And so the torch is passed from Kendra Jeffcoat to Nasrin Barbee.
As columnist Eileen Haag observed:
Kendra Jeffcoat has just completed her term as president of the RB Sunrise Rotary and her successor is Nasrin Barbee. The president-elect of the RB Noon Rotary is Barbara Baldwin.
Methinks that the men who didn’t want to admit women in the first place may have been right in saying that to let them in would be to let them take over — and it seems that now everyone agrees that’s a good thing!
It was a teary time this morning as Kendra thanked everyone who helped make her year a success. As part of this, Kendra instituted a new tradition - the passing of the scarf (and good wishes) from old presidents to new. I found it vaguely reminiscent of the SUNY Binghamton tradition of Stepping on the Coat, done each spring.
Now Kendra will, no doubt, take a well-deserved break to catch her breath, then find her own niche within the club. It should be interesting to see where in the heirarchy she ends up after all is said and done.
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