At the Silver City Rotary Club’s meeting on Tuesday, May 14, Jim Jackson, former executive director of Disability Rights New Mexico, will give a talk on the important role a trained dog can play in the life of a disabled person.

The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday for lunch in the Sunset Room of the WNMU Cafeteria.  The club welcomes members of the public to the meetings. There is no charge for members of the public to attend the meeting, but guests are asked to contribute $10 if they wish to join the Rotarians in eating a hot lunch with salad, dessert and coffee.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.  Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest service organization, with more than 1.2 million members in more than 168 countries. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.