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1975, in her garage. Michelle was born in Sexton “My daughter as a baby,” to ride in it and she used said.
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AUGUST 14, 2013
Vol. 5 No. 50
Rotary Club of Joliet Celebrates 100 Years of Service
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he Rotary Club of Joliet culminated celebrating its Centennial year at its recent 100th Year Anniversary Dinner featuring Rotary International President Ron D. Burton as the keynote speaker. Along with Burton, Joliet Rotary’s Centennial event drew more than 200 guests including, Rotarians from other clubs, government officials and a very special visitor from Africa: Father Philip Mbeta of Malawi, Africa, who came to celebrate and thank Joliet Rotarians for funding a clean water deep well in the village of Thyolo Malawi. The well was critical to the village as the lack of access to clean water commonly brought disease such as cholera and typhoid to the villagers. The
project was proposed by local attorney and Joliet Rotarian John Spesia, whose family became involved in helping the African village years ago.After his father, Joliet Rotarian Doug Spesia’s death in 2010, a memorial fund was started to construct the Douglas Spesia Center in Thyolo and the new deep well was constructed at the site. During the Anniversary Dinner, Burton applauded Joliet Rotary’s history and good work, commenting that he shared the club’s “pride in reaching this significant milestone. “Every club has an opportunity to strengthen its See 100 YEARS, page 3
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Members of the Joliet Study Club, who later became the Rotary Club of Joliet. The group hosted the highly acclaimed Joliet Business Show and Efficiency Conference in June 1913.