ROTARY DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS VILLE PLATTE CLUB

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

     Rotary District 6200 Governor Francis Nezianya was the guest speaker at today’s (Tuesday) weekly club meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.

    Nezianya serves on the Zachery City Council and owns a chain of Subway restaurants.

    The district governor met earlier in the day with Club President Peter Strawitz and the club’s board of directors. He commended the Ville Platte club for their service to the community including providing scholarships, supporting the local food bank and the nursing home.

     He shared his story on how he first got involved with Rotary. He said he was touched after reading stories in Rotary magazines on how Rotarians  worldwide are helping the poor and needy and on the verge of eradicating polio throughout the world.

   He urged club members to spend part of their time and talents in making a difference in our local community.

   He ended his remarks by leading the club in singing “We are the World”.