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The Alexandria Rotary Club held the August 9 meeting at City Park for a fish fry. It was a sunny but cool and comfortable day in Alexandria and, as usually is the case for this annual event, Rotarians brought along many guests. In lieu of the normal weekly guest speaker, the guests were put to […]

The Alexandria Rotary was honored to welcome District Governor Bob Stoll to its August 2, 2012, meeting. Governor Stoll shared his story of how overcoming an abusive childhood inspired him to want to make a difference in the world through Rotary. He also reminded members of Rotary’s many accomplishments, goals and programs, including the fight

Alexandria Rotary members and their guests enjoyed a delightful picnic supper at Carlos State Park on July 26, followed by games including bocce ball, washer toss and kickball.

At the July 19, 2012, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, Rotarian Linda Kloubec introduced guest speaker Mike Burke. Burke is the new director of the Alexandria Opportunity Center, a nonprofit organization that provides employment opportunities and assistance to individuals with physical and/or cognitive disabilities. The center currently serves 133 clients. Clients at the center

At the July 5, 2012 meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, guest Rotarian Corrine Lewis introduced her special guest, 18-year-old Tirza Wonderwolf from near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Tirza shared some information about her home country and the differences between The Netherlands and what she’s seen here in the United States.

At the June 28, 2012, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, 2011-12 President Rachel Barduson concluded a successful year and handed the gavel to incoming President Patty Peterson. The international theme for the upcoming Rotary year is Peace through Service. Following the transfer of power, the membership divided into committee groups to conduct a planning