Posted by Carolyn Mullin

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Rotary Club of Fonthill member, and District Governor Nominee (2020-21), Frank Adamson is not taking retirement well.  Not if you think retirement means slowing down, doing less, or taking it easy. Quite the opposite; Adamson was recently named the 2018 Pelham Citizen of the Year by the Fonthill & District Kinsmen. In other words, the year 2018 for Adamson was busy, busy, busy, as he participated in ways big and small in initiatives around town, while running his business and conducting the business of being a higher-ranking Rotarian within District 7090.
 
"What this award does is encourage others to get out in the community and help out. Go help with a food drive, pick up garbage, or join or help a service club,” he told a reporter at the Welland Tribune.
 
Adamson’s list of volunteering is long indeed, and goes back many years for the former paramedic turned fitness club owner. Before joining the Rotary Club of Fonthill, Adamson spent a couple of years with the club in Welland.  A former hospital administrator, he also joined the United Way board before moving to the Cambridge area to become executive director of the United Way there. He was also involved with the Ontario Paramedic Association and taught at Niagara College for 11 years. As a founding member of Heart Niagara, Adamson taught CPR and defibrillator use to thousands of people over the years.
 
During his time as a Fonthill Rotarian, he has served on the board for several years, including as President, and he founded the Niagara Mudfest event, which has raised funds for many worthwhile causes. To learn more about him, visit the 7090 website profile.
 
Many of Adamson’s former and current Rotary club friends will join him March 5, 2019 at the Old Pelham Hall to celebrate his honour as 2018 Pelham Citizen of the Year.