3-Hugh Robison; 4-Frank Earle; 6-Ray Erb; 18-Jose Ballester & Betsy Parker; 23-Warwick Butler; 31-Charles Elias. Birthday Chairman, John Ferrandino, is ready to greet you with his scintillating humor and rendition of Happy Birthday to You!
The following candidate has been approved for membership. JOSE G. PLUMEY(Business Service: Management Results). Jose, a former member of San Juan Rotary from 1995 to 2008, is sponsored by Troy Fields. Any objections must reach the Secretary at rotaryclubofsanjuan@gmail.com before December 31. The final decision rests with the Board of Directors.
THE CLUB IS SADDENED to learn of the death in New York of Susan Bates, sister of our President elect, Jennifer Bates. Services will take place on Saturday. Our condolences are extended to Jennifer and her family.
Speaker Frederick Pfaeffle, appointee to the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico, spoke on the 3.5 million Americans living here in the midst of an economic and fiscal crisis. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights at the USDA, said the USDA has expanded its StrikeForce to Puerto Rico. Through StrikeForce efforts, USDA has invested over $20 billion to date throughout designated regions of need to stimulate chronic rural economies and will work feeding children, assisting farmers, securing safe homes and conserving natural resources. The USDA is also working in collaboration with other federal agencies to coordinate and enhance access to federal programs for Puerto Rico as part of the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico. Mr. Pfaeffle was born in Mexico City from Nicaraguan parents. He moved to Miami for high school, became a U.S. citizen, attended the U of Florida and law school at the U of Southern California. In Los Angeles County, he was Deputy Counsel responsible for legal work in the areas of public works, solid and hazardous waste and water. He was appointed to his present position in 2013.
President Ray and Bert DeVore of the Rotary Club of Stafford, Virginia exchanged banners.
Rotarian Bert has been visiting our club for over 30 years on his trips to our island. His club's banner clearly states that Stafford County was George Washington's boyhood home. So, our 1st President really must have slept there, too!.
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