Where We Meet
We meet every Wednesday at 12noon at Harrah's Hotel on Poydras Street, which offers validated parking. An RSVP is not necessary. If you will be bringing a guest or a visiting Rotarian, however, please notify us. Get directions or view a map.
This Week's Speaker
June 24: No lunch meeting
Board Installation at City Park, Parkview
Terrace Room Read the June 24 BOLO.
Upcoming Speakers
July 1: Fred Preis, Labor Law and Employee Relations
Previous Speakers
June 17: NORFI Awards Grants
Twenty-four area nonprofit organizations will receive grants from New Orleans
Rotary Fund Inc. (NORFI) at our regular weekly meeting on June 17. Representatives
from each organization will attend as guests of the club to receive their respective
grants. The NORFI board focused exclusively on capital and equipments needs
in making its selections. Read More in the
June 17 BOLO.
June 10: Elena Lacour, Regional Director of Alzheimers Association
Elena Lacour was born in Zachary, Louisiana, in 1968. She attended Louisiana
State University at Baton Rouge, majoring in Psychology. Elena has overseen
member services for the Louisiana Press Association and the Business & Industry
Communications Alliance in Baton Rouge. After four years as regional marketing
manager for the Louisiana Association of Business & Industry, she was recruited
as Regional Director to reopen the Greater New Orleans office of the Alzheimer's
Association Louisiana Chapter. Read More in
the June 10 BOLO.
June 3: Leon Cannizzaro, Orleans Parish District Attorney
Prior to being elected to this post, Leon Cannizzaro was a judge on the 4th Circuit
Court of Appeal for five years. Cannizzaro was also a judge on the Orleans Parish
Criminal District Court for 16 years and a senior partner in a private law firm
for three years. Read More in the June 3 BOLO.
May 27: Father Kevin Wildes, President, Loyola University
Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., is the sixteenth president of Loyola University New Orleans.
Wildes entered the Society of Jesus in 1976 after graduating from St. Joseph's
University in Philadelphia. He holds advanced degrees in theology and in philosophy.
He received his Ph.D. from Rice University in 1993 and his professional work
is in the field of bioethics. Read More in
the May 27 BOLO.
Induction Party!
The installation of 2009-2010 Officers and Board Members was held Wednesday, June 24 at City Park. View a slideshow.
Liverson Sandy Treated for Cancer
Photograph by Barry Simon
Liverson Sandy on a VIP tour of the New Orleans Airport. Liverson is the boy from Antigua who was sponsored by the Antigua Rotary Club to come here for his cancer treatment. He wants to be a pilot when he grows up.
Warren Easton Salutes Rotary
On Friday, May 15, at 7:00 pm, Warren Easton High School dedicated a plaque to Rotary. The wording of the plaque is as follows:
WARREN EASTON SALUTES ROTARY
Rotary Clubs were instrumental in helping reopen Warren Easton following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Under the leadership of The Rotary Clubs of New Orleans and Berkeley, California, more than thirty Rotary units from twelve states and three foreign countries contributed more than five thousand man hours and more than $350,000 to renovate and upgrade the school in 2006 and 2007. Rotary has partnered with Easton since 1980, providing scholarships, and other material and humanitarian support.
Help Keep Our Programs Exciting!
Help keep our weekly meetings exciting and informative. Come join the Speakers Committee and help plan Rotary speakers for the rest of 2009 and into 2010. Please e-mail either Josh Danzig at josh@whereyat.com or Dianne Boazman at db@homecareneworleans.com if you are interested!
The next Speakers Committee meeting is set for JUNE 10 after the Rotary lunch at Harrah's Hotel.
The Rotary Club of New Orleans was formed on February 23, 1910 during a meeting held at 232 North Peters Street.
On April 26, 1910, with a membership of 40, the Rotary Club of New Orleans officially became the 12th Rotary Club organized in the world. The weekly meetings begin at 12:12pm in honor of this.
In 1914, the Rotary Club of New Orleans became the 11th club to be admitted into the International Association of Rotary Clubs. More....
Sign Up for the Rotary Newsletter (BOLO)
The BOLO is now an online newsletter. Subscribe to the New Orleans Rotary Email Newsletter now:
New Orleans Rotary Fund, Inc. (NORFI)
The New Orleans Rotary Fund, Inc., established in 1970, is funded by fundraising activities of the New Orleans Rotary Club. Once a year, NORFI, as it is known within the club, makes grants to area nonprofit organizations for items ranging from computers to folding chairs. More....
NORFI Awards Grants To Nonprofits
At our June 17 meeting, twenty-four area nonprofit organizations will receive grants from New Orleans Rotary Fund Inc. (NORFI). Representatives from each organization will attend as guests of the club to receive their respective grants. The NORFI board focused exclusively on capital and equipments needs in making its selections.
Also, at this meeting NORFI President Charlie Young will acknowledge the contributions of three outgoing board members, Louis Nunes, Shelby McIntosh and Fred Preis. Their terms expire June 30.
What is Rotary?
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Rotary is some 1.2 million service-minded men and women belonging to more than 29,000 Rotary Clubs in virtually every nation in the world. More....
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Download the application form (PDF). All prospective members must be proposed by a current member.
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