District 6000 has announced the names of nine Rotarians who were nominated by their clubs to receive the Paul Hellwege Guardian of Integrity Award. These individuals were to be recognized during the District 6000 Conference however the pandemic got in the way. This award honors individuals who have made contributions in business, media, academia or government and who have by their actions, writing, policies, and public pronouncements strengthened and fostered development of integrity and ethical practices, and who have made sacrifices and/or undertaken risks to uphold Rotary's Core Value of integrity.
The recipients included Jim Ramsey from the Rotary Club of Ankeny. Jim is a former bank examiner and currently Vice-President of Commercial Lending at a West Des Moines bank, so he is a prime candidate to be the treasurer of an organization. It's a position he has filled for nine years for the Rotary Club of Ankeny and also for The Morning Club, Des Moines's oldest breakfast club. But his life is not all numbers. It's also people! Jim serves breakfast twice weekly to 800 homeless folks, sings in his church choir, is a consummate Rotary volunteer, and "an active contributing donor" for the Blood Center of Iowa where he has donated 9 gallons of blood to save people's lives.
Congratulations Jim!
