September 29, 2005
UPCOMING
PROGRAMS...
STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country
Club
Oct. 6: Classification Talks
Oct. 13: Betsy Gatewood,
“Catfish Farming”
Oct. 20: Don deBethizy,
CEO of Targacept
Oct. 27: Sean Kennedy, College Counselor,
Forsyth Country Day School
Nov. 3:
TBD
Nov. 10: TBD
Nov. 17: TBD
Nov.24: NO MEETING, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
WINSTON-SALEM
ROTARY:
- Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Oct. 4: Tom Calloway and Chad Davis, “Gateway
Inston-Salem”
Oct. 11: Dick Stephenson,
MD, “Medical Education in End of Life Care”
Oct. 18: Karen Mcneil-Miller, President,
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, “Kate B. Reynolds Trust – the Path of Future”
Oct. 25: Judge Rusty Duke
and Mayor Allen Joines, “Roost Causes of Crime in the Community”
REYNOLDA: -
Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
Oct. 7: Will and Deni McIntyre
Oct. 14: Mark Thompson
and his son John Mark , “Jambo, Bowanna – An African Father/Son Experience
Oct. 21: Dr. Chico Caldwell, Athletic Director
at WSSU, “ WSSU’s Move to Division I Athletics”
CLEMMONS:
- Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at
the Village Inn - Clemmons
Oct. 5: District Governor Phil Morris
Oct. 12: Carlos Pereira, “Little Hearts of
Niagara”
Oct. 19: Clemmons President
Bill Hearn will speak
Oct. 26: Brenda Diggs of Habitat for Humanity
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
NEWS & INFORMATION................
DATES TO REMEMBER:
October 27 – Board Meeting 11:45
December 8 – Holiday Social
BOARD MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS THE LAST
THURSDAY OF THE MONTH!
BECAUSE OF THE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS, THERE WILL BE NO BOARD MEETINGS IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER
AND DECEMBER!!! PLEASE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW.
WHY YOUR BENEVOLENCE GIVING IS SO
IMPORTANT………
Everyone will be receiving a personalized letter soon from President Bobby
Sprinkle and Ed Robbins, Chairman of our Rotary Foundation Committee, giving
everyone an update on where they stand with the Foundation regarding their
contributions. The letter will
also explain why giving to our local benevolence and the Foundation is so
important. You will be given
opportunities and choices as to how you would like to give. The goal for our Club this year is 100%
participation in our giving. Our
dollars do make a difference whether they stay at home or go abroad.
PROGRAM FEATURES............
September 22 – Dr. Andrew Brod, an economist from the Bryan School
of Business and Economics at UNC-G brought us today’s program.
Strangely enough, he talked about, “Good News about High Oil Prices”. Oil prices have risen from $30 per gallon
a year and one-half ago to $65 per gallon today. Dr. Brod said the era of cheap gas is
over. Gas prices are not rising
due to government taxes, greedy oil companies, price-gouging retailer, or
supply problems. Gas prices are
riding due to change in the shape of the demand for oil. No new refineries have been built in the
US in the last 30 years though oil demand is being driven by 4 out of 6 people
on the planet. However, rising
oil prices is better than having a shortage of gas or long gas lines like
we had in the 70’s. As the world
gets back to normal after the recent hurricanes, we will see difference in
life style choices and companies will strive to be more efficient, and new
sources of energy must be discovered.
September 29 – Today, Tom Guthrie, Plant Manager Duke Power Belews
Creek Steam Station, brought us a talk and visual look at the Belews Creek
Steam Station. The statistics
on the steam station are quite impressive. Using a video Tom showed the inner workings
of the plant and talked about how they have improved their efficiency.
Belews Creek burns 19,000 tons of coal per day.
It is the largest coal burning facility in the US and is rated #5 in
the US. It was quite fascinating to see how the
train coal cars are literally turned upside down to empty. Belews Creek strives to use every source
available to them to make the plant more efficient.
October 7 – We had two delightful classification talks today. Susan Raymer started in the corporate
world working for Forrtune 500 companies.
Her job with Inmar was to attract and keep employees. In her travels in larger cities, she found
that companies provided a concierge services to its employees. Susan started looking for that services
here but could not find it. In
1999 she and her partner started At Your Service Concierge Service. Today
At Your Service is a two-sided company.
One side is a true concierge service providing with someone to pay
bills, run errands, wait for a delivery, or take to appointments, etc. The other side of the business is a home
improvement referral service. They
research and recommend companies to their clients for such services as painting,
remodeling, lawn care and other such service providers. At Your Service takes the worry out of
looking for someone who is insured and licensed for the job. Lee Raymer, Financial Advisor with Merrill
Lynch, told us that he has been interested in financece since he was a little
boy. His grandfather introduced
him to finance at a very early age. When he was fourteen they sat down together
and started a portfolio. He wasn’t
allowed to change anything. They tracked its progress on paper every
day until he went to college. When
he started tracking his portfolio on the internet he would call his grandfather
and give him a daily update. When
his grandfather die (his junior year in college) they found volumes of daily
stock quotes and meticulous recording keeping. The love of his grandfather and his grandfather’s
love for finance only confirmed that that was what Lee wanted to do with his
future. He has continued to use
that love and common interest and values to work with his clients.
He prefers a kitchen table to a boardroom.
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