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Bulletin - October 9, 2003

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Oct 16: Dr. Andrew Schneider, Plastic Surgeon
Oct 23: Mike McCandless, Husband of our own Mary McCandless, “Home Office - Safe Computing”
Oct 30: Our own Jeff Owens, “ACC Update”

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Oct 14: Meeting Held at Old Salem, Gen. Paul Rader of the Salvation Army
Oct 21: Dr. Tom Hearn, WFU President
Oct 28: Meeting Held at Old Salem, Dr. Julianne Thrift, President of Salem Academy and College

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJVM Coliseum
Oct. 17: David Brown, Senior Curator at SECCA and Director of the House-Home Project.
Oct 24: Dr. Paul Reber, President of Old Salem
Oct 31: TBA

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Ramada Inn - Clemmons
Oct. 15: Ham Horton, “State of the State”
Oct. 22: Family club Assembly
Oct. 29: Dale Pollock from the North Carolina School of the Arts

ATTENDANCE

MAKEUPS...
WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY:(9-30) George Ragland: (10-07) Rick Amme

REYNOLDA: (9-26) Bob Coil, Tom Gatewood, Dayle Phillips: (10-10) Harley Affeldt, Jim Lambie, Annette Lynch, Gerry Malmo, Mel Pearce, Ed Robbins

CLEMMONS: (9-24) Paul Puryear: (10-01) Reg Kahill

PROGRAM FEATURES...

October 2 - District Governor Bob Newton visited us today. He brought greetings from the District and Rotary International. District Governor Newton congratulated President Loy McGill and the Board for doing the best planning job in the district. He was most impressed with our plans for the year.

Governor Newton spoke about the international opportunity for starting a new club in Ungheni, Moldova, a sister city to the City of Winston-Salem. District Governor Newton said he would make a return trip to Ungheni in February to assist in starting the new club there and welcomed any support we might want to offer.

He then talked about the Rules of Membership. The number one rule is to take care of the present members. Increasing membership is an individual effort (one-on-one). Do for someone else what someone did for you.

Our theme for this year in Rotary is “Lend A Hand”. We must address hunger, health and poverty at home as well as abroad.

Governor Newton talked about Group Study Exchange in Mexico this year. They need young professional non-Rotary members in medicine, law enforcement, social services, and teaching to participate. He talked about the Rotary Foundation as the source of funding for many programs including, but not limited to the group study exchange program, ambassadorial scholars and others. The need for every member to contribute $100 per year to the Foundation is important for the furtherance of those programs.

October 9 - Thanks to Walt Gravin of Leadership i2i for bringing us a very interesting program today. Leadership i2i has one purpose: to team with companies to develop leaders throughout their organizations using three key ingredients. By the close of the workshop, participants can: understand their leadership strengths and weaknesses; apply the practices; challenge the status quo to spark innovation; build collaboration, teamwork, trust; and encourage others to excel and work together as a successful team.

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INFORMATION:

Happy Birthday:
Loy McGill 10-03
Mosby Vogler 10-05
Bill Avera 10-07
Bill Sexton 10-11
Gordon Spaugh 10-11
Vernon Ferrell 10-13
Martin Boggess 10-17
Greg Cox 10-19
Lyons Gray 10-28
Veronica Black 10-30
Lee Strange 10-31

DATES TO REMEMBER:
November 13 - Board Meeting at 11:45
December 4 - Holiday Social and Silent Auction

Foundation News.......
The Foundation’s Humanitarian Program fundsinternational Rotary club and district projects to improve the quality of life, provide health care, clean water, food, education and other essential needs, especially in developing countries. This year, our club will participate in several international humanitarian programs, using club contributions and matching grants to affect change in impoverished areas.

Board Minutes.........
Plans for the Holiday Social were presented by Chris Douglas. A Silent Auction was approved.
Chris made the recommendation that in lieu of flower centerpieces for the tables, members bring
toys that will be used for decoration and then presented to a local charity. The recommendation was approved. Vernon Ferrell led a discussion on membership recruitment. A program - each one reach one, was discussed and will be followed up with the membership. The Board was challenged to bring a new member before the end of the quarter. The membership will be reminded that the meal for a prospective member will be paid for by the club. Membership resignations were approved for Ken Moser and Philip Toelkes. Motion to adjourn at 12:30. Next Board meeting is November 13.

JOINT MEETING………..
The joint meeting of the Winston-Salem Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce will be held on November 4, 2003. In order for you to attend this meeting, you must sign up with me so I can give Rhonda a headcount. The cost of this meal is $35.00. Stratford Rotary pays
$13.50 for a member to make up at another club; therefore, you must pay the difference of $21.50 to attend this meeting. I will have a sign up sheet at the next two meetings. Please bring a check payable to Stratford Rotary when you sign up.
Margaret