Point Loma Rotary Club celebrates 75 years of service
SAN DIEGO Point Loma Rotary Club is marking its th year of system and accomplishment in At Rotary s anniversary celebration on April members reminisced about years gone by and all the good works and benefits the population has reaped as a outcome of the club s efforts and initiatives Rotary Gov Dianne Crawford shared the accomplishments Point Loma Rotary has had over the past years She sought club members to reflect back on all the lives that have been touched by their efforts and to understand how all their local projects have shaped Point Loma She advised members to feel proud of the various meals they ve provided to those in need as well as the plenty of scholarships the club s provided opening doors for young students to make their mark on the world Rotary International of which Point Loma Rotary is a part is apolitical and non-religious Rotary has over member clubs internationally and a membership of million Its mission is to provide facility to others promote integrity and advance world understanding goodwill and peace through the fellowship of business professional and public leaders Two Point Loma Rotary members Richard Thorn and Kay Barron spoke of their club and what being a Rotarian means One of Point Loma s longest-standing Rotarians Thorn pointed out the organization group s wheel logo symbolizes the a multitude of different jobs programs and occupations that different members do He added Back in the original idea when Rotary was started was to have one person from each occupation in the club That way they would know that these are individuals who do business with a handshake are people of integrity and that the organization has broadened its bases Barron became a Point Loma Rotarian in after moving to San Diego She joined to meet new people and has remained out of a sense of commitment I sought to get involved in the local Point Loma society she announced noting she was invited to attend a Rotary meeting by longtime member and retired dentist Flip Heintz She added that she subsequently unveiled a sense of belonging and joined the club The people I met were lovely and it was a very functioning organization that supported nonprofits as well as doing wonderful things getting involved out in the society disclosed Barron That was years ago and since then I ve been involved in almost all of their sessions like Ride The Point fall anti-cancer charity fundraiser I feel like I ve made a difference in the district and made selected lifelong friends she added Thorn noted Point Loma Rotary has given out maybe millions of dollars over the past years to needy and worthy charities and local organizations like Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Medical We ve also partnered with Rotary clubs around the world to do a water filtration project and bought two prenatal incubators in India Pointed out Thorn Utility above self that is the original motto San Diego Rotary Club In a handful of people started a Rotary Club in Point Loma Inspired by the Facility Above Self programs of Chicago attorney Paul Harris San Diego builder Ernie Shields met with other society leaders to start Rotary of San Diego the rd Rotary Club created In current times this club has grown to more than members and has directly or indirectly launched over clubs San Diego Rotary Clubs have given back to their communities in countless methods including aiding orphans needy families and the physically challenged supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters building homes for the homeless and schools and hospitals in Tijuana hosting career counseling donating tens of thousands of dictionaries to third graders feeding the hungry hanging holiday lights for seniors offering job assistance sponsoring visiting international students supporting Little League baseball and giving vocational guidance Wherever there is history being made Rotary District members including those in Point Loma are making it Point Loma Rotary supports Cabrillo Elementary School Arts Instruction Liberty School Joint Sponsorship of Annual Vets Fishing Day Point Loma Youth Lacrosse San Diego Humane Society Kitten Nursery Camp Spirit summer camp Ryan Family YMCA St Paul s Senior Services Foundation Rotary Zones - Foundation Hurricane tragedy relief Holiday Helping Hand Point Loma Library Children s Books Out and About Peninsula Senior Transportation Ocean Beach Urgency Food Inc Loaves Fishes District Wildfire Accident Relief Celebration of Champions Rady Children s Hospital Point Loma Summer Concerts For more information visit PointLomaRotary org
