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Bulletin - April 29, 2004

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
May 6: Dr. Richard H. Dean, President and CEO, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
May 13: Chief Pat Norris, Winston-Salem Police Department
May 20: NO LUNCH MEETING! (THURSDAY)
May 21: JOINT OUTING WITH AREA CLUBS AT SCIWORKS (FRIDAY EVENING) STARTING TIME 5:30 P.M.
May 27: Richard Gottlieb, President and CEO, Senior Services, Inc.

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
May 11: Jean B. Sellars, RN, MSN, OCN, Oncology, Patient Care Coordinator, High Point Regional Health System
May 18: MEETING BEGINS AT NOON!! Annual Community Meeting joint with The Winston-Salem Foundation, Speakers: Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein, C-Authors, Better Together: Restoring the American Community. RESERVATIONS NEEDED!
May 25: Richard D. “Rick” Amme, Amme & Associates, “Current Events Commentary - What’s Hot, What’s Not”

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJVM Coliseum
May 7: Classification Talks
May 14: Major General Charles H. "Chuck" Swannack, current commanding general of the 82nd Airborne
May 21: NO LUNCH MEETING! We will join the other local Rotary Clubs for a catered picnic starting at 5:30
May 28: TBA

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Ramada Inn - Clemmons
May 5: Stephen Greer, Agricultural Extension Agent
May 12: Charles Brummitt of the Piedmont Land Conservancy
May 19: ACC Rookie of the Year Chris Paul
May 26: Classification Talks

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

Mark your calendars for two upcoming events. First, we will be hosting an event at Sci Works for all the area Rotary clubs. The museum will be open, a meal will be catered, and there will be wonderful socializing with fellow Rotarians and their families. This event will take place on Friday evening, May 21, from 5:30 to 8:30. Secondly, our annual Spring Social will be held on Tuesday evening, June 22, at Forsyth Country Club. We moved the social to June so as not to conflict with the area outing. There will be more details on both events later.

Our Deepest Sympathy to Ellen Stockton on the death of her father. I omitted this from the last bulletin. Ellen’s father, Ralph M. Stockton, Jr., passed away on March 26. Mr. Stockton was a member of the Winston-Salem Rotary Club.

Dates To Remember:

May 13 - District Assembly
May 13 - Board Meeting 11:45
May 21 - Family of Rotary outing with area Rotary Clubs at Sci Works
June 22 - Spring Social at Forsyth Country Club

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

April 22 - Our speaker today was Paul Wiles, President and CEO Novant since 1997. He spoke about the changing healthcare environment. 63% of healthcare costs are currently paid for or sponsored by some government agency. 43% of hospitals have negative margins. He commented on the complexities of the healthcare industry and how the current liabilities and risks that doctors face are causing a drop in the number of doctors who are willing to treat high risk patients.

Novant currently employees 7298 people in the Triad region. They plan to spend 205 million on capital projects over the next 5 years, including a new emergency department and new ICU center. The work on the North Pavilion is to begin in early 2005. Paul said that the addition of the North Pavilion, a nine story tower, will dramatically change the current landscape at Forsyth Medical Center. He also stated that we would see the evolution of parking decks on the grounds as well.

Even with all the negative factors effecting the healthcare industry, Paul was upbeat that the state of the healthcare system of Novant is good.

April 29 - Thanks to Ellen Stockton and Mike Dixon for sharing their classification talks with us today. They both humored us and intrigued us with the trails their lives have taken. Interestingly, they both started their work careers at Wachovia but ended up in totally different areas. Ellen is in Gift Planning at Novant and Mike is the Headmaster at Salem Baptist Christian School. Ellen and Mike are both fairly new members of Stratford Rotary but both have jumped in with both feet and are willing to contribute to the growth and ongoing success of Stratford Rotary. They have both accepted positions in next year’s leadership. Thank you both for your talks and for your support of our club.

ROTARY IS WHAT ROTARY DOES!!!

Happy Birthday:

Susan Kennedy 5-03
Bob Leak 5-07
Jeff Wilt 5-07
Garry Avram 5-08
Parks Welch 5-08
Earline King 5-11
Stewart Douglas` 5-12
George Ragland 5-14
Carl Deaton 5-17
Bob Northington 5-18
Robert Harper 5-19
Morris Friedman 5-20
Gerry Malmo 5-20
Bob Douglas 5-25
Brent Waddell 5-28
Reg Kahill 5-29
Annette Lynch 5-29
Buford Edwards 5-31

ATTENDANCE

MAKEUPS:

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: (4-13) Philip Auchincloss, Doug Leckie, Peggy Low: (4-20) Gary Fleming, Patty Mead: (4-27) Amy Egleston, Bob Harrell, Doug Leckie, Ellen Stockton:

REYNOLDA: (4-23) Kathie Cooper, Bob Harrell: (4-30) Gary Fleming:

CLEMMONS: None

PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE TO SEE IF YOUR INFORMATION IS CURRENT. IF CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE PLEASE CONTACT MARGARET. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE ASK MARGARET TO SEE A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT INFORMATION.

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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