- By Kelly Buck
- Around Town
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The Rotary Club of Ithaca is pleased to welcome its new president for the 2016-2017 year. Dale Johnson, executive director of Hospicare, stepped into the leadership role on July 1. Johnson has been an Ithaca Rotarian since May 2010."This is an exciting time to be involved in Rotary programs," says Johnson. "The Ithaca Rotary Club has a lot of positive energy to work with, and I hope to help the club become more visibly engaged in the local community.'"
Johnson grew up in Steuben County, and holds three degrees from Syracuse University. As club president, he aspires to increase club support of Tompkins County and international Rotary projects. In addition to all of the local Rotary activities that President Dale will oversee this year, there are several large events coming up this fall – Rotary Harvest, Little Apple Fall Follies, and Pancake Day, the club's largest fundraiser held annually on Election Day.
Elected club officers assisting President Dale in 2016-17 are:
President-Elect: June Losurdo
Vice President: Mary Berens
Treasurer: Bill Hawley
Secretary: Joanne Lamoureux
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