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100 volunteers turned out for our Rotary packaging event with Meals of Hope on February 25, 2020. We were able to package 30,000 meals that will stay within Burke County to help local citizens.

In an effort to assist citizens in our community that are in need of transportation in order to secure employment (primarily in a homeless situation or in transitional housing) we are spearheading a project to provide free bicycles. This enables…

The 3rd Annual CART (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust) Dinner will be held on Tuesday evening. Tickets must be purchased in advance for $20 from Bruce B.

At today’s meeting, we awarded a few of our scholarships that we maintain through our endowment at CFBC. Emily Baker – DHS – forensic science at WCU – $2000 over 4 years Lindsey Cales – EBHS – nursing at Caldwell…

To help Valdese Celebrate its 125th Anniversary, we will be volunteering at this event. We need 8 people 8:30-12:30 and 8 people 12:00-4:00 on Saturday, June 2.

In order for our members to attend Noon Holy Week Services, we changed our regular Noon meeting to a morning social at a new bakery in town. We had coffee and muffins and enjoyed learning about each other’s lives at the…

      In late January, Rotarians Ted and Vivian attended the Central American Projects Fair in Belize City. This was a continuation of a Rotary Friendship Exchange. Ted and Vivian have visited Belize before, Rotarians from that region have…

On Saturday, March 17, 6 HMS and 1 Rotarian helped First Baptist Church of Icard with their Community Consignment Sale from Noon – 4pm.

For our March 16, HMS Interact Meeting, President Beth brought in Tim Pons, the Aquatics and Fitness Supervisor at the Valdese Rec. Tim talked about his start at community college, then working, then going back to get his 4 year…

Past Valdese Rotarian and Morganton Mayor Ronnie gave us an update on what is happening in Morganton. From the skateboard park, to 2 new hotels to a streetscape project, Morganton has a lot happening. Summary of Address