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Activities 2003-2004
(2001-2002) (2002-2003)

Club Accomplishments (new programs highlighted)

Rotary International/Foundation Support

• Contributed $5,000 to PolioPlus
• Allocated $8,000 to our Centennial project
• Made a $15,400 Foundation contribution – 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club
• Donated $2,000 to scholarships - Hope Mt. Residential Training in Brazil
• Supported Ambassadorial scholar program
• Received two Paul Harris Fellowships for club RI support

Local/Community Support

• Awarded five $2,500 academic scholarships and $1,500 to summer enrichment
• Sponsored two attendees to Youth Leadership camp
• Participated in the Salvation Army bell ringing fund raiser
• Established an Interact club at Forsyth Country Day School
• Held a book drive benefitting Forest Hills and Kimberley Park
• Recognized our club’s first Teacher of the Year
• Launched a book bag program to encourage academic excellence
• Sponsored BookMarks, a community literacy initiative
• Created a holiday toy drive with corporate sponsorship by Kaplan
• Held a food drive and supported the area Food Bank
• Raised money to purchase telephone calling cards for troops
• Conducted club meetings on site at Bethabara and Forsyth Tech

Club Service

• Reformatted club website, adding photos
• Continued quick start orientation, adding Willingness to Serve survey
• Recruited 12 new members for a 3% net growth
• Initiated the Family of Rotary committee with special events including: Warthogs game, WFU football, Zoo trip , SciWorks evening, and Raylen tour
• Held three socials, including a silent auction fund raiser
• Established the Stratford Rotary Benevolence Fund at the WS Foundation
• Received TV and print media coverage for various programs

Awards

• Received a District grant for “Books, Book Bags and BookMarks” project
• Received RI’s Presidential Citation for outstanding excellence
• Received a Four Avenues of Service Award for an outstanding club Rotarian

Activities 2002-2003

Stratford Rotary had another great year in 2002-2003:

• 15+ new members

• Awarded 3 new Paul Harris Fellowship

• 140 Sustaining Members of the Rotary Foundation

• Held two social events, including our 35th Anniversary Spring Social
  
• Continued development on our website
  
• Planned a Rotary Centennial Project based on solicited member input for the Rotary year 2004-05
  
• Held our first Club Assembly meeting to update membership on club activities and do Member Survey
  
• Our sponsored Ambassadorial Scholarship applicant was accepted by RI and will study abroad in Rotary year 2003-04
  
• Contributed:
  o Five $2500 scholarships to Forsyth County students
  o $2000 in Summer Enrichment Scholarships
  o $1000 to the Youth Leadership Program at Forsyth Country Day
  o $5000 to the International Polio Plus Campaign

Activities 2001-2002

Under the Leadership of President Ed Robbins, Stratford Rotary had a great year in 2001-2002:

• 17 new members

• 3 new Paul Harris Fellows

• 65 Sustaining Members of the Rotary Foundation

• Housed two foreign exchange teenagers

• Held three social events

• Got our website up and running

• Contributed:

  • Five $2500 scholarships to Forsyth County students

  • $2000 in Summer Enrichment Scholarships

  • $1000 to the 9/11 fund

  • $1000 to the Youth Leadership Program at Forsyth Country Day

  • $5200 to the Winston-Salem Children's Museum

  • $3000 to a Rotary International Project in Brazil