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Bulletin - August 28, 2003

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Sep 4: Don Kirkman, Executive Director of the Piedmont Triad Partnership
Sep 11: Lawrence Boening, CEO of Data Chambers Data Storage/Disaster Recovery
Sep 18: Reid Lawrence, Executive Director of the Housing Authority
Sep 25: P.J. Lenihan, Nature’s Select, “A How-To Guide for Fall Lawn Care”
Oct 2: District Governor Bob Newton
Oct 9: Walt Gravin, Leadership i2i

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Sep 2: TBA
Sep 9: TBA
Sep 16: Billy D. Prim, Chairman and CEO, Blue Rhino Corporation
Sep 23: District Governor, Bob Newton
Sep 30: Classification Talks

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJVM Coliseum
Sep 5: Our own Annette Lynch
Sep 12: TBA
Sep 19: Dr. Julianne Still Thrift, President of Salem College

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Ramada Inn - Clemmons
Sep 3: Jim Snyder, “Constitutional Freedoms”
Sep 10: Everette Padgett
Sep 17: Dr. Richard Dean, WFU Baptist School of Medicine
Sep 24: TBA

ATTENDANCE

MAKEUPS...
WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: (8-19) Gerry Malmo: (8-26) Harley Affeldt, Arthur Affleck, Shari Covitz, Roane Cross, Peggy Low, Gerry Malmo, Gordon Spaugh:

REYNOLDA: (8-22) Olan Beam, George Fleetwood, Larry Gray, Mel Pearce: (8-29) Richard Bell, Ed Robbins, Scott Wierman:

CLEMMONS:(8-20) Reg Kahill

PROGRAM FEATURES...

August 21 - Our speaker today was Dr. Gregory Burke, Professor and Chair Department of Public Health Science, Wake Forest University Baptist School of Medicine. Dr. Burke talked about the role of the Public Health Department. They do more than most people realize. The Public Health Department is the largest research department at WFU Baptist School of Medicine. Dr. Burke described the advances that have been made in medical care and the environment. The goal of the department is to find ways to improve the health of the community with paper studies and clinical tests. Obesity is one of the leading killers today along with heart disease, diabetes, and infectious diseases. Most obesity and heart disease can be prevented with a better diet and increased activity and can reduce the chances of diabetes. Thank you Dr. Burke for an excellent and informative program today.

August 28 - Dr. Medge Owen, Kybele, Inc., spoke to us today. Her talk was titled, “From the Cradle of Civilization, Perspectives on Childbirth.” In 1997, Dr. Owen received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach obstetric anesthesia at Uludag University in Bursa Turkey. During Dr. Owen’s 14-month teaching assignment, obstetric anesthesia and newborn resuscitation programs were successfully implemented and have been sustained. Cultural diversity and adaptation are Dr. Owen’s strengths, as she has worked in four developing countries and speaks several languages. The name of Dr. Owen’s organization, Kybele, appeared during the Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) in Anatolia in 8000-2700 BC. Anatolia is considered the “cradle of civilization” because community and agriculture developed here during this period. An abundance of clay goddess “Kybele” figurines have been found throughout the region and signify the existence of a matriarchal society. The goddess Kybele represents fertility and the multiplication of mankind. Kybele, a non-profit organization, promotes safe childbirth in developing countries through public education and physician training in obstetric anesthesia and newborn resuscitation to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Thank you Dr. Owen for your talk and your good work.

District 7690 Theme 2003-2004: “Lend A Hand”

ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INFORMATION:

Happy Birthday:
Steve Brendle 9-06
Ken Moser 9-08
Jim Lambie 9-13
Henry Miller 9-17
Tom Rice 9-17
Lu Anne Wood 9-22
Mickey boles 9-26
George Newstedt 9-27
Eric Peterson 9-28
Jeff Owens 9-30
Sharon Reid 9-30

DATES TO REMEMBER:
September 11 - Board Meeting 11:45
October 2 - District Governor Bob Newton
October 11 - Rotary District 7690 Football Game, WFU vs Georgia Tech

Foundation News.......
Thanks in large part to Rotary International’s Polio Plus Initiative, polio will be eradicated by the year 2005. Your annual contribution this year and next year will assure that this heinous disease will never cripple the lives of people around the globe.

Rah! Rah! Rah!
It’s time to get your ticket to the 7th Annual Rotary District 7690 Day. Wake Forest will take on Georgia Tech on October 11, 2003. The cost is $24 per person and includes game ticket, food, beverage, and reserved tented tailgating space in the Red Lot. Tailgating will begin at 1:30 with kick off tentatively set for 3:30 p.m. See Margaret for registration forms. The deadline is October 8. Come be a part of the Family of Rotary!