February 15, 2007

UPCOMING PROGRAMS...
STRATFORD: Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Feb. 22: Sandra Adams, Headmaster, Summit School, “Current Challenges in Education”
Mar. 1: Lenna Hobson, RagApple Lassie Vineyards
Mar. 8: Walter Turner, Historian, N.C. Transportation Museum, “N.C. Interstate History”
Mar. 15: County Commissioner Ted Kaplan
Mar. 22: TBA
Mar. 29: Dr. Vaughn McCall, “What exactly does Scientology say about Psychiatry and Psychology?”

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Feb. 20: NCSA Chancellor John Mauceri
Feb. 27: Anna Vogler, Executive Director of Arts for Life

REYNOLDA: -Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
Feb. 16: “A Love Affair: Wake Forest University and Football” by Tommy Elrod, Assistant Football Coach
Feb. 23: “Hiking the Appalachian Trail” by Henry Martinat
Mar. 2: TBA
Mar. 9: Gerald Freeman, Dean of the School of Drama at NCSA and the Director of West Side Story
Mar. 16: Nancy Dunn and William Turner, “N.C. Interstate History”
Mar. 23: TBA
Mar. 30: Salinda Dailey, Director of the NC Birding Trail

CLEMMONS: Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn - Clemmons
Feb. 14: No Meeting
Feb. 21: Dr. Stephen Lane, Superintendent of the Davie County Schools
Feb. 28: Judge Carlton Terry
Mar. 7: Site visit to the Carolina Pet Palace
Mar. 14: Colonel Jack Waters, Salvation Army
Mar. 21: James Bryant, Pediatric ER

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

THERE WILL BE NO BOARD MEETING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007!! PRESIDENT JAY LUKE IS OUT OF TOWN.

Want a rewarding experience? Volunteer to read at Kimberly Park Elementary School on Friday, March 2, 2007. It is Read With Dr. Seuss Day and the school needs 4 or 5 people to read to the children. Please contact Susan Raymer if you are willing to do this. She can be reached at 774-8790.

If you prefer working with teenagers, the Scholarship Committee could use some new faces on the selection committee. Tom Battle says it is quite a rewarding experience to see the accomplishments of these young people. Contact Tom at 721-4910 if you would like to help.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 15, 2007 – Board Meeting at 11:45
April 13-15, 2007 – District Conference at the Homestead in Virginia

CONGRATULATIONS:

Happy Birthday:
Frank Spence 2-08
Joe Potter 2-17
Kevin Fussell 2-18
Tom Battle 2-19
Tom Griffin 2-20
Jennifer Foster 2-24
Randy Skidmore 2-28

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

February 8 – Our speakers today gave a very moving talk about a very special program. Beth Henesly, Community Relations Director of Carolina Donor Services told us a little about donating your organs after you die. When you donate your organs you are actually donating LIFE to someone. Beth brought with her today Jan Brihill who talked about her experiences with organ donations. Jan’s mother received a kidney, which literally saved her life. She watched the miracle transform her mother into a vital person again. Sometime later, Jan met the love of her life and they were married. After being married only three months, Jan received a phone call that her husband had been in an accident. When she arrived at the hospital she learned that he would not recover. Because of Jan’s gratitude for the organ her mother had received, Jan and her husband were both organ donors. Her husband lives on in several people who received his organs. He gave in life and gave in death. What a legacy this is and we can do it also. Even if you are listed on your driver’s license as an organ donor, family members can override this. Everyone needs to contact Carolina Donor Services and fill our a Family Notification Card which will be sent to your family while you are living, then they know and this card cannot be overridden.

February 15 – Today was double pleasure with special guests and a great speaker. We welcomed 15 spouses and guests to our Valentine Luncheon. Our guests were treated to red carnations and a chocolate rose. Our speaker today was Bev Sanford, Executive Director SciWorks. Bev gave us a brief history of SciWorks and then talked about “SciVision, Beyond the Horizon”. The vision is to be the preeminent science education center in North Carolina. The mission of SciWorks is to promote scientific literacy, life-long learning and an appreciation of the sciences by providing innovative educational and recreational experiences for all people through interactive programs and exhibits, collections, an environmental park and unique facilities.