New president for Rotary White River

Renate Bowers was recently inducted as the 64th president of the Rotary Club of White River.

The reins were handed to her by outgoing president Frances Hyson at a function held at the White River Golf Club.

In her acceptance speech Bowers stated that her goal for the year is a plastic-free environment, an initiative she called “Bye-bye Plastic”.

The Rotary Club of White River will embark on a project where shopping bags made out of cloth will be sold at a discounted rate in exchange for plastic bags.

These bags will in turn be given to a community project overseen by Ann Penny Boden and used to make recycled crochet items.

Additional eco-friendly projects are also in the pipeline.