May 31, 2007

UPCOMING PROGRAMS...

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Jun. 7: Roger Aaron, Owner Body Check, “Fitness and Beyond, How to Stay Healthy Through the Decades”
Jun. 14: Randle Jones, Author of several books about Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, “The Art of Storytelling”
Jun. 21: No Lunch Meeting! Social get together in the evening at Foothills Brewery (see below)
Jun. 28: Passing of the gavel from President Jay Luke to President Elect Jeff Clark\

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Jun. 5: Dr. deBethizy, President and CEO, Targacept
Jun. 12: Barbara Beattie, Executive Director, W-S Children’s Chorus
Jun. 19: Dr. Stephen Whittington, Director, WFU Museum of Anthropology
Jun. 26: Jim Robertson, Executive Director, Community Care Clinic

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
Jun. 1: Senator Jim Broyhill
Jun. 8: No Meeting! Golf Tournament at Salem Glen Country Club
Jun. 15: Dr. Lenora Richardson-Campbell, Professor of Nursing, Winston-Salem State University, “WSSU: The Grandparents
Program”

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn - Clemmons
May 30: 5th Wednesday evening social at River Birch Lodge
Jun. 6: Ann Vogler, “Arts for Life”
Jun. 13: Al Greene, Sister Club in Bolivia

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

Thank you …for your support of our Book Bag Program for Kimberly Park Elementary School. Your generosity has provided us with $630 towards the supplies. Susan Raymer will be presenting the bags June 6, 2007. You may still make a donation to the project. Just mail Margaret a check or bring your donation to the next meeting.

Come and socialize…..There will be no lunch meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2007. We will have a social gathering at Foothills Brewery, 638 W. Fourth Street. The bar is open from 5:30 to 7:00 and President Jay Luke will buy your first drink. The bar will close at 7:00 but everyone is welcome to stay and have dinner. Jay says the food is great with a different atmosphere. Come and join the fun.

Do you want to be a leader…..Might you be interested in applying to attend Leadership Winston-Salem? It is a great way to learn about the City, to network and meet other leaders interested in serving on Boards or working in ways to improve the community. It's a wonderful opportunity for leaders to connect with other leaders, be educated about the community, and become energized to serve and improve the community! The deadline for application is July 31st. Tuition is $2000.

BOARD MEETING MINUTES…The Board met today, May 31, 2007. Minutes from the last meeting were read and approved. The financial report was presented and accepted. We have awarded $10,000 in scholarships and sent $12,900 to the Rotary Foundation. Resignations from Scott Gerding and Greg Binney were accepted. There was a lengthy discussion on ways to improve club attendance.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
June 28 – Passing of the Gavel

CONGRATULATIONS:

Happy Birthday:
Tom Gatewood 6-07
Susan Gray 6-09
Gordon Sheeran 6-10
Gary Fleming 6-12
Larry McGee 6-18
Lloyd Walter 6-19
Ben Willis 6-19
Jerry Herman 6-20
Jim Yates 6-20
Ray Garrison 6-22
Dee Wood 6-22
Chris Fulk 6-26
Dayle Phillips 6-26
Linda Combs 6-29
Paul Puryear 6-30

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

May 17 – Rick Page, College Football Official, spoke to us today. Rick grew up playing sports and his family owned a sporting good store. It just stood to reason that he would end up in the sports industry. He talked about the game of football and regaled us with stories about his refereeing experiences.

May 24 - Harry Weiler and associate from The Piedmont Land Conservancy gave a great presentation about preserving our natural resources. They are not anti development, they just want to do things the right way to protect nature within North Carolina. The conservancy works with land owners who want to protect their land.

May 31 – New members, George Burns and Ken Wernick, gave us their classification talk today. It is always great to hear these talks. They help us to get to know our new members better. Both George and Ken have led very interesting lives,

George runs the trust department for Southern Community Bank and has for the past four years. Previously George’s banking career encompassed several years with Wachovia. He is married and has two young boys. George is active in the community and is a member of the Winston-Salem Estate Planning Council.

Ken recently retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after more than thirty years of federal service. While at EPA, he served for five years as the Senior Counsel (Ethics) where he was the agency expert on ethics and standards of conduct matters and also managed the EPA ethics program.

Ken also served in the United States Army Reserve, retiring in 1994 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after twenty-two years of service. During his last five years in the Army Reserve, he served as a court-martial trial judge at various Army installations.

Ken is a graduate of Bucknell University and the Washington & Lee University School of Law. He reside in Lewisville, NC with his wife, son, and black Labrador retriever.