Lori Glascock assumes first chair at Front Royal Rotary Club, plans a busy year ahead

Lori Williams Glascock, the Rotary Club of Front Royal’s new president, arrived behind the organization’s podium July 8 armed with a biography “as long as your arm” and a recitation of her 2022-2023 club objectives of similar length crammed with purpose and describing the achievements she has set out to accomplish.

With a brief nine years of Rotary experience under her belt, Lori nevertheless was elected into office with a load of qualifications, allowing her to challenge the membership to help meet a proliferation of goals during the next 12 months.

In a pre-meeting note to Rotarians, Lori concludes with an apt quotation from the late Walt Disney – “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” In essence, this is what the newest Rotary leader among Front Royal’s three Rotary clubs appears bent on achieving during her year in office.

New Front Royal Rotary President Lori Williams Glascock – Photo Courtesy FR Rotary

In the note, and later, she said: “We have big dreams and big goals, but we are a big Rotary club with a historical reputation for doing great things in our community, so lets grow our network and continue that tradition.”

During her first 20-minute speech, she moved in on a couple of “housekeeping” measures, including building up the membership roles of the 77-member club.The second was for every one to “update your membership file (and) your profile photo.” A long list of possible programs followed, with promised updates as the year progresses.

As previously stated, Lori has been a Rotarian for just nine years. Introduced by club veteran Aneita Bryant in 2013, she regarded Aneita’s proposal for her to join Rotary as a “gift … in so many ways. I have always wanted to give back to my hometown and the people in it.”

Her biography lists numerous Rotary programs which she has led or otherwise taken part in, including graduating the Rotary Leadership Institute in 2018, thus equipping herself for her new job.

Lori was born and raised in Front Royal, is a graduate of Warren County High School, moving to Northern Virginia for college, then living for a decade in the area. She returned home to start a family with husband of 22 years, Kevin, in 2000. The couple are the parents of two daughters, Kate and Lacie .Professionally, Lori is a registered dental hygienist.

Looking to the future, Lori said: “I feel it is important to help Rotarians make connections with other Rotary clubs and create the opportunity to serve with more Rotarians. It helps them to see the bigger picture of Rotary and helps our communities to see and feel how Rotary serves others to change our corner of the world.”

(Malcolm Barr Sr., our contributing writer, is a 20-year member of the Rotary Club of Front Royal and a former international journalist with The Associated Press.)