Page 3 - Gears & Ears March 2015

Gears and Ears

Journal of the Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista
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December 2014 March 2015
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From Club President Marti Trieschmann

Dear Lake Buena Vista Rotarians,

March is Literacy Month and in addition to this, our District 6980 has a
wonderful honor of hosting the Rotary International President, Gary C. K.
Huang. With 34,282 Rotary Clubs, 530 Districts, 34 Zones and only 365
days in a Presidential year, it is a rarity to have the opportunity to meet
first hand a Rotary President. For those of you attending the dinner, or
for those that do not have the chance to meet him, I thought I would
share some information about Gary and his Rotary journey.

Professionally, Gary C.K. Huang is an adviser for Wah Lee Industrial Corp. and Bank of Panhsin, and is director
of Federal Corporation and Sunty Development Co. Ltd. He previously was president of Malayan Overseas
Insurance Co. and chair of Taiwan Sogo Shinkong Security Co. Ltd.

A Rotarian since 1976, Huang has served Rotary International as Vice-President, Director, Foundation Trustee,
International Assembly Group Discussion Leader, Regional Session Leader, Task Force Member and Coordinator,
Committee Member and Chair, and District Governor. He also was Chair of the 2014 International Assembly
Committee; Adviser for the Permanent Fund Committee for Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong; and PolioPlus
advocacy adviser for Taiwan.

He has been instrumental in membership development throughout Asia. As a Rotary Foundation Trustee,
Gary set the goal of recruiting 100 new Major Donors in Taiwan to celebrate Rotary’s centennial; the result was
the addition of 106 Major Donors in 2005 and 103 in 2006, who contributed more than $2 million to the
Foundation’s Annual Fund.

Gary wrote about his experiences in business and Rotary in his book, “Finding Solutions, Not Excuses.” He has
received the Civic Service Award of the Federation of Non-Profit Associations and the Outstanding Community
Service Award from Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior.

In 2001, when the Rotary International Convention was held in San Antonio, Texas, he was named the city’s
honorary mayor. Gary is a recipient of the Rotary International Service Above Self Award and Presidential
Citation and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award.

The dinner is being held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista, 5:00 p.m. – 10:00
p.m., and tickets are still available on the District website www.rotarydistrict6980.org, for only $75.00 per
person. I hope to see you there!

YIRS,

Marti Trieschmann, President