Coral Gables Rotaract Transitions

 Coral Gables Rotaract Club 

Installs New Officers for 2011-2012

Some 30 people, both Rotaractors and Rotarians, celebrated the start of the 2011-2012 Rotary Year at Calamari Restaurant on Main High in Coconut Grove on Wednesday evening, June 22nd.  It was a very special celebration because Rotaract has it's FIRST MALE PRESIDENT!

Outgoing President Madeline Johnson sadly removed her President's Pin and turned it over to Maxwell Kirshner who will serve the club this year. Maxwell's board includes Natsha Valle, Vice President and Helen Quinn, Secretary.  Maxwell has some great plans for this coming year.  He wants to institute a mentorship program between Rotary and Rotaract.  He'd like to raise awareness of the Club around the community by doing some killer Community Service projects and he really wants to partner with his parent club!


The officers were installed by their Rotary liasion, Abe Horowitz who has been working with the beautiful women of Rotaract all year!

Past Rotary President Abe Horowitz with the two Prez's

Almost past president Madeline gave out a few end of the year awards to deserving members, including
Daniel Duarte, the outbound 2011 Ambassadorial Scholar from our Club received the Silver Dollar Award;  Vikram Jagadish, Exceptional Leadership Award; Sarah Coles, Distinguished Service Award and Elizabeth Oates, Rotaract Foundations Award.

Daniel Duarte Ambassadorial Scholar 2011

Past Presidents Liz Oates, Amanda Hermes and Madeline Johnson with Maxwell

If you know a young professional between 18 and 30 who would really make a good Rotarian, take them to a Rotaract meeting.  This is a fine club and a group of young people we can be proud of!  Congratualtions to the new board.