Rotary Foundation Talk

ANDREW JAMES HAGAN

DISTRICT 5930 Membership Team

Andy Hagan is an active member of the Rotary Club of Brownsville Sunrise having joined Rotary in 1995.  He currently serves as an Assistant Rotary Coordinator (ARC) for Region 36 Zones 25B & 29 supporting several Rotary Districts throughout Texas with emphasis on promoting and growing Rotary.  Andy is also our District’s New Club Champion and serves at the pleasure of our District Governor to promote and support the creation of new Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs thereby increasing prospective members’ access to Rotary and our capacity to serve more local communities.  He is member of our District’s Membership team, our newly piloted District Club Visioning team, and is the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) chairman.  He served as District Governor in Rotary year 2018-2019.

Andy has been recognized as our District’s Rotarian of the Year multiple times and is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and the Rotary International Cliff Dochterman Award for his service and leadership in Scouting.

Andrew and Elsa, his loving wife of 35 years who recently joined Rotary share a passion for “Doing Good in the World” by supporting The Rotary Foundation.  He and Elsa are Major Donors, Paul Harris Society members, and recently joined the White Hat Society having contributed over $5,000 dollars to The Rotary Foundation this year.  Andy and Elsa including their family members are Paul Harris Fellows and Bequest Society members having included The Rotary Foundation as a beneficiary in their current personal financial and estate plans.

When asked why are you in Rotary, Andy responds by saying:  Joining Rotary is one of the most rewarding decisions I have ever made in my life. You meet so many wonderful people worldwide with a passion to serve communities in so many amazing ways that really do make a difference in the lives of others.