Rotary District 5512 Assistant Governor Tom Simon inducts James Wernicke into membership of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at the Club’s Jan. 31 meeting as Club Vice President Linda Hull, who sponsored Wernicke’s membership, and Club President Alison Pannell participate in the ceremony at right. Photo by Oliver Morris
Rotary District 5512 Assistant Governor Tom Simon awards Rotarian Linda Bullock with her Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) pin during the Club’s Jan. 31 meeting. Photo by Linda Hull
ROTARY News:
Rotary District 5512 Assistant Governor Tom Simon – a member of the Rotary Club of Santa Fe, inducted James Wernicke into membership of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at the Club’s Jan. 31 meeting at Cottonwood on the Greens.
Club Vice President Linda Hull, who sponsored Wernicke’s membership, and Club President Alison Pannell participates in the special ceremony.
Wernicke is a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and mentors the CoderDojo Los Alamos youth STEM club, coaches the Los Alamos youth rugby club and builds trails with the Pajarito Trail Builders. He is especially involved in advocating for small businesses, corporate responsibility and volunteerism. Wernicke is married and has two children; all are active outdoor enthusiasts.
During the Jan. 31 meeting, Assistant Governor Simon also awarded Rotarian Linda Bullock with her Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) pin.
Bullock, who joined the Rotary Club of Los Alamos in December 2022, was recognized with this award through the generosity of Nancy Cerutti, who has been a Rotarian since 1998 and holds seven PHF recognitions.
The recognition is named after Chicago attorney Paul Harris who founded Rotary in 1905. The PHF recognition was created in Harris’s memory in 1957 as a way to show appreciation for contributions made to The Rotary Foundation’s charitable and educational programs.
A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who contributes $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation or in whose name that amount is contributed. The PHF honors an individual’s service to the community and demonstrates significant support for the meaningful work of The Rotary Foundation’s goals of world peace and international understanding.
Donations made to The Rotary Foundation fund Rotary International’s seven Areas of Focus:
- Promoting peace;
- Fighting disease, especially polio;
- Providing opportunities for clean water, sanitation and hygiene;
- Supporting education;
- Saving and enhancing the lives of mothers and children;
- Growing local economies; and
- Protecting the environment.