club members Neelam Goel, Rita Sun, Collier Graham, Cooper Morrison, Uriel Pineda, and Lori Greer working on backpacks.
Club members Larry Anderson, Tom Parry, Ben Walton, and Kevin Russell filling their backpacks.
This was a very well-received activity by the club and will be very helpful to the children entering foster care.
Gov. Mark’s presentation and the entire meeting may be seen at the following link: https://vimeo.com/574984995.