Award – James Sweezy – Paul Harris Fellow
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…
Program – Ted Carothers – Cuba
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…
Service – Stop Hunger Now
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).
Newspaper Article – Stop Hunger Now
We made the newspaper……Volunteers needed Saturday, April 7 at 9:00am at Hallyburton.
Program – Thomas Winfield – Celiac Disease
Club member Thomas Winfield, First Citizens Bank Financial Sales Manager, talked about Celiac Disease – very high sensitivity to all things with gluten, exposure to gluten, or food grown near gluten, the body tries to purge what is eaten and…
Fundraiser – Auction
Rotary members working this evening to get ready for the Annual Auction – an evening of food, fellowship, and silent/live auctions. Proceeds go to scholarships for high school students, books for elementary school students in the summer reading program, Hallyburton…
Program – Club Assembly – Auction
Today was a work day for our members. Our Annual Auction is Saturday, April 1st at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. So, we assembled baskets for the auction, turned in our gift cards and set the work schedule for the weekend.…
Program – Doug Knight – Valdese Parks and Rec
Valdese Parks and Rec Director Doug Knight spoke about the need for community support when applying for the PARTF grant to purchase the 300 acres on Lake Rhodhiss for a passive park. He asked for a letter of support from the…