Members of the Rotary Club of St Augustine journeyed to sister isle to celebrate the Rotary Club of Tobago's 50th Anniversary. In January 1969, members of the Rotary Club of St Augustine also attended the Charter Ceremony of the Club. According to John Brodbeck, Charter Member of the Rotary Club of St Augustine: "The event was held at the newly opened Mt Irvine's Resort. Frank Misir, QC from the Rotary Club of San Fernando who was the Rotary Administrative Advisor for the Group of Rotary Clubs presented the Charter to the Rotary Club of Tobago. If I can recall the Charter President of the Club was the head of Customs in Tobago." Past District Governor John sent a video message to the Rotary Club of Tobago on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary. This video can be viewed at this link: https://youtu.be/vUWATPwemT4.
Past District Governor John migrated back to the US in the 1970s and has been a Rotarian for over 50 years, starting with the Rotary Club of St Augustine and currently a member of the Rotary Club of Springvale. He keeps in constant contact with some members in our Club. For details on his 50+ years in Rotary, you can view this article from the Arizona Democrat Gazette at this link: John Brodbeck
There are currently three (3) members of the Rotary Club of St Augustine who started their Rotary career at the Tobago Club. One of those members Dietrich Schoeller, Past President also sent video greetings to the Club, which can be viewed at this link: https://youtu.be/EWnkf1ewnWc.