Aug 1 Meeting - With Kirk Reed, DG District 5500 | Rotary Club of Tucson Presidio

Tucson Presidio Rotary

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 12 PM

We've got an exciting month ahead of us. Two meetings, a tour of the Port of Tucson, and a mixer with the Pantano Rotary club.

To start it all off: We have a very special guest this week: District 5500 District Governor Kirk Reed will be joining us as our guest and featured speaker. Read more about Kirk below.

Please plan to arrive between 11:45 - 11:55 AM to have time for food and socializing prior to beginning our meeting at 12 PM.

Also, Stay tuned on the website and keep an eye out for club runner e-mails: We will be looking for attendees to the District Membership Seminar on Saturday, August 11, 8:30 to 12:00 noon, assistance with setting restaurants for the 2018 Passport, and additional volunteer events to come.

Reminder: Going forward, we will be moving to meeting 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month (same place, same time.)

See you Wednesday, August 1 at Hotel Congress!

This week's speaker: District 5500 District Governor Kirk Reed

Kirk Reed is a third-generation Rotarian. His grandfather was a Rotary charter member in 1922, and his father served as District Governor in the Atlanta area. Kirk has been a Rotarian since 1991: 20 years in Illinois (president of two clubs and assistant governor) and 5 years in Arizona (Catalina Rotary president). Here in District 5500 he will be our District Governor beginning in 2018. In his professional life he was pastor of United Methodist congregations in the Chicago area for 37 years, most recently at Trinity UMC in the northern suburb of Wilmette, the church featured in the Hollywood movie Home Alone.

He is an avid cyclist, a passionate fan of UA sports teams, and a long-suffering Chicago Cubs baseball fan. He and his wife Susan have 3 children and 7 grandchildren, living in Oregon, California, and Tucson.

is a third-generation Rotarian. His grandfather was a Rotary charter member in 1922, and his father served as District Governor in the Atlanta area. Kirk has been a Rotarian since 1991: 20 years in Illinois (president of two clubs and assistant governor) and 5 years in Arizona (Catalina Rotary president). Here in District 5500 he will be our District Governor beginning in 2018. In his professional life he was pastor of United Methodist congregations in the Chicago area for 37 years, most recently at Trinity UMC in the northern suburb of Wilmette, the church featured in the Hollywood movie Home Alone.