Rotary International president visits Botanical Gardens

During his recent trip to Birmingham, Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka visited the Japanese garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Tanaka was greeted at the Gardens by members of the Rotary Club of Shades Valley (RCSV), and by members of the family of Glenn Estess Sr., who also served as Rotary International President and was a longtime member of RCSV.

Tanaka visited the Glenn Estess Sr. Memorial Lantern in the Japanese garden, as well as the Friendship Bell, which was donated to the RCSV and the Botanical Gardens by the Rotary Club of Osaka Central, Japan. Tanaka and Estess had been friends for many years.