Texarkana Wilbur Smith Rotary Club Members Attend Annual District Rotary Club Dinner
Our Texarkana Wilbur Smith Rotary Club was proudly represented by members Williams Morriss and Jennifer Lacefield at this year's Rotary International District 5830 2015 Foundation Dinner on February 7th which was hosted by the Rotary Club of Gilmer, Texas. Also present was Marion Houff from the Texarkana International Rotary Club. The event recognized Paul Harris Fellows, New Level Multiple Paul Harris Fellows, Paul Harris Society Members, New Bequest Society Members, and New Major Donors for the 2014 calendar year. The program information provided at the dinner recognized the following members from our Wilbur Smith Club: James Carlow, William Morriss, Jeffrey Prieskorn, Tom Sadowski, and Laroy Thomas as 2014 New Level Multiple Paul Harris Fellows, Tom Sadowski as 2014 Paul Harris Society Member, and John Stroud as 2014 Paul Harris Fellow. The guest speaker at the dinner was Carl Chinnery who is a Major Donor and Endowment Gifts Advisor and Arch Klumph Society Member. He relayed a powerful personal account of his family's struggles with Polio during his upbringing, highlighting the importance one of Rotary's most fundamental missions.