Bainbridge Island RC awarded first International Floyd Olson International Service Award

Posted by Craig Clarke

on Jun 4, 2011

Honoring Floyd:

Floyd Olson (1934-2007) was one of our most accomplished District Rotarians. He was District

Governor in 1994-95 and went on to become an International Director in 2001-03. Floyd’s particular

passion was international service and he was instrumental in focusing Rotary International on the path to

worldwide clean water initiatives. In 2006, The Floyd and Sandra Olson Foundation was founded to

recognize Floyd and Sandra’s work and to further their mission; "Providing clean water and alleviating

hunger, disease, illiteracy and poverty in the developing world."

The Award:

DG Bob Martin has initiated a new “Floyd Olson International Service” award starting with 2010-11.

This award is meant to encourage, recognize and reward commitment to international service at the club

and district level.

Each year a club will be selected as the international club of the year and will be announced at the

District Conference and provided with a rotating trophy with their name engraved on a plaque affixed to

the trophy, and a $500 payment toward a future international project. The $500 reward will be provided

by the Floyd and Sandra Olson International Foundation. This is the only award in the District with a

monetary award.

DG Bob Martin announced at District Conference in Tacoma that Bainbridge Island Rotary Club was chosen as the recipient in 2010-11 in recognition of the work they have done around the world.