The District Conference was held in Hickory. Ted Carothers was presented the Citation For Meritorious Service for all the work with Rotary Youth!! Thanks to Bruce Bingham, our club received the largest per capita donations for CART. We were recognized as…
The Youth Leadership Conference in Hickory hosted 350 students from the area. The Interact Clubs that we support (Hallyburton, Draughn HS, East Burke HS and Heritage Middle) were all invited to attend at no charge. The day included team building…
Rotary Club of Valdese will be sending 2 students from area to summer camp in Brevard. The cost, covered by the club, is $500 per student. RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) camp is a week long adventure of leadership, service…
Our lunch speaker was the Executive Director of Burke County United Way. Money raised in Burke County stays in Burke County. They take in around $400k each year. 80% direct from pay checks. They accept donations and volunteers.
The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. At the April 11 meeting, member James Sweezy was recognized as a Paul Harris…
Club Member Ted Carothers told us about his recent trip to Cuba. He provided a brief history of the country and details of the places he visited. They had a direct flight from Charlotte to Havana, largest city and capital. Most things…
13 Rotary members along with spouses and children worked Saturday morning at the food packaging event. 35000 meals were packaged for Stop Hunger Now (new name Rise Against Hunger).
We made the newspaper……Volunteers needed Saturday, April 7 at 9:00am at Hallyburton.