[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING CHARLES REESE, DISTRICT GOVERNOR OF DISTRICT 5670 OF ROTARY 
                             INTERNATIONAL

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                            HON. JERRY MORAN

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2003

  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a Kansan 
devoted to his community and to the State of Kansas. Mr. Charles Reese, 
a Rotarian since 1975, will be installed as the District Governor of 
District 5670 of Rotary International on Friday, July 11.
  I am personally proud of Mr. Reese, who resides in my hometown of 
Hays, Kansas. District 5670 encompasses Hays and all of northwest 
Kansas. As District Governor, Mr. Reese will lead 31 Rotary clubs with 
1200 members in a 38-county region.
  Reese's dedication to his community is well known. Mr. Reese served 
the Hays community as a board member of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce 
and Industry and as chairman of the board of the Kansas PRIDE program. 
Last year, Charles retired as Vice President of Corporate Relations for 
Midwest Energy, an electric and natural gas utility based in Hays.
  Mr. Reese's commitment to community service is an example of 
tremendous leadership. He served as President of the Heartland of 
Development Corporation and is currently serving as interim director of 
the Ellis County Coalition for Economic Development. Mr. Reese and his 
wife, Louise, have also traveled to Panama with the Rotary District 
HungerPlus service teams. For his volunteer work in economic 
development, Charles received the 2002 Volunteer of the Year award from 
the Kansas Economic Development Association.
  Not least of all, Charles and Louise are the proud parents of three 
grown daughters and grandparents of three grandsons. The family will 
celebrate Charles' formal installation as District Governor at a 
banquet Friday evening, July 11, in Hays.
  Charles Reese is a role model for service to others. His devotion to 
his community, and to Rotary International, reflects his strong 
character and sense of duty to community, state, and nation.