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Bulletin - February 5, 2004

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Feb 12: Valentine Special
Feb 19: Jay Banks, Station Manager, WFDD
Feb 26: Phil Archer, Reynolda House
Mar 4: Our own Bob Coil, President of Piedmont Home Health, Inc.
Mar 11: Cary McMillian, CEO of Sara Lee Branded Apparel and Executive Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation
Mar 18: Tim Janke, Regional Director of Small Business Technology Development Center
Mar 25: TBA

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Feb 10: Mark Brazil, CCOG Tournament Director
Feb 17: Martin Lancaster, NC Community College System
Feb 24: Dr. Leo Lambert, Elon University

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJVM Coliseum
Feb 13: Anthony Parent, Associate Professor in the History Department of WFU speaking on his book “Foul Means”
Feb 20: TBA
Feb 27: Congressman Richard Burr with his annual "Washington Update"
Mar 5: TBA

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Ramada Inn - Clemmons
Feb 11: District Drug Speech Contest
Feb 18: Kay Lord, Director, Habitat for Humanity
Feb 25: Site visit, First Community Bank, 2000 W. 1st Street, Suite 100

ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INFORMATION................

District News:

Now is the time to mark your calendars for the fantastic 2004 District 7690 Conference being held on April 22-25 at the beautiful Renaissance Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville in the spring.... what could be better? See all that Asheville has to offer and enjoy the fellowship of Rotarians from across District 7690. The natural beauty of the mountains, where altitude affects attitude, is an inviting place to learn what Rotary is doing in our District and around the world.

Dates To Remember:

February 12 - Special Valentine Program - Bring your spouse or guest
February 19 - Board Meeting at 11:45

PROGRAM FEATURES............

January 29 - Our speaker today was Dave Plyler, County Commissioner. Mr. Plyler brought us an update on what is happening in County government. Thanks for a very informative talk.

February 5 - Delores "D" Smith Wiley, Winston-Salem Urban League spoke to us today. The Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African-Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Founded in 1920, the national Urban League is headquartered in New York City, and spearheads their nonprofit, nonpartisan, community-based movement. The heart of the Urban League movement is the professionally staffed Urban League affiliates in over 100 cities in 34 states and District of Columbia. The mission of the Winston-Salem Urban League is to enable African-Americans, other minorities and the disadvantaged to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. They help in the areas of employment, senior citizens, families in education and transition, self enrichments life focus, reading programs, the Rites of Passage program, mentoring, custodial parent support service and bridging the gap in race relations and cultural competence training. The Urban League movement carries out its mission at the local, state and national levels through direct services, advocacy, research, policy analysis, community mobilization, collaboration and communication. Thank you Ms. Smith Wiley for a very informative and moving message about your work.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
ROTARY IS WHAT ROTARY DOES!!!

Happy Birthday:

Ben Phillips 1-27
Richard Bell 1-31
Robert Nichols 2-10
Kathy Acton 2-11
Joe Potter 2-14
Sandra Mitchell 2-18
Tom Griffin 2-20
George Fleetwood 2-21
Jennifer Foster 2-24
Becca Hodges 2-26
Randy Skidmore 2-28

ATTENDANCE

MAKEUPS:

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY:(2-03) Jimmy Flythe, Doug Leckie

REYNOLDA: (1-30) Richard Bell, Tom Gatewood, Gerry Malmo, Dayle Philliops, Jim Yates: (2-06) Roane Cross, Bob Douglas, Jimmy Hoots, Bob Leak, Gary Rhea, Jim Yates

CLEMMONS: None

New Members Proposed

Your Board met and approved three more new members. Please check your emailed or printed bulletin for information and notify the president in writing if you have any objections.

Please help us.....

We need your picture on our website. Please bring a photo (formal or good clear candid) to the next meeting and give it to Margaret with your name on the back (we’ll return it) OR email a JPEG (.jpg) to suekcarson@aol.com. Having the pictures will help us get to know each other better.

ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, MEXICO, CANADA, INDIA, FRANCE!!

Have you been to these countries? Have you wanted to go, but business or family obligations have prevented you from packing up and heading out? The solution to your armchair wanderlust is easy. Host a student from one of these countries, or from elsewhere, and get the good will experience, learn about other cultures, and make friends for life, all without leaving home. And, you will have someone to visit in the future! February is Rotary’s World Understanding Month. The Youth Exchange Program is one cog in the Rotary wheel that encourages this international understanding and good will. Doug Abbott (Clemmons), District 7690 YEP Chairman, reports that six local students were recently interviewed for the short-term Summer Exchange or the long-term school year program, all young ladies. He expects to place these sic students soon. The summer exchange students host each other, but the school year students must be placed with host families. Just as our district must find a host family overseas for our long-term candidate, foreign students wishing to study in the USA must be placed with a family before they can apply for a visa or make their travel arrangements. Host families are needed who are stable, loving, with two-parents, who ideally have a similar-aged child. The family provides room and board and constructive activities; the visiting student is responsible for medical insurance, transportation, and pocket money. The local Rotary club sponsors the student and provides activities and assists the family when necessary. It is possible for families to share a student, each family hosting for three or four months. Host families do not have to be Rotarians. Here is your chance to “lend a hand.” It is hoped that every Rotarian will consider this opportunity to open their hearts and home. If you need more information, talk to your club’s YEP representative, or club president.

2003-2004 Board, Officers, and Committee Chairs

President: Loy McGill (W) 724-0318, (H) 724-0318
President Elect: Charlie Chatham (W) 727-8900, (H) 723-5556
Vice President: Bobby Sprinkle (W) 765-8637, (H) 777-8646
Secretary: Jay Luke (W) 768-4410, (H) 659-7665
Treasurer: Robert Nichols (W) 721-4217, (H) 998-4687
Immediate Past President: Tom Eshelman (W) 725-2395, (H)760-4438
Executive Secretary:Margaret Warren (W) 784-6276, (H) 784-8667

Directors.
Scott Wierman 725-2382 659-0860
Vernon Ferrell (W) 721-3000, (H) 765-0870
Jeff Clark (W) 768-8500, (H) 768-0492
Lu Anne Wood (W) 945-3151, (H) 765-6050
Mary McCandless (W) 761-8834, (H) 761-8834
Scott Krewson (W) 716-9220, (H) 760-9008

Committee Chairs:
International Project: Tom Eshelman (W) 725-2395, (H) 760-4438
Programs: Annette Lynch (W) 725-2382, (H) 722-4070
Public Relations: Rick Amme (W) 631-1855, (H) 631-1855
Rotary Foundation: Gerry Malmo (W) 724-1810, (H) 724-2468
Club Projects - Local: Bobby Sprinkle (W) 765-8637, (H) 777-8646
Membership Admissions: Larry Gray (W) 774-1624, (H) 712-1320
Membership Recruitment and Retention: Vernon Ferrell (W) 721-3000, (H) 765-0807
Classifications: Sanders Mosley (W) 733-3412, (H) 759-7697
Rotary Information: Sue Carson (W) 748-8863, (H) 748-8863
Member Orientation: Sue Carson (W) 748-8863, (H) 748-8862
Website: Sue Carson (W) 748-8863 , (H)748-8863
Club Bulletin: Margaret Warren (W) 784-6276, (H) 784-8667
Club Directory: Margaret Warren (W) 784-6276, (H) 784-8667
Invocation: Carl Deaton (W) 725-0159, (H) 765-3433
Fellowship(Socials): Christine Douglas (W) 721-3600, (H) 722-1207
Sergeant at Arms: George Newstedt (W) 744-5000, (H) 768-9460
Rotary Youth Leadership: Bobby Sprinkle (W) 765-8637, (H) 777-8646
Interact Program: Bobby Sprinkle (W) 765-8637, (H) 777-8646
The Family of Rotary: Scott Krewson (W) 716-9220, (H) 760-9008