Annual Governor's Visit
One of the traditions of each Rotary District is for the District Governor to visit each club in the district and discuss the goals of not only Rotary International but also the goals that District 6420 has in mind for Rockford Rotary.
District Governor John Hurley is no stranger to our club having visited us on many occasions as a member of the Loves Park Rotary Club.
John most recently served as Assistant Governor for Area 1 for three years (2-17-18 thru 2019-20), and as District Trainer in 2020-21. He has also served on the District Literacy Committee, and the District Nominating Committee.
John joined Rotary in 1992 as a member of the Machesney Park club, servicing two terms as club President (1995-96 and 2001-02). He later joined the Loves Park club, again serving as President for two terms (2011-12 and 2014-15). John is a member of the Paul Harris Society. He has attended five Rotary International Conventions (New Orleans, Atlanta, Toronto, Hamburg, and Singapore). He and his wife Marta hosted a Rotary International exchange student from Belgium.
John and Marta live in Rockford. Most of John's professional experience was as an educator in the Harlem School District in Machesney Park. He served as principal in two different schools and later as the Superintendent of the Harlem School District.
John will discuss the various goals of Rotary International for this Rotary year and also what District 6420 has in mind for Rockford Rotary to achieve this year.
In the past our club has been a little lax when it comes to attending the District Governor's visits so we would encourage our members to mark October 31st on your calendar and make an effort to attend and support the District Governor.
This will be an opportunity to bring a guest or prospective member to attend in person at Memorial hall or via Zoom so they can learn more about Rotary.
President Mike will introduce the District Governor and act as Rotary Host.