Stratford Rotary Bulletin, September 13, 2007

Stratford Rotary Newsletter

September 13, 2007

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
Sept 20: Mark Young, Tom James Company, “Dress for Success”
Sept 27: District Governor David McCoy
Oct. 4: Our own Linda Combs, “Saying yes to service”, an overview of what she has been doing in Washington the past 6 years
Oct. 11: John Larson, Old Salem, history of Idols Dam
Oct. 18: Tom Bosworth, Mike Swain, and Robert Eshelman, Reynolda Rotarians, will present a program about their involvement in Cook Elementary School and how it has impacted their lives.
Oct. 25: Wake Forest Provost, Dr. Jill Tiefenthaler

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center
Sept 18: Joint Meeting with the Winston-Salem Chamber, Education Summit – Increasing the High School Graduation Rate MEETING BEGINS AT 11:30!!
Sept 25: John Bryan, The Werehouse: Engine of Renewal, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

REYNOLDA: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum
Sept 21: Classification Talks
Sept 28: Lt. Tom Metz, State of our Armed Forces and the Iraq War
Oct. 5: Max Howard, Emmy winning actor and magician
Oct. 12: Allison Perkins, Reynolda House Museum of Art
Oct. 19: Blue Ridge Parkway Issues
Oct. 26: Soldier Institute/Regenerative Medicine By Dr. Tony Atala

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn - Clemmons
Sept 19: Tara Maxwell leads a site visit to Cancer Services
Sept 26: Joseph Bellissimo, “Brookstown Development Partners”

COME MEET THE GOVERNOR….District Governor David McCoy will beet with “Stratford Rotary on Thursday, September 27, 2007. He will meet with The Board prior to the regular lunch meeting. District Governor McCoy grew up ice skating in suburban Philadelphia and sailing at the south Jersey shore but when he came south to college, he was hooked on North Carolina. At Catawba College he received a degree in Business Administration and met the love of his life, Linda. They were married a week after graduation and have been married for over 40 years. He returned to Philadelphia to be part of a family business, but the song of the south was too strong. They moved to High Point in 1976. Dave is an independent textile sales agent, primarily to the furniture industry. The McCoys have two adult daughters and two granddaughters. The Mcoys are very active in their community and have had many leadership roles. In recent years Dave’s main focus has been Rotary. He joined the Rotary Club of High Point in 1986, and has 21 years of perfect attendance. He served as President in 2000-2001 and has served the district in many other capacities. Dave is a Paul Harris Fellow, a Sustaining Member, a Benefactor, a charter member of the Bequest Society and has served two terms as Assistant Governor for District 7690.

COME GREET AND MEET…..Come to Foothills Brewery on Wednesday evening, September 26, 2007 from 5:30-7:00 to meet and fellowship with our new members listed. Bring your spouse, guest or potential a new member.

LET’S GET INVOLVED……Reynolda Rotarians, Mike Swain, Tom Bosworth and Robert Eshelman, will talk to Stratford Rotary on October 18 about their involvement in Cook Elementary School and how it has enriched their lives They hope their talk will inspire Stratford Rotary members to get excited about our endeavor to mentor Kimberly Park Elementary School. Our first endeavor will be to help with the Book Fair on September 24, 2007 from 6:00 pm—8:00 pm. If you can help, contact Susan Raymer at 774-8790. More exciting opportunities will be discussed later.

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY…..Up with People, a global leadership & service organization is coming to Winston-Salem Oct 22-28 and performing their world known Up with People show at RJ Reynolds Auditorium on Saturday Oct. 27, 2007. Thomas Spaulding, CEO & President and fellow Rotarian and Ambassadorial Scholarship recipient 12 years ago, would like to get Rotary involved with their visit and are looking for non-profits to partner with (Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County) and potential sponsors. Contact President Jeff Clark for more information.

THE SURVEY IS FINISHED….so be watching for the results. 57 members were selected and contacted. 37 members were interviewed. The interview group was comprised of 14 women and 23 men with length of membership from 6 months to 30 years. The Board felt this group represented the Club well. The results will be presented later.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
September 22 – Football Fellowship – WFU vs Maryland
September 27 – Book Fair at Kimberly Park Elementary School
September 27 – Board Meeting with District Governor David McCoy
October 11 – District Golf Tournament at Willow Creek in High Point
December 6 – Holiday Social

CONGRATULATIONS:

Happy Birthday:

Steve Brendle 9-06
Joe Carroll 9-10
Jim Lambie 9-13
Tom Rice 9-17
Lu Anne Wood 9-22
Mickey Boles 9-26
Ken Wernick 9-26
George Newstedt 9-27
Sharon Reid 9-30

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

September 6 – Mayor Allen Joines spoke to us today. Mayor Joines has truly represented the interest of the city of Winston-Salem. He talked about how the city has grown and the many new businesses that have come to our area and how they have improved our economy. Our Center for Design Innovation is a magnet for other companies. Fed-Ex is coming and Honda Jet too. We were named one of the hottest areas in the country by Site Selection Magazine, were listed as one of the top ten digital cities, one of the top ten most wired cities, downtown has 1000 new residents in condos on Fourth Street with four 1,000,000 condos of which two have already been sold. He talked about the new baseball stadium coming. Overall, the Mayor feels good about where we are but there is a lot more to do.

September 13 – Our speaker today, Lee French, was introduced by Jimmy Hoots as “Mayor” of Old Salem. His interests in history, artifacts, preservation of landmarkers of our past, and education led him to Old Salem. The Moravian story is really an immigrant story – non-english speaking people seeking a new place to live. When they settled they documented all about their life, etc. which left rich records with which to preserve their history. The Old Salem entity consists of 90 acres, 5 retail stores, museums, educational opportunities plus a rich heritage which tells many stories of the past. Lee has a plan to involve all of us as a community to share in the story of Old Salem.