April 2018 News
The Rotary eClub of the Southwest USA lost one of our cherished members last Monday, March 19, after a short stay in hospice care. Frances De Nuit was an educator who earned her MA at California State University-San Bernardino and her PhD at University of Southern California. Prior to becoming Faculty Supervisor at the University of Phoenix in Albuquerque, NM in February 2015, Frances taught Language Arts at Española Valley High School in northern New Mexico.
Frances became a Rotarian in September 1994 when she joined the Rotary Club of Indian Wells, California, US. While she relocated many times her career, Frances found a new Rotary home. In July 2010, she joined ReCSWUSA. As an educator, she shared her time, treasury, and talents in service with the Club. Aside from serving in multiple board roles, she opened her home for gatherings of local eClubbers. She was a consistent friend and mentor to her fellow members. Her compassion, intellect, positive attitude, and skilled listener will be missed. Please keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
Dear District Leaders,
Earth Day, April 22, 2018, is fast approaching, which is also the “soft” closing date for President Ian Riseley’s Environmental Sustainability 1.2 Million Tree Challenge: “Plant a tree for every Rotarian”. Many Districts and their clubs have already engaged. Congratulations if your District’s clubs have already completed the Challenge. If not, there’s still time!
To date, over 3,370 Tree Planting projects have been uploaded on the Rotary Project Showcase. You can review these projects for inspiration and ideas by logging into my.rotary.org and using this link to search for the keyword "tree". (Hint: the search only works automatically when you are logged in!)
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