Rotary Club of Canton Named Club of the Year

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The Rotary Club of Canton was recently honored with the Club of the Year Award for medium-sized clubs.

It’s the sixth year in a row the organization won the award, which was presented during the District 6910 Conference held at Hilton Head, South Carolina.

The weekend began with a celebration and recognition of the 73 clubs at the Club Presidents dinner. The presidents of most of the Rotary clubs in Area 16, and in most cases their spouses, enjoyed fellowship and mutual recognition of each other’s club’s accomplishments.

There, the Rotary Club of Canton was recognized as a Gold Club and for achieving the highest number of points in Rotary Avenues of Service and areas of service across the board, as well as with a $100 Per Capita Club for achieving an average of at least $100 per capita giving to The Rotary Foundation. The club was also one of just a handful of clubs to receive a Zone 34 Public Image Citation.

Additionally, the Rotary Club of Canton received Certificates of Recognition from Rotary International Director Robert Hall and Zone 34 Chair Betsy Owen for the Rotary Has Heart project selected by District Governor Bill Strickland among all such projects submitted to the Zone from across District 6910.

In addition to the certificates, the club will receive 1,000 Rotary Foundation recognition points and a watercolor painting of the club’s choosing by artist George Lewis, who sells his art exclusively to raise money for Rotary water sanitation programs throughout the world.

Club President Hugh Beavers will have the honor of designating the recipient of the 1,000 Foundation recognition points and watercolor painting.

On Friday, May 8, the District Conference opened to all attending Rotarians with the House of Friendship where many clubs, including the Canton Rotary Club, proudly displayed photos, videos and other items representing their activities and accomplishments this past Rotary year.

At the commencement of the First Plenary Session, District Conference Chair Carol Colon announced that the session was dedicated to the memory of former Rotarian Bob Robinson.

Throughout the District Conference, the club’s activities and accomplishments throughout the year were artistically represented by a House of Friendship display created by Honorary Rotarian Francisco Lozano and Past President Rebecca Johnston.

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Photo 1: Club President Hugh Beavers, left, with District Governor Bill Strickland.
Photo 2: Beavers with First Lady Donna Beavers
Photo 3: House of Friendship display created by Honorary Rotarian Francisco Lozano and Past President Rebecca Johnston.
Photo credits: Rotary Club of Canton