Tenorio: Rotary Citizen of the Year

The Rotary Club of Saipan recently lauded Amparo DLG Tenorio for her volunteer efforts in the community and presented her with the Citizen of the Year Award during its inauguration ceremony earlier in the month at the Aqua Resort Club.

“Mrs. Tenorio has made a huge impact in the community by spearheading the Commonwealth Health Center Volunteer’s Association. She has been involved since the inception of the organization and has been very active throughout the years. Mrs. Tenorio has also made a huge impact just by being the matriarch and role model for her many children and grandchildren,” the club said in a statement.

Tenorio was selected as the recipient of the prestigious award after the club’s Council of Past Presidents cited that she “exemplifies the spirit of Rotary and lives out the Rotary theme, ‘Service Above Self.’”

Meanwhile, the ceremony also featured the induction of new officers and directors for 2004-2005.

Taking the leadership role of president is Harry Blalock; president-elect is Jim Whitt; vice president is Patrick Calvo; secretary is Verna Felipe; treasurer is Deana Kelly; sergeant-at-arms is Kim Forrester; director of club services is Agnes McPhetres; director of community services is Scott Hagen; director of vocational services is Maggie George; and director of international services is Jeff Schorr.

With this year serving as Rotary International’s 100th Anniversary, it is only befitting that the theme for the year is “Celebrate 100 years of Rotary”.

In his incoming speech, Blalock outlined an ambitious year for the Rotary Club of Saipan.

“The club raises money that it then pumps right back into the community and in service projects around the world. The Rotary Club raises money through its Las Vegas Nights, golf tournament and other fundraisers. The money is all used for things like the Rotary Club of Saipan Summer Youth Basketball League, the Junior Golfers Association, the Youth Football League, fire victims, scholarships for college students, typhoon relief, polio eradication and much more. One hundred percent of the money the Rotarians raise goes right back into the community. Any administrative costs are taken care of through the dues that each Rotarian pays each year,” the statement said.

Blalock indicated that one of his goals as president is to “boost the membership of the club to at least 75 members from its current level of 44.”

Furthermore, he urges the community “to remember that when you are approached about buying a ticket to Las Vegas Night, or donating raffle prizes for the various events, that 100 percent of the proceeds go straight back to the community.”