Rotary Club of West Seattle has elected Andy Horner as their new President, to serve for one year beginning July 1, 2012.

He is the Senior Supervising Manager of Leavitt Machinery USA headquartered in Tukwila, WA. Leavitt is one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest privately owned full service multi-line dealers of Materials Handling equipment

As president of the 75 member club, which received its charter from Rotary International in 1947, Horner will be responsible for strengthening the group’s participation in community and international service projects while attracting new membership.

The club meets every Tuesday at Salty’s Seafood Restaurant.

“It is a great honor to be selected to represent the Rotary Club of West Seattle as Club President," Horner said. "West Seattle has a long standing tradition of producing great results in the local community as well as developing Rotary leaders for Rotary District 5030."

This year’s Rotary International theme is PEACE THROUGH SERVICE. "When you bring peace to someone through your service efforts it returns such a wonderful feeling of self-worth," Horner explained. "Rotary has connected me to a great group of individuals and community leaders who care about their neighbors, those less fortunate, and most importantly making a difference in the world though their commitment to service above self.”

Horner has served the Rotary Club of West Seattle as Community Service Chair and President of the West Seattle Service Foundation; he has graduated from the Rotary Academy and was also awarded Rotarian of the Year in 2011.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are approximately 1.2 million Rotarians who are members of more than 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 165 countries.