Friday, August 21, 2009

Kevin Mays takes the Reins


Kevin is the former head of the local National City Bank branches. When his job was to take him out of Bowling Green he resigned and took a job with Holland CPA's. We are delighted that he elected to stay in Bowling Green. In my opinion Kevin is a natural leader and "do gooder". His whole life has been in service to others and his deep spiritual anchor makes him a treamendous asset to our community and to Rotary in particular. I look for active, forward looking leadership from Kevin during his tenure.

One of the first things Kevin did when he took over as our club president was to outline the challenges ahead and speak about his plan to meet them. He said we need to address the financial challenges of our club and make some difficult decisions. (Spoken like a true banker.) He wants us to help the international organization match the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation challenge grant by assessing $130 from each member.

Kevin wants to improve the quality and quantity of our membership during his tenure. We were one of the few clubs over the last year that actually had a net gain in membership. Hang on to your hats fellow Rotarians we're in exciting and challenging times during the next twelve months. Good Luck Kevin.