January 27, 2005
UPCOMING PROGRAMS...
STRATFORD: -
Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Feb. 3: Ms. Cindy Sutton, MBA, from the Trinity
Center, "Coping with Clinical Depression"
Feb.10: Special Valentine's Day
Program
Feb.17: Dr. Mike Robbins of WFUBMC Brain Tumor Center of
Excellence
Feb.23: ROTARY 100TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT KOURY
CONVENTION CENTER IN GREENSBORO, STARTING AT 12:30, RESERVATIONS
REQUIRED!!
Feb.24: Dr. W. Robert Lee, WFUBMC Residency Program Director
in Radiation Oncology
Mar. 3: Our own Veronica Black, "An Experience in Self
Awareness"
Mar.10: Twana Wellman, Executive Director of ESR (Experiment in
Self Reliance)
Mar.17: Addie Hymes, Parental Involvement Coordinator, WSFC
School System
Mar.24: Ernie Pitt, Publisher of "The Chronicle" weekly
newspaper
Mar.31: Classification Talks
WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: -
Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center Feb. 1:
George F. Shipp, Sr. VP, Chief Investment Officer, Choice Asset Management,
Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
Feb. 8: Allen Joines, Mayor, and Robert Clark,
City Councilman, "Sate of the City"
Feb.15: Mrs. Susan Ivey, President, CEO
Reynolds American, Inc."Merger Learnings/Reynolds American & the
Community"
Feb.23: NO MEETING ON REGULAR TUESDAY, FEB. 22
ND,
ROTARY 100TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT KOURY CONVENTION CENTER IN
GREENSBORO ON WEDNESDAY FEB. 23! RESERVATIONS
REQUIRED!
REYNOLDA:
- Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the
Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
Feb. 4: Billy Prim, President &
CEO of Blue Rhino Corporation
Feb.11: Dale Pollock from the Film School at
NCSA, "RiverRun 2005"
Feb.18: TBA
Feb.23: ROTARY 100TH
ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT KOURY CONVENTION CENTER IN GREENSBORO. STARTS AT 12:30,
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!
Feb.25: NO MEETING ON
FRIDAY.
CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn -
Clemmons
Feb. 2: TBA
Feb. 9: TBA
Feb.16: TBA
Feb.23: ROTARY
100TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT KOURY CONVENTION CENTER IN GREENSBORO,
STARTING AT 12:30, RESERVATION REQUIRED!
ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INFORMATION................
DATES TO REMEMBER:February -
NO BOARD
MEETING
March 10 - Board Meeting 11:45
April 28-May 1 - District
Conference in Charleston, SC
UPCOMING SPECIAL
EVENTS:
Invitations went out for our Valentine Special on Thursday,
February 10, 2005. Please RSVP to Margaret by Tuesday, February 8 if you are
bringing a spouse or guest. I will have a sign up sheet at the meeting this
week. We will have a very special program.
We are continuing our Book Bag
Program for Kimberely Park Elementary School. Please note on your Valentine
invitation a list of school supplies that are needed. We will be filling 39 book
bags this year. Each book bag will have
all the supplies listed so
we need 39 sets. The items needed are as follows: Scientific Fraction Calculator
(please note that we need this specific kind of calculator), protractor, ruler,
compass, pencils, glue sticks, colored pencils, colored markers (not crayons),
pencil pouch, pack of sheet notebook paper, tab dividers, pocket folders (each
bag needs 2), 1" notebook (each bag needs 2) and small packs of kleenex. Please
bring as many of these supplies as you can. The book bags will be presented to
the fifth graders who will be moving to middle school. It was very rewarding
last year seeing the look on those children's faces when they realized that they
had what they needed to start school this year. Let's do it again this
year.
Rotary District Conference is in Charleston, SC this year from
April 28 through May 1, 2005. The District Office sent each member information.
If you register before February 21 the cost is $165, after February 21 is $195
and registration only with no meals is $50. Everyone is responsible for his or
her own room reservations. Hotel information is included in your packet. Please
contact Margaret if you do not receive a packet and you are interested in
attending.
PROGRAM FEATURES............
January 20 - David Meyer spoke
at our meeting today on the topic: Tuning Up Relationships: Family, Friends
or Coworkers. David is a living example of what it means to focus on others
and live a real life. He left a thriving architectural practice five years ago
because he wanted more time really be with those he loved and to be in
service to other people. His message inspired and challenged us to find out what
is important, not to make assumptions, to get real, to listen with our hears, to
be fully present, to learn from the past, to know that differences are healthy,
and to make the most of every moment because it may be our last. Dave had high
praise for Rotary and our Service Above Self initiatives. All who heard him
greatly benefited from his presentation.
January 25 - Stratford
Rotary met on Tuesday with the Winston-Salem Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce.
Bob Northington representing the Chamber introduced the speaker, James Brinkley,
Chair, Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. Mr. Brinkley started by thinking the group
for being Rotarians - for representing what is good and right in America, and
for representing the community. "Hard work, honest dealing, and putting the
customer first" - his summary of the high probability for success for
America.
For the remainder of the meeting Mr. Brinkley showed how
historical events triggered investment success in this country. He gave three
guides to investment success. First, understanding the success of probabilities
- the fundamental law of life (and investments) is uncertain; second, resource
asset and allocation, and third human behavior and human nature. He noted that
many are "risk averse" and spend too much time worrying about the past. He
quoted Warren Buffet - "be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others
are fearful."
His life guide: Treat people the way they want to be; Be as
good as you can be; Lift up people around you. We should be grateful to be in
this country, in this community and offering others what we have to give.
CONGRATULATIONS:
Happy Birthday:
Ben Phillips
1-27
Richard Bell 1-31
Frank Spence 2-08
Robert Nichols 2-10
Kathy
Acton 2-11
Joe Potter 2-17
Sandra Mitchell 2-18
Tom Battle 2-19
Tom
Griffin 2-20
George Fleetwood 2-21
Bill Porter 2-21
Jennifer Foster
2-24
Randy Skidmore 2-28
Makeups...
Winston-Salem: (1-04)
Rick Amme, Phil Auchincloss, Doug Leckie, Sandra Mitchell, George Ragland,
Ed Robbins, Gordon Spaugh: (1-11) Gary Fleming: (1-18) Phil
Auchincloss, Roane Cross, Gary Fleming, Sandra Mitchell, George
Ragland:
Reynolda: (1-07) Richard Bell, Roane Cross. Tom
Gatewood, Gary Rhea, Ed Robbins: (1-14) Roane Cross, Susan Gray, Dayle
Phillips: (1-21) Bob Coil, Gerry Malmo, Dayle Phillips, Gary Rhea:
(1-28) Bob Coil, Rod Meyer:
Clemmons:
YOU'RE INVITED TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY!! Rotary will be 100 years old
in February and there will be a big party on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at the
Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Stratford Rotary has chosen not to cancel
its regular meeting on Thursday, February 24, 2005. WE ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE
TO TRY AND ATTEND THE PARTY ON WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE A GREAT DAY. RESERVATIONS
ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND. ANYONE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING NEEDS TO LET MARGARET
KNOW BY FEBRUARY 11, 2005. Stratford Rotary will pay for your meal if you choose
to attend.
