Rogelio Trevino, assistant governor of the Rotary District, passes the gavel to Paul Torres, the new president of The Laredo Rotary Club, during an installation ceremony for officials at Embassy Suites on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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Pictured are Rogelio Trevino, John Stabile, Paul Torres, Marissa Guerrero, Pat Abrego and Richard Perales, members of The Laredo Rotary Club, during an installation ceremony of officials at the Embassy Suites on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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Pictured are Paul Torres, president of The Laredo Rotary Club, and Rogelio Trevino District Assistant Governor during an installation ceremony for officials at Embassy Suites on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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Marissa Guerrero takes the oath as Secretary of The Laredo Rotary Club before Paul Torres, President of the Club, and Rogelio Trevino, Assistant Governor of District 5930, at the Embassy Suites on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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The Rotary Club of Laredo celebrated the installation of its new president and board during its regular meeting on Wednesday, July 11, at the Embassy Suites.
In the absence of former president Mayra Pena, district assistant governor Rogelio Trevino passed the gavel to Paul Torres, who will lead the club in the 2024-2025 period.
Torres also received the banner with Rotary International’s new theme, “The Magic of Rotary,” which ties in with the district theme, “Be a Dreamcatcher.”
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“Let’s be dream catchers in Rotary, so that in our dreams we can capture the magic of Rotary,” Trevino said. “That symbolism is related to all of the focus areas of Rotary.”
Torres also received a stole from the district governor, Zehra Surani, who is originally from Pakistan and has adopted some elements of her culture.
“The stole was assigned to us to wear on formal occasions,” Trevino said.
In addition to Torres, other board members were installed, including:
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- Marissa Guerrero, secretary.
- Juan Pablo González, treasurer.
- Mayra Pena, former chairwoman.
- Luis De La Garza, satellite chairman.
- Catalina Dickerson, Program Chair/Public Image.
- Rogelio Trevino, President of Polio Plus.
Other board members include Patricia Abrego, John Stabile, Richard Perales and Ed Gonzalez.
Torres said he feels deeply honored to lead the Rotary Club of Laredo and is confident that, together with the directors and with the support of all club members, he will achieve Rotary’s noble goals.
“At Rotary, we are here to help people,” he said. “The Laredo Rotary Club is a group of people with big hearts who love to help others.”
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He said he plans to, among other things, establish communications tools with other Rotary clubs and organizations that can benefit from the services and projects Rotary offers.
“It’s a win-win situation because we can help, but they can also help with our mission,” he said. “The most important thing is to help each other, so together we can reach a larger population.”
One of his projects is the collaboration with veterans organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
“It’s about recognizing our talents and putting them at the service of the Laredo community.”
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He said there are many people in Laredo who want to help, but sometimes don’t know where to go.
“Numbers are the foundation of strength and I hope to follow in the footsteps of all the presidents who came before me and continue their excellent work,” he said.
For more information about The Laredo Rotary Club or to collaborate on various projects, please contact Paul Torres at 956-324-8115.
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