The Rotary Club of Los Alamitos/Seal Beach recognized many new Paul Harris Fellows at it’s meeting on April 7, including Dave Barnes, Shelley Hasselbrink, Dr. Sherry Kropp, Mike Obradovitch, John Paulson, Blair Pietrini, Bev Houghton, Kay Mount, and Amy Payne.
Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or whom have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. It was established in 1957 to show appreciation for and encourage substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships. The number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the one million mark in 2006.
Fred Woods was recognized at the meeting as PHF+1. Judy Klabouch, Theresa Murphy, and Dick Ramseyer were recognized as PHF+2. Bob Dominguez was recognized as a PHF+3, while John Mount and Tom Stretz were recognized as PHF+4. Dixie Fried was recognized as a PHF+5. John Mount was also recognized for becoming a member of the Paul Harris Society. Judy Klabouch pledged to become a Paul Harris Society member.
The Rotary Club of Los Alamitos/Seal Beach meets at The Eagle’s Nest on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at noon, varing locations on the 4th and 5th Tuesdays of the month. Visitors are welcome. For more information, please visit www.losalrotary.org.
Rotary International is an international service organization working to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 34,282 clubs and more than 1.2 million members worldwide.
