St Francis Rotarians welcomed Lindsay Pearson as club president for the 2023-24 Rotary year. Outgoing president, Brian Codling, handed over to President Lindsay at the annual induction dinner at St Francis Links on Thursday, July 6.
“We are looking forward to a dynamic year under the leadership of this highly experienced Rotarian,” said Codling.
After retiring as headmaster of Grey Junior School, Pearson transferred his membership from the Rotary Club of Algoa Bay, when he and his wife, Noelle, moved to St Francis Bay in July 2021.
Background
In 1988 Pearson was a member of a Group Study Exchange team which travelled to Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This proved to be an incredible experience, and he jumped at the opportunity of joining the Rotary Club of Graaff Reinet in 1995.
When he moved to Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) in 2002, he was invited to join the Rotary Club of Algoa Bay and served as president of that club in 2008/09, having been named a Paul Harris Fellow in 2005.
In 2013 he led a GSE team to California, and has since served on various committees, mostly Youth and International Affairs.
