The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has elected Fred Lowy as President for the 2025 to 2026 Rotary Year. Fred becomes the 26th president of the club. Fred and his wife, Fran, are residents of SaddleBrooke.
Fred Lowy has been a SaddleBrooke Rotary Club member since mid-2015. He has served as sergeant-at-arms, club services chair, charity golf tournament grant chair and secretary of the club’s foundation. And now, the club enthusiastically welcomes Fred as our incoming president.
Prior to moving to SaddleBrooke, Lowy was a member of the Port Chester (N.Y.) club from 1975 through 1984. In 2002, he joined the Camas-Washougal (WA) Rotary Club, where he served as president in 2009 to 2010. Fred brings rich experiences to his role as president.
Fred’s wife, Fran, joined SaddleBrooke Rotary in October. Fran has made so many high-impact contributions to Rotary throughout the years. The club is so delighted to have her as a member. The Lowys have two daughters and five grandchildren.
In addition to Rotary, Fred enjoys swimming, reading and completing the Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle in one-hour or less. He has also been involved with the Community Circle Players and the SaddleBrooke Computer Club. A former newspaper editor and a member of the USA TODAY startup team, he retired from the communications-media profession in 2016.
As the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke embraces new goals and opportunities, we do so with confidence in Rotary’s legacy while innovating for the future. President Fred reminds us that, “Our club is unique. It was the first Rotary Club to be formed by a group of retirees. We don’t do a lot of business-to-business (B2B) networking, nor do we worry too much about getting back to our jobs when our meetings end. When I first joined Rotary (1975, Port Chester, N.Y.) it was an all-male, all-business, occasional service organization that thrived on B2B and beat down the doors of the Village Inn rushing to get back to their desks, dentist offices and banks.”
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is very unique from other Rotary clubs. Comprised primarily of retirees, our time is devoted to service to others, fellowship and continuous learning. We meet weekly on Thursdays for lunch at the Ranch House at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Then, in the ballroom, we have a brief meeting followed by an educational program or speakers. The weeks are filled with opportunities for members and friends to sign up for service projects and fellowship events.
“Rotary International’s theme this year is ‘Unite for Good.’ Here, in SaddleBrooke,” Lowy said, “we will be looking at new projects and programs that focus our traditional areas of concern on the unique needs of our surrounding communities in the ‘Copper Corridor.’”
“We can’t do it alone,” Lowy said. “We encourage service-minded residents to check out our organization and join with us to provide ‘Service Above Self,’” he said, quoting Rotary’s principal motto.
Here’s to another year of serving, growing and giving locally and globally, as Rotarians united in making a lasting difference.
