Arrangements are being made by Bill Gouldman, blood Bank Committee Chair, for a place where Rotarians, family and friends may go to give blood. Bill is looking at a Tuesday after our Rotary meeting for convenience. The conference will run all weekend - April 27,28 and 29 with a golf outing on April 26. Saturday evening is the District banquet. This year our District Governor, Janet DiBenedetto, is honoring all club presidents.
Lets show our support by putting together a table from our club.
Program Committee member Ed Hicks introduced our speaker, Mosud Mannan, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Mr. Mannan is presently the President-Elect of the Upper Manhattan Rotary Club, Past President of the Hammersmith Rotary Club in London, with the Rotary World since 1980, served as District Chairman for the Youth Exchange in District 3280 a by profession a career diplomat representing Bangladesh at the United Nations. Mr. Mannan stated that Rotary has played a significant role in the development of his attitude towards life and people around the world. Today Bangladesh has its own Cancer-Hospital. The many functions of the United Nations, as explained by Mr. Mannan, is to prevent or stop conflicts through negotiations.