July 28, 2005

UPCOMING PROGRAMS...

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club        
Aug.  4:  Billy Prim, “The Blue Rhino Story”
Aug. 11:  Florence Corpening, YMCA
Aug. 18:  Mike Peterson, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, WFU
Aug. 25:  District Governor Phil Morris   
Sept  1:  Betsy Gatewood, “Catfish Farming”
Sept  8:  Juge Au Tribunal De Commerice Honoraire Andre Jean Jeans, Retired Superior Court Justice in France
Sept 15:  Dr. Gary Greene, President Forsyth Community College
Sept 22:  Dr. Andrew Brod, UNCG Economics Expert

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY:- Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center 
July 26:  Ron Drago, President, United Way of Forsyth County
Aug.  2:  TBA
Aug.  9:  Bob Leak, President, W-S Business, Inc., “We Got Dell, Now What?”
Aug. 16:  Mary Jo Lee, Director, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, “Augustine Project: Special Help for Special Kids”

REYNOLDA:- Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
July 29: Tim Albertson and Miranda Cude-Grindstaff both members of the GSE team that went to Germany
Aug.  5:  Pat Taylor, Board Chair of Leadership
Aug. 12:  Roy Cooper, “Priorities of the Attorney General’s Office” 
Aug. 19:  MEETING HELD AT COOK ELEMEMTARY SCHOOL 
Aug. 26:  District Governor Phil Morris

CLEMMONS:- Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn - Clemmons
July 27:  TBA
Aug.  3:  TBA
Aug. 10:  TBA
Aug. 17:  TBA

ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INFORMATION................
                                                                                                                                     AUGUST IS
DATES TO REMEMBER:                                                                            MEMBERSHIP MONTH!

August 25 – District Governor Phil Morris– Meets with Board at 11:30
September 17 – Rotary Football Fellowship
December 8 – Holiday Social

MEET PHIL MORRIS, DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2005-2006……Phil joined the Rotary Club of Furnitureland in 1978. Phil was Club President during 1999-2000 and was appointed Assistant DG for the High Point area for 2001-2002.
Phil has worked as Director of Libraries for Central Methodist College and served on the staff of the High Point Public Library. Phil’s wife, Karen, is a charter member of Oak Hollow Rotary Club. They are both Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors and charter members of the Rotary Foundation’s Bequest Society.

District Governor Morris will make the “Annual District Governor Visit” to Stratford Rotary on Thursday, August 25, 2005. Everyone please try to attend the meeting and show the Governor our support of Rotary.
 
IT’S ROTARY FOOTBALL FELLOWSHIP KICK-OFF TIME
Wake Forest vs East Carolina – Saturday, September 17, 2005. Cost is $30 dollars for ticket, tailgating and beer. The approximate game time is around 6:30. Please let Margaret know if you are interested.

PROGRAM CHARIMAN GERRY MALMO says thank you to everyone for their support of his new programming idea.

ABOUT OUR MEMBERS……
Congratulations to Ellen Stockton. Ellen has gone to work for Prudential Carolinas Realty. Check the website, stratfordroary.org, for new information on Ellen.

Changed jobs, got a promotion, new baby or grandbaby, had a wedding or death in your family?Let me know so I can tell everyone else about it. Most of the time, I don’t know if you don’t tell me.    Margaret

YOUR BENEVOLENCE CONTRIBUTIONS AT WORK:
Look for upcoming information about where your benevolence dollars go locally and internationally. You will be amazed to know what your contributions can do. We will be working on a goal this year of making everyone a Paul Harris Fellow.
Sorry I haven’t sent or received any emails for the past few weeks. Unfortunately, my computer was overtaken with pop-ups and we couldn’t seem to get it cleaned up. We think we finally have the problem solved so I can continue with my work. I hope I didn’t miss anything too important. If you sent me an email that you wanted a response to and I haven’t, please let me know.
Margaret

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

July 7 – Outgoing President Charlie Chatham recounted Stratford Rotary’s achievements for the past year and congratulated the club for a job well done. Charlie turned the gavel over to President Bobby Sprinkle. Bobby thanked Charlie for all of his work this past year and presented Charlie with a gift and a Past President’s Pin. After the presentation Lee Smith, Manager of Forsyth Country Club brought us a few brief words about Forsyth and their plans. He thanked Stratford Rotary For allowing Forsyth to serve us.

July 14 – Skip Brown, former basketball star at Wake Forest, talked about his road from basketball to banking. Mr. Brown was quite entertaining talking about his escapades in basketball. The highlight of his life was when his jersey was retired at Wake Forest. His career in banking has been just impressive as his basketball career. He has enjoyed his life and would do everything all over again.

July 21 – Ben Salt, Political Liaison with the Chamber of Commerce talked to us today. Mr. Salt recounted his early days in Wake Forest campus radio to television reporting, from small time to big time. After years in the business he decided that he needed to try something else. He has enjoyed his work at the Chamber and feels he is making a difference in the community.

July 28 – Our speaker today, Dr. Ajay Patel, Dean of the Babcock School of Business, Wake Forest University was very knowledgeable and informative in his talk. Dr. Patel led us through several scenarios of families and business and how we can better prepare for the future. He talked about the mission of the Business School and what he tries to teach. We need to better prepare our young people for the jobs that cannot be outsourced and to be bolder in their thinking.

CONGRATULATIONS:
 
Happy Birthday:                        
Betty Wade           8-06
John Surratt           8-07
Tom Eshelman       8-12
Jimmy Hoots          8-12
Darryl Thompson    8-12
David Welch           8-12
Bill Parsley           8-13
John Shields          8-13
Scott Wierman       8-13
Ham Horton           8-13
Buddy Diemer         8-22
Susan Raymer        8-23
Guy Rudisill           8-24
Pat Crowley           8-29
 
MAKEUPS...                                     
Winston-Salem:  (7-05) Philip Auchincloss: (7-19) Rick Amme: (7-26) Patrick Crowley:     
Reynolda:  (7-08) Rick Amme, Olan Beam, Richard Bell: (7-15) Bob Coil, Shari Covitz, Ed Robbins: (7-22) Bob Coil, Susan Gray, Dayle Phillips: (7-29) Roane Cross, George Fleetwood, Dayle Phillips, Guy Rudisill:
Clemmons: