Sept. 12, 2001 – Sixteen years of a rich Rotary history will be discussed by Richard Grant, Rotary International District Governor for 2001-2002, Thursday at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Thomas at noon at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Resort.
The event will be a get together for all the Rotary Clubs of St. Thomas and St. John – Rotary II, Rotary Charlotte Amalie, Rotary Club East, and the Rotary Club of St. John.
Grant, a St. Croix resident, joined Rotary in 1985 and became treasurer of Rotary II on St. Thomas in 1987. After a move to St. Croix, he became treasurer of the Rotary Club of St. Croix Mid-Isle in 1989. Most recently, Grant served as Assistant District Governor from 1997 to 2000.
An active community leader, Grant was named "Motivator of the Year," in the V. I. Business Journal 1991 awards.
Grant, a three-time Paul Harris Fellow, is married to Dr. Rita Dudley Grant, psychologist and former V. I. Health department assistant commissioner, who is also a Paul Harris fellow, and a member of Rotary's Bequest Society.
Grant's new post is extensive. He will govern over Anguilla, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, the Bahamas, except for Grant Bahama, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the U.S. V.I.
