After retiring, Mel Hoenig joined Rotary ten years ago to further help people by putting ‘Service Above Self’. If it had to do with education, or helping young people Mel has not only volunteered, but also pioneered. He reactivated the Rotary Club of Sylvania’s Youth Exchange program and started STRIVE at both Sylvania High Schools. At District level he has been the Inbound Youth Exchange Chair and Counselor, MESA Newsletter Editor and Project Manager for Resource Centers International, a project he started 4 years ago. He has been married to Gail for 38 years and they have three children and two grandchildren
