March 10, 2005

UPCOMING PROGRAMS...
STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Mar.17: Addie Hymes, Parental Involvement Coordinator, WSFC School
System
Mar.24: Ernie Pitt, Publisher of "The Chronicle" weekly newspaper
Mar.31: Ben Wilson, Founder and Director of Children of Viet Nam
Apr. 7: Dr. Stan Mandel, Executive Professor and Director of the
Angell Center for Entrepreneurship at WFU,
"How Do You Start A Career As An Entrepreneur?"
Apr. 14: Cameron Kent, "The Future of Television"
Apr. 21: Rick Shore, President, Aladdin Travel & Meeting Planners
Apr. 28: Dr. Richard H. Dean, President of WFU Health Sciences will give an update on Piedmont Triad Research Park

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton
Convention Center
Mar. 15: Harold L. Martin, Sr., "The University and Economic
Development"
Mar. 22: Classification Talks
Mar. 29: Richard Burr, U.S. Senator

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the
LJV Coliseum
Mar. 18: Classification Talks
Mar. 25: NO MEETING! HAPPY EASTER!!
Apr. 1: Paula Stump of P.R. Stump & Stuff. She will talk about and
demonstrate the graceful, sensuous ancient art of belly dancing.
Apr. 8: Poznan Rotary Club members

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn - Clemmons
Mar. 16: Virginia Weiler, "Photography"
Mar. 23: Dr. Richard Howe, PDG
Mar. 30: Jim Grim will speak on his woodcarving career
Apr. 6: Milton Rhodes, Executive Director of the Arts Council


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

DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 14 - Board Meeting 11:45
April 28-May 1 - District Conference in Charleston, SC

DON'T FORGET………….
We are continuing our Book Bag Program for Kimberely Park Elementary
School. We will be filling 39 book bags this year. Each book bag will
have all the supplies we listed earlier so we need 39 sets. If you did
not bring supplies to the meeting on February 10th, you may still do
so or make a cash contribution and we will buy the supplies.

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS:

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.


Although some of the following have been members for a couple of
months, today we officially welcomed the following to Stratford
Rotary: Kevin Beeson, Scott Cawood, Tom Moore, Chris Patti, Jane
Potter, Susan Raymer, Dee Wood, and David Welch. It is great to have
these new members. We look forward to a great relationship.

STRATFORD ROTARY HAS RISEN TO THE OCCASION AGAIN. TO DATE YOU HAVE
REACHED DEEP IN YOUR POCKETS AND DONATED $11,926.83 FOR THE TSUNAMI
VICTIMS. THANK YOU STRATFORD ROTARY MEMBERS!


CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OWN CHRIS DOUGLAS……….I am pleased to announce
that Chris and Rick Douglas' little girl arrived on Saturday, February
26 at noon. Ms. Sarah weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 oz. and is 21 inches
long. Chris and Sarah are doing well.


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

March 3 - Our own Veronica Black brought us a very motivating message
today about "Self Awareness". Veronica said that 90% of our values and
morals are locked into place by age 10 and the other 1-% is locked in
by age 20. Babies are born with a blank tape as far as beliefs, values
and morals. Up to age 10 children have no control over their lives.
They are like sponges and they soak up what they see and hear and are
taught. Different people add stuff to our tapes. Parents add their
stuff to their children's tapes. Veronica talked about the different
people that mark our lives. We learn verbally, non-verbally and by
someone's tone. When we get older we can go back and examine the
things on our tapes and decide whether or not to keep them. Once we
reach 20 years old it usually takes a significant or traumatic event
in our lives to make a change. Thank you Veronica for a look into some
of the things that form who we are.

March 10 - Twana Wellman, Executive Director, ESR (Experiment in
Self-Reliance) spoke to us today. Ms. Wellman talked about the mission
of ESR, to empower people to become economically and socially
self-sufficient through developing skills, building assets, obtaining
education and housing, enhancing strengths, and overcoming barriers to
success. ESR stimulates community change to eliminate poverty and
homelessness through education, advocacy, and building economic and
social capital. The premise of ESR's umbrella Self-Sufficiency Program
is that, with appropriate planning, information, support and
accountability, almost everyone can achieve some level of economic
self-reliance. Delivered through intensive case management, the
program offers each ESR client the opportunity to custom-design his or
her own plan for achieving self-sufficiency. Areas addressed typically
include job improvement, wage progression, housing stability,
budgeting, vocational education, child care, transportation, and
counseling. Acceptance into the program is based upon a joint staff
evaluation. An individual's maximum stay in the program until
graduation is two years. ESR recently celebrated its 40th birthday.
Thank you Ms. Wellman for everything you and ESR do for our community
and its people.



CONGRATULATIONS:

Happy Birthday:

John Bates 3-01
Nick Mitchell 3-09
Shari Covitz 3-13
Steve Phelps 3-15
Philip Auchincloss 3-16
Charlie Chatham 3-16
Rick McBride 3-17
Dave Blanco 3-23
Don White 3-24
Gary Rhea 3-25
Amy Egleston 3-26
Bob Harrell 3-26
Doug Dillard 3-28
Harley Affeldt 3-31
Jimmy Flythe 3-31

Makeups...

Winston-Salem: (3-01) George Ragland: (3-08) NONE

Reynolda: (3-04) John Bates, Olan Bean, Richard Bell, Bob Coil, Shari
Covitz, Tom Gatewood, Bob Harrell: (3-11) Roane Cross, Gordon Spaugh:

Clemmons: