Currently known as the SmileMan was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. After graduating from Wagner College and serving in the U.S. Army for two years he played professional baseball in the Boston Red Sox organization. He became a stock broker, mostly with Merrill Lynch and retired in 2000. In 2002 he moved to Florence, Oregon and became a Rotarian for the first time. His passion is to help the less fortunate people around the world. He has helped over 2,000,000 people to have clean drinking water. His current passion is to help kids with Cleft Palates. The Rotary Global History Fellowship named him a charter member of the HEROES, which honors those Rotarians whose deeds and dedication to the ideals of Rotary are recorded for posterity He is a Major Donor, level 3 and a member of the Paul Harris Society. The Trustees of the Rotary Foundation bestowed George with the prestigious "Citation of Meritorious Service" award He is a member of the RC of Venice-Nokomis, Florida, D-6960

Ruth E. Bowling has a B.A. in Business Administration, and recently completed her Masters of Healthcare Administration at AdventHealth University. A former insurance agent with Brown & Brown, Ruth has been privileged since 2013 to represent AdventHealth Foundation, as a Development Officer.AdventHealth partners with Rotary Clubs to provide hope and healing to children around the world. Ruth is an honorary member of four Rotary Clubs in District 6980, and has been made a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
Ruth is married, has two daughters, and four grandchildren. She has made over one hundred
presentations to Rotary clubs in Florida, and never tires of reminding Rotarians how they are changing
the world, one child at a time.

Tom Fitch has served in a variety of non-profit corporate and financial advisory roles for more than three decades.Tom is currently Grants Director for the Venice Nokomis Rotary Club and sits on that Club’s Foundation Board. He also plays trumpet for the Venice Concert Band. Prior to Tom’s (along with wife Lou Ann) relocation to Venice in December, 2020, Tom served as President of the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club in 2018-2019.
He was also selected for the San Diego County Employee Retirement Association’s (SDCERA) Audit Committee for consecutive terms (SDCERA is an ~ $18B pension plan servicing San Diego County employees). Tom also served on the Coronado, (CA) Concert Band’s Board of Directors. Tom, and as Vice-Chair of the Trustees for the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Coronado, CA.
Tom’s career spanned over 33 years (until his retirement in 2014), mostly with entities now owned by
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, a Fortune 100 Aerospace and Defense company. During that span, Tom held a variety of increasingly responsible Financial positions culminating in Vice President,
Finance/CFO, and included Financial Director for several Dutch and German entities (during an
expatriate assignment in the 1990’s). Tom began his career with Cooper and Lybrand (now PWC), in
Cleveland, OH.

Tom graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a double major (B.S. in Accounting and in
Finance). He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). He is married to Lou Ann, and they enjoy
their extended family time with 3 Sons/daughters in law, along with 3 Grandsons.

Tina Fischlin For over 25 years, Tina has been enabling programs around the world to maximize impact and reach out to those most in need. Her volunteer work with organizations across the globe addresses the need for clean water, disease prevention, access to health care literacy, economic development and the environment. In 2008, Tina joined Alliance for Smiles, a volunteer-based nonprofit, mobilizing hundreds of medical and non-medical volunteers from all over the world. Their work advances health care, trains local medical professional, and delivers surgical care for patients with cleft lip and cleft palate in their communities. Tina is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Greene & Putnam Counties where she served as Club President in 2011-12 and currently serves as the clubs International Service Chair. Active at the District Level, she has served in various positions but most proudly served as District Governor in 2020-2021. She is currently the District’s International Service Chair. She serves on the Zone 34 Foundation team as an Assistant Rotary Foundation Coordinator. In addition, she serves as zone 34 Empowering Girls Ambassador. Tina received Rotary’s highest honor, the “Service Above Self” an international award which recognizes less than 150 individuals annually who demonstrate their commitment to helping others. She is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI), a Major Donor, a GRSP Will Watt Fellow, a Benefactor, a member of the Bequest Society and Paul Harris Society.