Wednesday, July 6, 2016

District Governor Vern Nielsen

During his years in Rotary Vern has served on several committees and projects including; Rotary Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Pleasantvale Homes Society, founder of Rotary Ski to Tee and Rotary/Snowbirds Air Show, and writes a monthly Rotary column for the local newspaper. Vern visited several Rotary projects in India during his 2007 Rotary trip including the Amreli Dam project. In 2010-11 he was President of the Rotary Club of Kelowna and received a Rotary International Signifcant Achievement Award. He has been the District Friendship Chair for two years and Assistant Governor in Area 4 for two years. In 2013 he received the Rotary International Avenues of Service Citation. He is an RLI instructor, a Visioning facilitator, a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a Bequest Society member of the Club Foundation. Vern is an avid skier, boater, motorcycle enthusiast, hiker, and golfer who has three adult children and one grand-daughter.                                                                      
A complete bio can be found in the District Directory.            DG Vern Nielsen and Willy Burgess
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