Seven members of the Louisburg Rotary Club have been honored throughout the year with a Paul Harris Fellow. Six were chosen by the membership of the club for their outstanding acts of Rotarianism and exemplary service in the community. Kiersten Allen was honored by her mother, Sally Lundblad, also a Rotarian and a double-Paul Harris Fellow. Paul Harris was the founder of Rotary, the first service organization started in the United States. Pictured (front row, from left) are Andy Hill, Kiersten Allen, Damon Dennis; (back row, from left) Collyn Peterson, Sandy Harris and Doug Bowes. Bob Nauman was also honored as a Paul Harris Fellow, but is not pictured. (Submitted photo)
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Rotary members receive Paul Harris Fellow honors
Chapter’s seven award winners are leaders in many walks of the community
The Louisburg Rotary Club has been in service for 10 years, and this is the first year the club has recognized seven of its members with a Paul Harris Fellow — an honor for each person’s “deserving acts of Rotarianism,” said club Secretary Raymond McLanahan.
The first Paul Harris Fellow recipient was Kiersten Allen. Her mother, Sally Lundblad, has been a Rotarian for nearly 20 years and is a double-Paul Harris Fellow.
As members of the club donate to the Rotary Foundation, they earn points. As those points accumulate, they can be used to honor another person with as a fellow. Lundblad earned enough points throughout her tenure, and she chose to honor her daughter.
“The first reason is because she’s my daughter. I had a good friend who recognized his children and grandchildren that way, and I thought that would be a good way to recognize my daughter,” Lundblad said. “And the second reason is because I think she exemplifies what Rotary strives to do as far as service toward others.”
In the decade that the Louisburg Rotary Club has been active, the group has contributed regularly to the foundation. When Lundblad donated her points to honor Allen, McLanahan counted the club’s points as well. Since its inception, the club had accumulated enough points to be able to recognize several Paul Harris Fellows, as well.
The next six Fellow recipients were chosen by the club as a whole and were awarded one per month for six months of 2008. The recipients were unaware of their honor until it was presented to them at a Louisburg Rotary Club meeting.
Although points are earned as monetary contributions are made to the Rotary Foundation, the honor itself has nothing to do with money, McLanahan said.
“Each recipient was chosen by the membership of this club for their exemplary service in the community and as a Rotarian. It is truly an honor.”
Those honored were Doug Bowes, Sandy Harris, Andy Hill, Bob Nauman, Damon Dennis and Collyn Peterson. These six men have many things in common — they are all very active in the Louisburg community and in various Louisburg Rotary projects, including the annual golf tournament and the annual e-recycling project. They volunteer their time and energy to multiple projects throughout the year, not exclusive to Rotary, and are always the first to arrive and the last to leave, McLanahan said.
Bowes was a founding member of the club, is a past president of the club and the chairman for the largest Rotary fund-raiser, the Rotary Golf Tournament. He is also on the Miami County Economic Development Board and active in the community.
Harris is also a past president, and is active in the Rotary Dictionary project and the Valentine’s Day program for seniors. He is a member of the Ministerial Alliance and is active in the community.
Hill is a past president and organizes the golf tournament with Bowes. It was during Hill’s tenure as Rotary president that the Dictionary Project was begun in 2003. He serves on the Broadmoor Elementary School Site Council and the boards of the Endowment Association and the Chamber of Commerce. Hill is also a coach for the Louisburg Area Recreation Association.
Nauman is a charter member of Louisburg Rotary, a past president and has served as the treasurer for eight years. He is very active in the community and is a board member for both the Chamber of Commerce and the Endowment Association.
Dennis is also a charter member of the club and a past president. He works with Bowes and Hill to maintain the annual golf tournament and is also a driving force behind the Rotary Christmas in October project. He is on the Endowment Association Board and the First Option Bank Advisory Board. He earned the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award in 2005 and served on the Chamber board for 9 years. He is a two-time Grand Master of Peace Lodge 243 and a past president of the Lions Club. Dennis attends all of the Louisburg High School sporting events as the doctor and athletic trainer.
Peterson is the coordinator for the annual Rotary E-recycling Project. He serves on the boards of directors for both the Arboretum and the Louisburg Senior Center in addition to serving as co-chair for the Louisburg Library Building Committee. He earned the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award in 2007 and that same year traveled with the Volunteer Optometric Serving Humanity organization to Panama, where he and 25 optometrists and nonprofessionals provided sight and medical assistance to the very poorest people in the village. Peterson is also the chairman for the annual July Fourth Celebration at Lewis-Young Park.
“The people that were honored were people with long term service to the club and vitally important to the ongoing continuance of the club. They are all real Rotarians in the spirit of Rotary,” said Rick Wagner, who was the Louisburg Rotary Club president when the decision was made to name members of the group Paul Harris Fellows.
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The first Paul Harris Fellow recipient was Kiersten Allen. Her mother, Sally Lundblad, has been a Rotarian for nearly 20 years and is a double-Paul Harris Fellow.
As members of the club donate to the Rotary Foundation, they earn points. As those points accumulate, they can be used to honor another person with as a fellow. Lundblad earned enough points throughout her tenure, and she chose to honor her daughter.
“The first reason is because she’s my daughter. I had a good friend who recognized his children and grandchildren that way, and I thought that would be a good way to recognize my daughter,” Lundblad said. “And the second reason is because I think she exemplifies what Rotary strives to do as far as service toward others.”
In the decade that the Louisburg Rotary Club has been active, the group has contributed regularly to the foundation. When Lundblad donated her points to honor Allen, McLanahan counted the club’s points as well. Since its inception, the club had accumulated enough points to be able to recognize several Paul Harris Fellows, as well.
The next six Fellow recipients were chosen by the club as a whole and were awarded one per month for six months of 2008. The recipients were unaware of their honor until it was presented to them at a Louisburg Rotary Club meeting.
Although points are earned as monetary contributions are made to the Rotary Foundation, the honor itself has nothing to do with money, McLanahan said.
“Each recipient was chosen by the membership of this club for their exemplary service in the community and as a Rotarian. It is truly an honor.”
Those honored were Doug Bowes, Sandy Harris, Andy Hill, Bob Nauman, Damon Dennis and Collyn Peterson. These six men have many things in common — they are all very active in the Louisburg community and in various Louisburg Rotary projects, including the annual golf tournament and the annual e-recycling project. They volunteer their time and energy to multiple projects throughout the year, not exclusive to Rotary, and are always the first to arrive and the last to leave, McLanahan said.
Bowes was a founding member of the club, is a past president of the club and the chairman for the largest Rotary fund-raiser, the Rotary Golf Tournament. He is also on the Miami County Economic Development Board and active in the community.
Harris is also a past president, and is active in the Rotary Dictionary project and the Valentine’s Day program for seniors. He is a member of the Ministerial Alliance and is active in the community.
Hill is a past president and organizes the golf tournament with Bowes. It was during Hill’s tenure as Rotary president that the Dictionary Project was begun in 2003. He serves on the Broadmoor Elementary School Site Council and the boards of the Endowment Association and the Chamber of Commerce. Hill is also a coach for the Louisburg Area Recreation Association.
Nauman is a charter member of Louisburg Rotary, a past president and has served as the treasurer for eight years. He is very active in the community and is a board member for both the Chamber of Commerce and the Endowment Association.
Dennis is also a charter member of the club and a past president. He works with Bowes and Hill to maintain the annual golf tournament and is also a driving force behind the Rotary Christmas in October project. He is on the Endowment Association Board and the First Option Bank Advisory Board. He earned the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award in 2005 and served on the Chamber board for 9 years. He is a two-time Grand Master of Peace Lodge 243 and a past president of the Lions Club. Dennis attends all of the Louisburg High School sporting events as the doctor and athletic trainer.
Peterson is the coordinator for the annual Rotary E-recycling Project. He serves on the boards of directors for both the Arboretum and the Louisburg Senior Center in addition to serving as co-chair for the Louisburg Library Building Committee. He earned the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award in 2007 and that same year traveled with the Volunteer Optometric Serving Humanity organization to Panama, where he and 25 optometrists and nonprofessionals provided sight and medical assistance to the very poorest people in the village. Peterson is also the chairman for the annual July Fourth Celebration at Lewis-Young Park.
“The people that were honored were people with long term service to the club and vitally important to the ongoing continuance of the club. They are all real Rotarians in the spirit of Rotary,” said Rick Wagner, who was the Louisburg Rotary Club president when the decision was made to name members of the group Paul Harris Fellows.