June 15, 2009

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

STRATFORD: - Meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at Forsyth Country Club
June 18: Dr. Mark Van Dyke, an assistant professor at the WFU School of Medicine, will talk about regenerative medicine –harnessing the body's natural ability to heal itself through tissue engineering and cell therapies
June 25: Dr. John McGovern, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at UNC-Chapel Hill,will speak about the history and purpose of the Institute for Arts and the Humanities at UNC.
July 02: NO MEETING-July 4th Holiday week
July 09: Sid Stapleton, former writer for Motorboating Magazine will present, “A Trip of a Lifetime: From Maine to Alaska, 16,000 miles in 16 months in a 49' Grand Banks Trawler.”

WINSTON-SALEM ROTARY: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Benton Convention Center
June 16: Paul Fulton, Chairman of Bassett Furniture Industries “Crosby Scholars Program and Access”
June 23: Keith Vaughan, Chair, United Way Campaign
June 30: Sallye Liner, Incoming Winston-Salem Rotary President

REYNOLDA ROTARY: - Meets Fridays at 12:30 p.m. Assembly Room of the LJV Coliseum

June 19: Classification Talks: Twana Wellman-Roebuck and Bill Ball.
June 26: TBA- Art Gibel, Host
July 03: NO MEETING-July 4th Holiday week

CLEMMONS: - Meets Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the Village Inn – Clemmons
June 17: Classifications
June 24: Annual Awards Banquet- BRCC- EVENING MEETING

WESTERN FORSYTH: - Meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Big Shotz Tavern in Clemmons

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Aug 06: 12:30PM, DG Official Visit

CONGRATULATIONS:

Happy Birthday!!!

SUSAN GRAY - June 9
LARRY MCGEE - June 18
LLOYD WALTER - June 19
JIM YATES, III - June 20
RAY GARRISON - June 22
CHRIS FULK - June 26
DAYLE PHILLIPS - June 26
BARRY EISENBERG - June 27
LINDA COMBS - June 29
PAUL PURYEAR - June 30

Club Anniversaries:

Roane Cross Jr. - June 01 32 Years
Jim Haley - June 04 39 Years
Scott Krewson - June 04 10 Years
George Newstedt Jr. - June 04 11 Years
Barry Eisenberg - June 18 17 Years
Joe Potter - June 25 11 Years
Tom Griffin - June 26 12 Years
Jay Luke Jr. - June 26 12 Years
Tom Rice III - June 27 13 Years
Jim Bunn III - June 30 14 Years
Robert Harper - June 30 15 Years

ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INFORMATION………………

Propose a NEW Member:
Get all the information you need by going to the following link:
www.stratfordrotary.org/members/index.html

Sergeant-at-Arms for June: Julius Corpening

Invocation Schedule:
June 04- Sue Carson
June 11- Perry Clark
June 18- Gordon Spaugh
June 25- Carl Deaton

PROGRAMS

6/04/2009

Dr. Amber Baker brought along the Accelerated Reader group from Kimberley Park Elementary School to our meeting. Susan Raymer mentioned that 115 books were read by the students. Dr. Baker explained to us the impact that Stratford Rotary Club is having on the test scores so far. Although the scores are in the preliminary stages advances are being seen over last year’s tests. There is much ground yet to be covered but progress IS being made.

The club members that read and tutor the Kimberley Park students are making a difference that can be measured in more than just numbers on a chart. The students look forward to their time with our volunteers and for many this is the only time that they spend one-on-one with an adult in a fun, relaxed, learning environment. Dr. Baker mentioned that Hayes and Amy Wauford have devoted an extraordinary amount of time to the students. In fact, Amy’s student was the TOP Accelerated Reader of the group! It is by example that children learn and what a wonderful example Stratford Rotary and its Kimberley Park volunteers are. Dr. Baker said it’s “the best kept secret in Winston-Salem.”

The meeting ended with a Power Point presentation of our volunteers in action set to the music of gospel singer Kurt Franklin singing “Imagine Me”.

6/11/2009

Dr. Kevin Fussel, our Rotarian of the Year, gave us an update on the water project that he has spearheaded in the Dominican Republic. You can watch the video at the following link on youtube that he showed to us at the meeting.

“In February, the World Water Relief team accompanied 25 medical professionals on an annual mission trip to the Dominican Republic. With assistance from the Stratford Rotary of Winston-Salem NC, and Rotary International, they installed a new water filtration system in Batey 7 to provide clean water to this 2,500 person rural village - the first free, clean water the bateyeros ever had.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywayb_B_pzk