March 22, 2007

UPCOMING PROGRAMS...

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Mar. 29: Dr. Vaughn McCall, “What exactly does Scientoloty say about Psychiatry and Psychology?”
Apr. 5: WE WILL HAVE A MEETING!! The Group Exchange Team from Scotland
Apr. 12: TBA
Apr. 19: John Maucheri, Chancellor and Director and Gerald Freedman, Dean of Drama and Director and cast members of “West Side Story” being performed at the NCSA in May, 2007
Apr. 26: TBA

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Mar. 27: Dr. Gerald Freedman, Dean of Drama, NCSA
Apr. 3: Susan Pauly, President of Salem College and Gwynne Taylor, Architectural Historian
Apr. 10: Jason Thiel, Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership
Apr. 17: Michael Belland, Board Member of the US Green Building Counsel
Apr. 24: Richard & Felice Brenner and Selene Johnson, The ABC Center, a new school for children with autism.

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
Mar. 30: Salinda Dailey, Director of the NC Birding Trail
Apr. 6: The GSE Team from Scotland. This meeting will be held in the Home & Garden Building
Apr. 13: Spirit, the Salem Academy Choral Ensemble
Apr. 20: Director of the N.C. Aquarium
Apr. 27: Mr. Dee Lehman from Hospice

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn - Clemmons
Mar. 28: Claudia Bottoms, “Winston-Salem Monthly Magazine”
Apr. 4: Bill McCain, Director Youth Services, HAWS, “Gang Prevention through Youth Involvement”
Apr. 11: Tina Stearns, Comm. Liaison, “Hospice and Palliative Care Center”
Apr. 18: TBA
Apr. 25: No Meeting

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

Your Board met and approved two persons for membership in Stratford Rotary: Please check your emailed or mailed bulletin for information.

It’s Valentine’s Day in April! We might not have had a special program for Valentine’s Day, but Stratford Rotary has a unique opportunity on April 19, 2007. Our program that day will be NCSA’s Chancellor John Mauceri and Drama Dean Gerald Freedman.The North Carolina School of the Arts will present a new production of “West Side Story” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the work. Chancellor Mauceri worked closely with Leonard Berstein for 18 years. He is conducting the 2007 production. Drama Dean Gerald Freedman will be directing the work. Director Freedman was assistant director of the original 1957 Broadway production as conceived by Jerome Robbins and co-director of the 1980 Broadway revival. They will also be bringing some of the cast members to give us a sample of what’s in store. This will be such a special program that we thought members might want to bring their spouse or guest that day. I will have a signup sheet at the next two meetings or you may call me at 784-8667 to sign up you guest. We need to let Forsyth Country Club know of our numbers.

Another special program…It was listed in the last bulletin that Stratford Rotary would not meet on Thursday, April 5, 2007 prior to Good Friday. We have a special opportunity to have the Group Study Exchange Team from Scotland speak to us that day. It is the only time they can come. Please make a note that we will have a meeting that day. Reynolda Rotary has changed their schedule as well. They do not usually have a meeting on Good Friday, but they will be meeting that day to host the Scotland team that day. Please come and show support for our club as well as the group from Scotland.

Thank you! Stratford Rotary received a very nice thank you note from Sheila Graham and the Kimberly Park School Family for our generous donation of $800 to help their teachers buy supplies.Keep an ear out…There is another great evening at River Birch Restaurant in the making. We will tell you the date later.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 13-15, 2007 – District Conference at the Homestead in Virginia
April 26 – Board Meeting 11:45

CONGRATULATIONS:

Happy Birthday:
Dave Blanco 3-23
Rachel Barron 3-26
Amy Egleston 3-26
Bob Harrel 3-26
Doug Dillard 3-28
Harrley Affeldt 3-31
Jimmy Flythe 3-31
Sue Carson 4-03
Sanders Mosley 4-02
Peter Wilson 4-12
Larry Gray 4-12
Patty Mead 4-15
Bobby Sprinkle 4-29
Scott Krewson 4-30


PROGRAM FEATURES

March 15 – County Commissioner Ted Kaplan spoke today and gave us a Forsyth County Report Card. Commissioner Kaplan is visiting all public facilities that way he can see where Forsyth County is and where we are headed.

March 22 – Dr. Al Stubbs, son of our own Dr. Allston Sutbbs, spoke to us today. Dr. Stubbs is an orthopedic surgeon who has returned to our area after being in Colorado for 17 years. Dr. Stubbs worked primarily in sports medicine specializing in “hips”. He started the NC Sports Medicine Institute here in Winston-Salem. He talked about the newest trends in hip replacement and showed a video and described the anatomy of the hip and the different options when dealing with hip pain. He also works on shoulders and knees. Knee and hip pain and problems usually go hand in hand. Exercise is good but treadmills and yoga are not recommended but riding a bicycle is better.