12 Rotarians Honored at White House on April 5
Watch a livestream of Rotary Day at the White House honoring 12 Champions of Change
Rotary News -- 4 April 2013Twelve U.S. Rotarians will be honored by the White House as Champions of Change on 5 April during a Rotary Day at the White House event.
The day-long event combines two weekly White House public engagement programs – Champions of Change and the Community Leaders Briefing series -- to recognize the humanitarian efforts of Rotary members and their positive impact on communities locally and internationally. The White House defines Champions of Change as ordinary Americans who are doing extraordinary things in their communities.
Ten Rotarians were honored last April in the first-ever Rotary Day at the White House.
This year’s Rotary honorees include: Tom Barnes, Rotary Club of Marion-East Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Bob Dietrick, Rotary Club of Franklin At Breakfast, Tennessee; John Germ, Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Peggy Halderman, Rotary Club of Golden, Colorado; Nancy Sanford Hughes, Rotary Club of Eugene Southtowne, Oregon; Walter Hughes Jr., Rotary Club of Rocky Mount, Virginia; Ann Lee Hussey, Rotary Club of Portland Sunrise, Maine; Jeremiah Lowney Jr., Rotary Club of Norwich, Connecticut; Douglas McNeil, Rotary Club of Los Gatos Morning, California; Harriett Schloer, Rotary Club of Bend High Desert, Oregon; Bonnie Sirower, Rotary Club of Paterson, New Jersey; Neli Vazquez-Rowland, Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois.
You can watch the Rotary Day at the White House event on a live video stream from the White House beginning at 08:00 CDT, 5 April.