Lake Elsinore Woman Tapped For Esteemed Assistant Governor Position For Rotary District

From the Rotary Club of Lake Elsinore: Each year Rotary District 5330, in southern California, installs Assistant Governors to oversee three to five clubs and provide support and direction. Mary Brown, a past president of the Rotary Club of Lake Elsinore, is starting her second year serving as Assistant Governor to four clubs in Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Wildomar and Corona.

“It is a great honor to serve the Rotary District, which includes over 60 clubs, and share the knowledge I have learned over the last 10 years in Rotary. I was fortunate to hold key positions in our club so I learned the policies, the administration, the District 5330 requirements and the positions for successful service opportunities,” says AG Brown. “ I also teach at Rotary Leadership Institute which teaches Rotarians the basics and more about Rotary.”

Mary Brown became a Rotarian in 2007 while working as a Public Affairs Representative for Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. She became a Rotary board member first serving as Public Affairs Chair, then moving into the Club Secretary position. In 2011, after retiring from her 26-year water industry career, she was asked to become the 2013-14 Club President. “Our club is one of the most active and well-recognized clubs throughout the world-wide Rotary Club network. Vocational and local school support is one of our main focuses. We mentor high school students with Interact Clubs, we send seventh graders and high school juniors to leadership camp, we sponsor high school athletics physicals, we honor 3 teachers every month at our meetings and we provide vocational programs. Our members are very passionate about the youth in our community.”

“All of the clubs I serve are unique, they each have their own projects and passions, and they are creative fundraisers. The Murrieta Rotary Club sponsors the annual Field of Honor event which includes a fun run, parade, veterans luncheon, a gala and over 2,000 flags honoring veterans. The Corona Rotary Club hosts an annual Lobsterfest, the first of it’s kind,” Brown praises. “I am very proud of all four clubs, they are awesome!”

The Lake Elsinore Rotary Club meets on Wednesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. at the Ortega High School Conference Center at 520 Chaney St., Lake Elsinore. An extension club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Pints & Quarts Restaurant in Lake Elsinore. For information about Rotary programs, you can call 951-219-5352.

Photo courtesy of the Lake Elsinore Rotary Club: Mary Brown, Rotary Club of Lake Elsinore, President 2013-2014, Assistant Governor 2016-2019.