District Conference 2005

Starting left Jon and Gina Kemp (and new baby), Elza and Lionel Ruhman, Paul and Marilyn Leoni, 
Hal Quigley, and Jillian Alexander

Our District Conference was held April 28-May 1, 2005, at the beautiful Doral Desert Princess Resort in Palm Springs.   The theme for the District Conference was “Celebrate Rotary and Have Fun”, and that is exactly what we did.   

We began the Conference on Thursday with a visit to Mt. San Jacinto on the aerial tramway and some light shopping at the Cabazon Outlet Mall (I'm glad my wife missed this portion of the conference).   Thursday evening we boarded busses to attend the Palm Spring Follies which was chaired by our own PP Dee Menzies!    

Friday and Saturday were filled with Plenary Sessions that kept us all very busy.  We won the following awards during those Sessions:

Overall Club Service – Merit Award

Club Programs – Merit Award

Family of Rotary/Fellowship – Merit Award

Internet Communication (RotaryClubofSantaMonica.org Committee) – Distinction Award

Membership Attendance (House Attendance Committee)– Merit Award

Friendship Exchange Programs (Group Study Exchange Committee)– Merit Award

Literacy Programs (Literacy Committee) – Merit Award

International Youth Projects (World Community Service Committee) - Merit Award

Saturday night we attended the Governor’s Ball, where President Lionel Ruhman was given the Governor’s Award of Excellence. (Way to go Lionel!) 

Sunday we enjoyed a breakfast and memorial service to remember our District’s Rotarians who have passed away during the year.

We had a dozen or more Rotarians who attended the conference. Those Rotarians who attended and who are not shown: Spyros Dellaportas, Marv Levin, Monte McCormick, John McIntire, Dee Menzies, and Clyde Smith.

Thank you to all the Rotarians who enjoyed this wonderful weekend with us, and thank you Jon Kemp and June Doy for pictures and editorial!

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