At its June 29 meeting, the Rotary Club of North Jackson celebrated the 50th anniversary of its charter on June 29, 1971, and installed its 2021-2022 Officers and Directors. Those installed were:
- President - Suman Das
- Vice President/President-Elect - Uriel Pineda
- Secretary - Larry Anderson
- Treasurer - Matt Monsour
- Past President - Lee Carney
The directors and their portfolios are:
- Marisa Davidson - Foundation
- Lori Greer - Membership
- Bill Osborne - Service
- Jenny Price - Public Relations
- Don Roberts - Administration
- Christopher Brantley- Sergeant at Arms
Outgoing president Lee Carney presented a Summary of the club’s accomplishments. Key points she noted were as follow:
People:
We added 1 new member - Caroline Kemp
We continued to sponsor & network with the Rotaract Club of Millsaps College
Action
Our club’s per capita giving to Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund exceeded $138.
Club member Virginia Carlton received the Women in Rotary Champion of Change Award from our District No. 6820.
Club member Charlie Johnson became a Rotary Foundation Major Donor
Our club gave $3,070 to Polio Plus, the initiative to eradicate polio from the world.
The average member giving to all Foundation programs was $200.33 an 11.1% increase over the previous year.
Club members volunteered their time for approximately 450 hours
The club participated in 14 service projects:
Billy Brumfield Shelter for homeless men
Chess projects at Spann and Walton Elementary schools
Aha Island, a project for reading to the Pre-K students at Walton school in cooperation with Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
JPD Precinct 4 Officer of the Quarter recognition
Star Students and Teachers recognition
Legacy Bench Project @ Parham Bridges’ Park
Mississippi Blood Services blood drive
World Polio Day Events
Adopt-a-Park @ Parham Bridges’ Park
Partnering with the Rotaract Club of Millsaps on projects
Christmas gifts for the Walton Elementary Pre-K Class
Mississippi Humanities Council Dictionary Donation
Mississippi Food Network Food Packing
Provided snacks for Spann Elementary’s Summer Camp
Awards
Several Members Awarded District 6820 International Service Awards for the India Toilet Installation Project
Suman Das was recognized by District 6820 for Outstanding Service
Greg Campbell was honored by District 6820 for serving as a District Assistant Governor
The club was celebrating its 50th birthday on that day.
We thank Lee for successfully leading our club through a year made difficult by COVID-19 and for the many accomplishments in her year as president. The following photo is of new President Das pinning the Past President Pin on Lee.
Suman also presented Lee with a plaque commemorating her year as president as shown in the following photo.
Here is Lee passing the gavel to Suman:
Following his installation, incoming president Das made brief remarks to the club. Key points he made are that club members are friends and they should greet each other and guests to club meetings with hearty handshakes. He discussed the fact that we need to work on increasing club membership and attendance at our meetings. He then introduced the directors for the upcoming Rotary year. We look forward to an exciting year with President Das. President Suman's wife, Roslyn, brought a brownie cake for the changing of the guard and the 50th Anniversary celebration. We thank her for this thoughtful act. The cake was excellent!
The complete meeting can be seen at the following link: https://vimeo.com/569696549.