August 26, 2005

UPCOMING PROGRAMS...

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club        
Sept  1:  NO MEETING! HAPPY LABOR DAY!!
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, “The Good News about High Oil Prices”
Sept 29:  Tom Guthrie, Plant Manager Duke Power Belews Creek Steam Station
Oct.  6:   TBA
Oct. 13:   Betsy Gatewood, “Catfish Farming”

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY:- Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center 
Sept  6:  Joint Meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, Mit Shah, President and CEO, Nobel Investment Group, “Destiny”
Sept 13:  H. Martin Lancaster, President, N.C. Community College System, “From Farm to Factory to Pharma-Building a
                Knowledge Based Economy for North Carolina”
Sept 20:  Charles A. Blixt, Exec. VP and General Counsel, Reynolds American, Inc., “Overview of Tobacco Litigation”
Sept 27:  John Hood , President and Chairman, John Locke Foundation, “Wrap-Up of 2005 Legislative Session”

REYNOLDA:- Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
Sept  2:  TBA
Sept  9:  Steve Feldman, MD, WFUBMC Dermatology Department
Sept 16:  “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Benevolence, Foundation, and Fundraising for our Club This Year”

CLEMMONS:- Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn - Clemmons
Sept  7:  Lionel Branscomb, ”Spinning Off a Rotary Club”
Sept 14:  Jeff Battle, WFU, “Status of Basketball at WFU”
Sept 21:  Jerry Long, Classification Talk
Sept 28:  Patrick Linnon, Classification Talk

ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INFORMATION................
                                                                                                                                              AUGUST IS
DATES TO REMEMBER:                                                                                             MEMBERSHIP MONTH!
September 17 – Rotary Football Fellowship
December 8 – Holiday Social

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 6:30. Please let Margaret know if you are interested. Registration deadline is September 14th.
 
ABOUT OUR MEMBERS……

Please continue to remember Mary McCandless’s son David, as well as Mary and the rest of the family, in you thoughts and prayers. David was in a serious dirt bike accident. David is improving and is expected to go home soon. It will be a couple of weeks after he goes home before he can return to school.
 
YOUR BOARD MET and approved a person for membership in Stratford Rotary Club: Please check your email or print bulletin for more information.
 
E. Lee Raymer, Merrill Lynch
Classification: Personal Advisor
Proposer: Fletcher Wilson
 
IF ANYONE HAS ANY OBJECTIONS PLEASE NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING WITHIN 7 DAYS.
 
 
PROGRAM FEATURES............
August 19- Mike Peterson, Women’s Basketball Coach, WFU was our speaker today. Mike had a sinning season last year and went to the third round of the NIT. He started some momentum for building a basketball program. There is lots of excitement and the fans are growing in numbers. In women’s basketball you will see a game that you can relate to and the play is “crazy hard”. Come to your first women’s basketball game and Mike guarantees you will come back. Tickets are available at WFU Basketball Office. Mike offered to buy anyone (and guest) a ticket to the first game. Just go to the office and say you were at Stratford Rotary and Mike sent you. This year is college women’s basketball at its best.
 
August 26– District Governor Phil Morris visited with us today. District Governor Morris met with the Board and committee chairs at 11:30. District Governor spoke to the membership at lunch. He started by introducing himself and talking about his experience with joining the Furnitureland Rotary Club. Soon after he joined he was asked to become the bulletin editor. He took us on a trip using snapshots of his life and Rotary experiences. He joined Rotary because he was asked. We should continue to ask and invite guests to club meetings. When a new member joins, give them something to do to make it meaningful. Everyone is different and has different perspectives; value that. Phil deeply believes in the Rotary Foundation. Supporting the Rotary Foundation is the right thing to do. The Foundation gives us resources and friends around the world. Each of Phil’s snapshots represents the love and magic of Rotary. Rotary is a window to the world. Rotary is me – Rotary is you. SERVICE ABOVE SELF; it’s who we are; it’s what we do.   

CONGRATULATIONS:
 
Happy Birthday:                        
Steve Brendle                        9-06
Joe Carroll                              9-10
Jim Lambie                             9-13
Henry Miller                          9-17
Tom Rice                                9-17
Lu Anne Wood                     9-22
Mickey Boles                         9-23
George Newstedt                   9-27
Jeff Owens                              9-30
Sharon Reed                           9-30
 
 
MAKEUPS...                                     
Winston-Salem:  (8-02) Peggy Low: (8-09) Bob Leak, Doug Leckie, Peggy Low: (8-16) Rick Amme, Larry McGee: (8-23) Sandra Mitchell, George Ragland: 
Reynolda:  (8-05) Bob Harrell, Ed Robbins: (8-12) Guy Rudisill, Jim Yates: (8-19) Tom Eshelman: (8-26) Roane Cross, Gary Fleming, Gerry Malmo, Gordon Spaugh, Jim Yates:
Clemmons: