Rotary leader visits Ville Platte Rotary leader visits Ville Platte

Rotary District 6200 Governor Francis Nezianya of Zackary visited with Rotary Club members and spoke to the club at the November 1 meeting.
Nezianya said, “We work so hard every single year to set goals, and the two goals we work hard for each year are membership and foundation.”
He continued, “I beleive that the more hands we have, the more good we can do in our communities. I believe that every one of us have different passions. I believe that we can serve our communities through our passion. Some of us have passion for literacy. Some of us have passion to mentor kids. The most important one that I enjoy the most is to mentor kids from high school.”
Nezianya is a member of the Zachary Rotary club, and he has served several roles in the organization including on the club and district levels. He is also a multi Paul Harris Fellow and a member of the Paul Harris society. He is currently serving as District 6200 Govenor for 2016-2017. He also serves as a city council member for the city of Zachary and has served as mayor pro tem. He is also a business owner, real estate investor, religious leader and civic organization board member. He is married with four children.
Ville Platte Rotary Club President Peter Strawitz said, “His great humilty and appreciation that embraces this opportunity to serve his community and fellow Rotarians through philanthropic service that further exemplifies the very essence of Rotarian alturism.
Nezianya met with Ville Platte Rotary Club board members earlier that day.
“They shared a lot of good business that you are doing here in this community, so thank you for sharing that time and information with me,” Nezianya said.
He continued, “The district is here to serve the clubs, so take advantage of what the organization has to offer.”
Nenzianya said that as District Governor, he is available to serve and support the Rotary Clubs in the district.
Nenzianya informed members of important upcoming events for the organization, including the biggest event of the year, the Rotary International Convention. The event will be next June in Atlanta, and Rotary members from around the world will be at the event.
He added, “We hope to have some representation from Ville Platte.”