RB Sunrise Rotary Initiates Two New Members

The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary has welcomed Laura Gillig and Jacques Lord as new members:

Ms. Gillig – a Priority Banking Officer for Union Bank – is also the head of US operations for Oasis Haven, a South African non-profit organization that seeks to place and care for abandoned and HIV positive children. Mr. Lord is an environmental consultant, geologist, and professional magician.

Both are joining Rotary with just one idea in mind – to help those around them. “I seek to make a difference in our community” says Gillig, who recently moved to North County and expects this to be the last place she ever lives.

For Lord the move into Rotary is a little more personal. “I want an opportunity to serve my community” he notes, but more importantly “I need to pay back for the services that were rendered to me and my family during the aftermath of the 2007 fires.”

The Lords are almost finished unpacking after moving into their recently completed home. It is considered by building experts to be perhaps the “greenest” house in San Diego, in large part thanks to Mr. Lord’s expertise.

Now in its 105th year, Rotary has grown steadily over the years and currently has well over 1.2 million members in almost 34,000 clubs worldwide.

“These are precisely the kinds of people we want to have in Rotary” observed Nasrin Barbee as she introduced the new members and presided over her last meeting as club president.

The 65 business and community leaders in the RB Sunrise Rotary meet for breakfast every Tuesday at 7am at the RB Country Club on Greens East Road in RB. Professionals from throughout the region are invited to attend for some of the finest camaraderie to be found in north county, and prospective members are always welcome.

More information about the RB Sunrise Rotary can be found online at http://www.rbsunrise.org/.

Picture (L-R) New Rotarians Laura Gillig and Jacques Lord welcome the opportunity to give back to the community by joining the RB Sunrise Rotary Club.