Program – Service Above Self Winner
More details to come, but Faith Kaplan is our recipient this year. See her in the parade on Saturday, Dec 3.
Month November 2017
Interact Helping Burke-Sunrise
Burke-Sunrise Rotary provides every school in the county underwear and hygiene items. HMS and DHS Interactors helped replenish the bins kept at each school. 2 Burke Sunrise Rotarians, 2 Valdese Rotarians and 7 Interactors worked.
Working Together
The Waldensian Presbyterian Church Food Pantry shared 3 large bins of bread Drexel First Baptist Food Distribution mission. We are working with both as a part of the Ministerial Grant.
Program – Continental Expansion
Allen VanNoppen, VanNoppen Marketing and Rotary Club of Morganton member, presented David Jones, General Manager of Continental to talk about the $70 million expansion and addition of 150 jobs over 5 years. David said the expansion was not just about adding…
Grant – More Shopping
Beth Heile worked with FUMC-Valdese Hygiene Closet to purchase 144 sets of toothpaste/tooth brushes from the Rock Drug Store for $0.84 each for a total of $129.12. Rotary paid the bill, picked up the shipment, took them to the church,…
District – Foundation Dinner
The District Foundation Dinner was held in Asheville. Members from our club who attended: Beth Heile (as Club President), Bruce Bingham (as Club Foundation Chair) and Susan Bingham (as dedicated Club Member).