The Rotary Club of Wilsonville put in place leaders for the future by installing a new board for the 2024–25 Rotary year, which runs July 1–June 30. The new board was installed at a special banquet on June 25. The club has a big year ahead — it was chartered on May 14, 1975 and will celebrate its 50th anniversary next spring.
Mike Bishop, LegalShield regional director for Oregon, became the 48th person to serve as president.
“I love our community and the people in it,” Bishop said. “I am so honored to be able to serve as president for our 50th anniversary year. Our club has so many high-quality people that I get to serve with that I am confident we will have an even better year. I hope that my professional experience will help me be an effective leader. Our friends and neighbors can count on our club to continue to support our youth, create opportunities for community connections, work to ‘End Polio Now’, and impact communities worldwide.”
Bishop takes over as president from Gladys Boutwell, owner of Insurance by Design, who served for the 2023–24 year. She will continue on the board as immediate past president.
Other Wilsonville Rotarians are joining the board for 2024–25. They include the following:
- Josh Dalglish, mortgage officer at Guild Mortgage, president elect;
- Jaimy Beltran, owner of Beltran Property Group, eXp Realty, director of membership and president nominee;
- Lauretta MacColman, retired, secretary;
- Richard Martens, retired, treasurer;
- Glenda Walls, CPA, director of club public relations;
- Curt Kipp, director of publications and communications at the Oregon Association of Nurseries, director of club administration;
- Pat Wolfram, retired, director of community service;
- Dr. Joe Schwab, psychologist (retired), director, The Rotary Foundation;
- Dr. Laura LaJoie, owner of Joy of Life Chiropractic, director of youth services; and
- Josh Golston, CFP professional, Edward Jones, sergeant-at-arms.
As immediate past president, Boutwell will now chair the Wilsonville Rotary Foundation, which is the club’s 501(c)3 nonprofit arm that funds the club’s various service projects and programs. Joining her on the WRF board are Joe Schwab, Pat Wolfram, Richard Martens, Dr. Laura LaJoie, the new club president Mike Bishop, and president-elect Josh Dalglish (nonvoting).
The Rotary Club of Wilsonville drives the following community service projects:
- Through A Child’s Eyes (TACE) — Two-day annual event at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to strengthen inmate families and break the negative intergenerational cycles that lead to incarceation.
- Good Eggs Omelet Breakfasts — Raising funds for local schools and causes, and feeding hungry volunteers.
- Rotary Youth Exchange — Sending local students abroad and hosting international students in Wilsonville.
- Interact — Sponsoring and mentoring two Rotary-affiliated youth service clubs — The Interact Club of Wilsonville High School and the Interact Club of Riverside High School.
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library — Supplying free books to young readers in partnership with the library.
- College Scholarships — Supporting the next generation of strong citizens and community leaders.
- Support of Scouting BSA — Sponsor of one Scout troop and two Cub Scout packs in Wilsonville.
- Peacebuilding — The Rotary Club of Wilsonville is an official Peacebuilder Club and has installed three Peace Poles with more to come shortly.
- Heart of Gold Celebration — Recognizing Wilsonville’s best community volunteers at a gala awards dinner.
- Free Wilsonville Rotary Summer Concerts — Family entertainment to benefit polio eradication through End Polio Now.
We invite you to attend, learn, and volunteer. Our Rotary Club of Wilsonville meets at the Black Bear Diner in Wilsonville on Thursdays at 11:45 a.m. Each week brings a new informative, educational, and motivational speaker. Weekly program speakers are listed at www.WilsonvilleRotary.com/calendar. See you soon!