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Kathy Ham is New Rotary President

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Kathy Ham, director of the Beating Hearts Help Center, is the new president of the Rotary Club of McKenzie. Mrs. Ham was installed by immediate past president Sandi Roditis at a banquet on June 14 at Mallard’s Restaurant.

Other officers include: Spiros Roditis, Vice President; Jason Martin, Secretary; Joe Neumair, Treasurer; Clark Brown, Chairman of the Rotary Foundation; and Ed Perkins, Chairman of the Moore Trust Fund.

During the awards presentation, Spiros Roditis was honored as the Oscar Owen Rotarian of the Year and Kathy Ham as the Ed Perkins Humanitarian of the Year.

The club hosts fund raisers, including the annual charity auction. All the funds are distributed in the community as part of the club’s Four Areas of Local Service - Affirming the Work of Rotary International, Building Relationship in McKenzie, Committed to Academic Excellence, and Dedicated to Our Youth.

The Club hosts the annual academic honors banquets at McKenzie schools, sells tickets at school football games, provides scholarships to Bethel University and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at McKenzie, donated to Beating Hearts Help Center, Young Life, and McKenzie Elementary School’s Parent-Teacher Organization, donated funds to improve Carroll Lake properties with the assistance of TWRA, sponsored two girls to Girls State leadership training and two to Rotary Youth Leadership training. Additionally the Club provided gift cards to international students at Bethel to purchase food during the holidays when the school’s cafeteria was closed.

Sandi Roditis thanked the club for assisting her during her year of leadership. She noted this is the first full year since COVID’s effects declined, allowing the club to have regular meetings. She noted the club’s membership grew during the 2021-22 year.

Kathy Ham was born in Germany and met her husband, Danny, when he was stationed at an Army base in Germany.

The Rotary Club of McKenzie is a service organization and part of the worldwide Rotary International. The members meet each Tuesday noon at McKenzie Station Bar and Grill. For more information about the club, email mckenzierotaryclub@gmail.com.