Bruce Ashburn, Community Manager for PNM, will discuss his company’s future plans at the February 25 Silver City Rotary Club meeting. He will talk about how PNM is moving toward having zero carbon emissions and 80% renewable energy by 2040. His presentation will include information about how PNM is affected by legislature passed last year and about the Energy Transportation Act and steps being taken to move forward with its implementation.

William Knuttenin is the speaker coordinator for Rotary for February.  

The Silver City Rotary Club meets every Tuesday for lunch in the Sunset Room of the Western New Mexico University Student Cafeteria on the second floor of the WNMU Student Memorial Building.  Members of the public are invited to attend any Rotary Club meeting when the presentation is of interest to them. There is no charge to attend the presentation, but if members of the public wish to join the Rotarians in their lunch of an entrée, a salad and a dessert, there is a $10 fee. The lunch line is open at noon, the business meeting begins at 12:15 p.m., and the presentation begins at 12:30 p.m.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest service organization, with more than 1.2 million members in more than 167 countries. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.