Alamo Rotarian Of The Year

From the Rotary Club of Alamo: Beth Burlingame-Randall has been named the Alamo Rotarian of the Year by the Rotary Club of Alamo. The award was presented to Beth by the Rotary Club of Alamo President Joan Grimes, at the Club's annual Holiday Party, for her outstanding contributions to the Club, the Alamo community and especially to our youth over the past 12 years. This is the second time that Beth has received this stellar award.

Beth joined The Rotary Club of Alamo with her husband, Bill Randall, in 2005 after they both retired from teaching at Stone Valley Middle School. While she is retired, Beth has never lost her zeal for working with students. As the Rotarian Sponsor of the Rotary Interact High School Club at Monte Vista, she encourages the kids in monthly service projects that reflect the Rotary motto of Service Above Self. Under Beth’s leadership, the Monte Vista Interact Club has won the Best Rotary District 5160 Interact Club numerous times.

Beth also served as President of the Alamo Rotary Club in 2016-7 and has always been instrumental in most of the Club's projects and activities ranging from organizing social functions, student recognitions and scholarships, serving continually on the Alamo Rotary Boards, and organizing service projects that involve Rotarians and Interactors’ working together.

“Beth is a tireless and enthusiastic supporter of all things Rotary including the current District Grant Project benefiting the Bay Area Crisis Nursery. Our Alamo Rotary Club is very appreciative and truly grateful for all of Beth's work on behalf of Rotary, the Alamo Community, and especially for our young people,” said Joan Grimes, Club President. “We appreciate her so much so that we named her Alamo Rotarian of the Year . . . twice! Congratulations to you Beth!

Once again, a very well-deserved and fitting recognition for a very special and very dedicated Rotarian,” she added. Beth received her AB and Masters degrees in History and a California Secondary Teaching Credential from UCLA. She started her career teaching high school in the Los Angeles area for several years, then moved to the Bay Area where she taught for 35 years in the San Ramon Unified School District, first at Monte Vista High School and then Stone Valley Middle School, where she taught Core, Drama and Journalism.

The Rotary Club of Alamo was founded on May 7, 1971 and has 50 members. The Club meets on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. at Forli’s Ristorante, 3160 Danville Blvd., Alamo, CA 94507.

Image courtesy of the Rotary Club of Alamo: Beth Burlingame-Randall accepts the Rotarian of the Year plaque and gift from Rotary Club of Alamo President Joan Grimes.